Stellantis and the Californian flying taxi start-up Archer Aviation have announced a significant expansion of their partnership. They will now join forces to manufacture Archer’s Midnight, the electric VTOL the young company debuted a few months ago. Specifically, Stellantis will work with Archer to help them build its first factory to produce the eVTOL. Last […] More…
CES: Holon by Benteler reveals electric shuttle Holon Mover
Holon, Benteler’s brand of autonomous shuttles announced in November 2022, has come to Las Vegas to show its first vehicle at the CES. The electric Holon Mover, designed by Pininfarina, can carry up to 15 passengers and does not need a driver, at least not all the time. The Holon debut is in line with […] More…
Sony Honda Mobility presents prototype EV at CES
The Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) joint venture, which Sony and Honda founded last autumn, has come to the CES to put their shared EV brand Afeela in the spotlight. SHM also brought its first prototype electric car and announce a strategic partnership with Epic Games and Qualcomm. On serious notes, the prototype previews Afeela’s first […] More…
High-power modular EV cell cycler
NI has launched a battery cycler that supports testing packs with a power of up to 150 kW (writes Nick Flaherty). The High Power System (HPS) 17000, NI’s highest voltage cycler at 1500 V, is modular to support existing EV architectures while leaving room for future higher-voltage variants. It is used to analyse battery function […] More…
BMW i Vision Dee Debuts At CES As Window Into Neue Klasse Of EVs
The sedan concept’s Head-Up Display extends across the full width of the windscreen, a feature we’ll see on Neue Klasse from 2025. More…
CES: BMW i Vision Dee gives taste of the ‘Neue Klasse’
At the CES, BMW gave the first glimpses of its future electric cars of the New Class (‘Neue Klasse’). The i Vision Dee, a study of a futuristic mid-size sedan, in which the “Dee” stands for Digital Emotional Experience, sees BMW focusing on UX when switching between levels of augmented reality. Among other things, the […] More…
Rivian R1T 1-Year Owner Review: What To Expect After 13,000 miles
Rivian’s first-ever vehicle impressed this owner, but it did break once. More…
Owner Reviews Tesla Model Y Performance After 6 Months Of Use
Here’s what you can expect from Tesla’s all-electric crossover after half a year of ownership. More…
Here’s How Quickly An EV’s Battery Will Die If You Drive Fast
Rory Reid of Top Gear fame and Alex Kersten put an old Nissan Leaf to the test. More…
Sony and Honda will sell their electric car, ‘AFEELA,’ in 2026
For the fourth year in a row, Sony brought its electric car prototype to CES to show it off to a global audience. But this year we finally got what we’ve wanted all along: a production date. More…
Sony And Honda Name Their New EV Car Brand Afeela, Show Prototype
Sony Honda Mobility doesn’t roll off the tongue nearly as nicely. More…
New York City is buying 925 EVs – here’s what’s included
From electric garbage trucks to street sweepers, New York City announced today that it will spend $10.1 million to buy 925 electric vehicles and install 315 new EV chargers. More…
Tesla Mobile Supercharger Burns Down On New Year’s Day
Car owners at a crowded Supercharger station in California witnessed the fire firsthand. More…
Chevy Bolt had best sales ever after recalls and leads in mainstream EV sales says GM
GM released its 2022 year-end sales update and is touting the humble Chevy Bolt’s best sales year ever, calling the Bolt and Bolt EUV the “#1 mainstream EV series” in Q3 and Q4. More…
Audi BEV sales up 47% in the US in 2022 while ICE sales flounder
Audi of America released its fourth quarter business update today that reveals delivery numbers of all its models for the last year. And, like much of the auto industry, the company’s BEV sales are growing while ICE car sales floundered in 2022. More…
Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire
A Tesla Megapack used on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and completely burned down in Baker, California. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 4, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. More…
Goodyear shows tire made of 90% sustainable materials
Goodyear has demonstrated a tire consisting almost entirely of what it claims are “sustainable materials,” with a mission to further increase that percentage to 100% by the end of the decade. More…
US: Kia EV6 Sales Rebounded A Bit In December 2022
Over 20,000 units were sold during the past year. More…
China’s Exports Of Electric Vehicles To Europe Reach Record Levels
Exports of China-made EVs to Europe amounted to $3.2 billion in November 2022, up 165 percent from a year ago. More…
