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…
Greenworks unveils electric bikes, home batteries, robot vacuums, AI lawn mowers, and more
Not just electric power tools, anymore! Greenworks has taken to CES 2023 to unveil over a dozen new products spanning a wide range of home and outdoor categories, from video doorbells to electric mobility and even AI-controlled robotic lawn mowers. More…
Mechanical Engineer Builds The World’s Fastest Electric Skateboard
The custom-built electric skateboard hit a top speed of 82 miles per hour. More…
2023 Volkswagen ID.7 Wears Minimal Camo In New Spy Photos
The new electric fastback from VW is fully visible in these photos, except for parts of its front and rear fascias. More…
Tesla driver intentionally drove car off a cliff with family, but everyone miraculously survived
A Tesla driver intentionally drove his car off a 250-foot cliff in California with his family inside, according to the police, but everyone miraculously survived without serious injury. More…
Maserati Considers Reducing Its EVs’ Charging Speed To Lower Weight, Cost
The automaker’s head of electrification argues that fast charging capability adds unnecessary weight that dulls handling and performance. More…
US: Hyundai Ioniq 5 Sales Improved In December 2022
The company sold nearly 23,000 units last year. More…
GM hikes 2023 Chevy Bolt EV price as $7,500 tax credit returns
The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV once again qualifies for the federal EV tax credit, but now it’s also getting a small price increase. General Motors lost eligibility for the $7,500 credit when it reached the 200,000-unit sales cap that was previously in place. Under the revamped rules enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and due to take… More…
SWFT BMX electric bike launched as 20 MPH curb-hopper, pegs and all
It seems like there’s an electric version of just about every type of bicycle out there. There are eMTBs, e-cruisers, e-folders, and even e-road bikes. But somehow, BMX bikes missed the electric memo. Or at least they had until SWFT came along with an old-school classic sporting a new-school take. And at just $999, the SWFT BMX won’t break the bank. More…
Tesla China Produces Model Y Body Every 40 Seconds Per Report
Upgrades at Giga Shanghai, die-casting technology, and extreme localization are all part of Tesla’s plan to streamline production. More…
Could Tesla’s Stock Ever Again Enter The Trillion-Dollar Club?
Tesla’s market cap hit $1 trillion early in 2022, then proceeded to drop like a bomb toward the end of the year. More…
TransnetBW completes field tests for BEVs as reserve batteries
Together with the partners in the EV-Fleet project, the transmission system operator TransnetBW has completed a large field test on the provision of balancing power by e-mobility. A total of 155 electric vehicles took part in the field test between June 2021 and June 2022. The result showed that the provision and delivery of control […] More…
Mercedes to source SiC semiconductors from Wolfspeed
Mercedes-Benz has entered into a strategic partnership with Wolfspeed to supply silicon carbide power semiconductors. Wolfspeed’s SiC semiconductors will be integrated by Mercedes-Benz into drive systems of the future platforms for electric cars. Wolfspeed does not disclose the agreed supply volumes or financial scope of the strategic agreement in the statement. The advantages of silicon […] More…
Report: South Korea fines Tesla $2.2M over cold-weather range
South Korea’s antitrust regulator has hit Tesla with a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine for allegedly minimizing the impact of cold weather on range, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Tesla had overstated “driving ranges of its cars on a single charge, their fuel cost-effectiveness compared to gasoline… More…
Check Out This Radical Homemade E-Bike That Can Fit Six People
Could this one of a kind e-bike have some potential real-world applications? More…
Autogefuehl Checks Out 2023 Volkswagen ID.7 Electric Passat Equivalent
We’ve seen the ID.7 in countless sets of spy photos, but this is the first up-close look at the upcoming electric fastback. More…
