India’s largest carmaker Tata Motors plans to more than quadruple its production of electric vehicles this financial year. The company has also unveiled a concept of a spacious electric car – vehicles on this platform are to be sold worldwide. After building and selling 19,000 electric cars in the last financial year, Tata is set […] More…
Elon Musk sold $8 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares, but he says he is done
Elon Musk confirmed that he sold about $8 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares over the last few days, which sent the automaker’s stock spiraling down, but now he says he is done selling Tesla stocks. More…
Elon Musk sold $4 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares, but he says he is done
Elon Musk confirmed that he sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares over the last few days, which sent the automaker’s stock spiraling down, but now he says he is done selling Tesla stocks. More…
Stellantis upgrades factory in Serbia for EV production
Stellantis has announced plans to build electric cars in Serbia in the future. According to the group, a new electric compact model will go into production at the Stellantis plant in Kragujevac from mid-2024, replacing the Fiat 500L minivan. Another electric model could be added at a later date, Stellantis said in the statement. Given […] More…
The US generated a record 18% of its electricity from wind and solar in March
Last month, the US generated 18% of its electricity from wind and solar (59 TWh) for the first time. That beat the previous record set in March 2021 (53 TWh), according to new data from global energy think tank Ember. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 28, 2022
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…
US electric car sales jumped to an impressive record high last quarter
Electric car sales in the United States jumped to a record high of over 200,000 vehicles during the last quarter (Q1 2022). More…
Mary Barra says GM will begin tying executive compensation to success of its EV targets
In a recent interview, General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra stated that long-term executive compensation will be contingent upon the American automaker reaching specific targets for its transition into electrification. With some bold targets already in place, what better way to get the suits paid than to dangle a zero-emissions carrot in front of them. More…
India Still Doesn’t Want Tesla Importing Cars From China
The government has made it clear that if it is to allow Tesla to operate in India, the vehicles must be manufactured there. More…
Volkswagen Group and BP partner to deploy up to 8,000 EV chargers across EU/UK
Volkswagen has announced a strategic partnership with BP to expand the latter’s EV charging network across the EU and UK, beginning immediately. The first of 4,000 Volkswagen Flexpole chargers planned for Germany and the UK began service today, and the partnership allows for up to 4,000 more to be installed in other EU countries – all by 2024. More…
Several lawsuits filed against US Post office for rushed gas guzzler purchase
Several states and environmental and labor groups have filed lawsuits against the USPS today. The lawsuits charge that the agency failed to do required environmental assessments before going through with their deal to spend billions on gas guzzlers to replace the aging postal service fleet. More…
Ford CEO Pokes Fun At Tesla During F-150 Lightning Production Start Speech
Jim Farley joked that with bi-directional charging capability, the Lightning is able to charge someone else’s Tesla. More…
Fly Through Ford’s F-150 Lightning Plant With Cool FPV Drone
While not quite as spectacular as Tesla’s drone flythrough video of Giga Berlin, Ford’s videos are definitely worth watching. More…
Europe: Plug-In Car Market Share Reached 22% In March 2022
The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were the best-selling electric cars in Q1. More…
Tesla’s Financing Deals Are Appealing Compared To Rivals
According to CarsDirect, Ford’s interest rate on the Mustang Mach-E GT is double the rate Tesla offers on all its cars. More…
ABB signs global agreement to provide its full portfolio of EV charging technology to Shell
Global technology company ABB announced a global framework agreement with Shell to provide its technology to help the latter grow its EV charging network. This agreement builds upon a collaboration of the two entities that began in 2019 and will include ABB’s Terra 360 fast charger. More…
NZ: Auckland to launch first electric ferries in 2024
The New Zealand Government has confirmed Auckland will receive its first electric ferries by 2024 since the city plans to have an entirely electric fleet of passenger ferries by 2040. Local marine technology firm EV Maritime got Danfoss Editron on board to deliver the drive. The electric ferries have been under development for nearly three […] More…
Soelect & Lotte plan battery material plant in the US
Battery startup Soelect, backed by General Motors, among others, and South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical plan to invest more than $200 million in a joint venture to build a factory for battery materials for use in electric vehicles in the US by 2025. The two companies say they aim to move Soelect’s current pilot […] More…
Electric Isetta clone sees revision number three (or so)
This is a trip down memory lane to first encounter the electric edition of BMW’s iconic Isetta. Micro Mobility Systems was the first to clone the bubble car, only to be taken over, with some hostility, by Artega and their version of the Microlino running as Karo. Now, there’s a third attempt to finally relaunch […] More…
Best dealer EV deals on Bolt EV/EUV, EV6, Ioniq 5, more
According to KBB, the average transaction price for a new electric vehicle increased by 1.8% in March amidst a 17% year-over-year increase. Hopefully that uptick will be reversed with an expected increase in supply, thanks to Chevrolet resuming Bolt production as well as a number of affordable EV models set to arrive at dealerships between now and the end of the year. However, if you can’t wait around for prices to drop, here are a few of the available options to consider now.. More…
