General Motors has announced a new business unit to expand outside of its current portfolio of EVs and charging network. The new energy management services business is called GM Energy and will consist of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, in combination with the previously existing Ultium Charge 360.. More…
2024 Chevy Silverado EV home energy system signals a new business for GM
General Motors has already been abundantly clear that it sees its future—and a big business opportunity—in electric vehicles. On Tuesday it confirmed that it plans to offer its first home energy system with the retail launch of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV due to arrive starting in fall 2023. The system will have a preferred… More…
GM Sets Up Ultium Home, Ultium Commercial Under New GM Energy Unit
GM Energy is described as a holistic ecosystem of energy management products and services for home, commercial and EV customers. More…
Cool approach to efficient air liners
GKN Aerospace has been working on cryogenic technology to boost the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells and electric motors for aircraft (writes Nick Flaherty). The ‘hyperconducting’ systems proposed by the company use the liquid hydrogen stored in the aircraft as fuel as a heat sink, cooling the electrical conductors to temperatures below -200 ºC to […] More…
2023 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid US Pricing Released, Starts At $35,035
The all-new Kia Niro PHEV offers an all-electric range of 33 miles, 25-percent greater than its predecessor. More…
StoreDot’s production-ready EV battery cells achieve 1K extreme fast charging cycles
Electric vehicle battery start-up StoreDot announced that its extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell technology has exceeded 1,000 charging cycles in a production-ready EV form factor.. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 10, 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…
Getting solar shingles? Here’s how your asphalt roofing can be recycled using mushrooms
In what’s believed to be a first-of-its-kind project, four companies worked to give asphalt roofing shingles a sustainable second life by using mushrooms to break them down in a technique known as mycoremediation. More…
Chevy Silverado EV prototype seen fast charging at EA station [Gallery]
One of the most anticipated EVs of the coming year is the 2023 Chevy Silverado EV, and we’ve now gotten a good look at a testing prototype charging at an Electrify America charging station.. More…
Why are General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) stock prices falling today?
Share prices of several popular automakers are under pressure after UBS analyst Patrick Hummel warned investors Monday that the US auto industry will likely face hurdles ahead. Both General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) stock prices are down today on the news as investors grapple with what’s next for the US automakers. More…
Holland Shipyards e-ferries for Stockholm’s archipelago
Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards has received an order from Swedish transport authority Trafikverket to supply four automated electric ferries and the relevant charging infrastructure. According to the contract now signed with Holland Shipyards, Trafikverket have been made for two ferries with four auto mooring facilities, two charging stations, a simulator facility and a remote control […] More…
UK: Plug-In Car Sales Exceeded 50,000 In September 2022
The Tesla Model Y crushed the EV competition with a massive 8,315 units sold, becoming #2 overall for the month. More…
Stellantis eyes GME Resources for nickel and cobalt
Stellantis has signed a non-binding agreement with GME Resources for the purchase of nickel and cobalt sulphate products from the NiWest project in Western Australia. The NiWest project is not yet in operation and a final decision has yet to be made. NiWest is a development project that is expected to produce about 90,000 tonnes […] More…
Tesla gets the best-selling car spot in Germany’s tough auto market
Tesla has managed to secure the best-selling car spot in Germany, a tough auto market known for preferring local brands. More…
Tesla gets the best-selling car in Germany’s tough auto market
Tesla has managed to secure the best-selling car spot in Germany, a tough auto market known for preferring local brands. More…
US: Jeep Wrangler 4xe Surged To Over 13,000 Sales In Q3 2022
It remains the best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in the US. More…
US: Jeep Wrangler 4xe Surged To Over 13,000 In Q3 2022
It remains the best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in the US. More…
CALB starts manufacturing batteries at new Hefei plant
Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) has started production at its new 50 GWh factory in Hefei and said it will increase capacity there to 150 GWh. CALB is also now listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The new factory was first announced in the plant in Hefei in September 2021 where […] More…
Does This GM Sketch Show Cadillac’s Future Electric Compact SUV?
General Motors Design posted this rendering on its Instagram page, describing it as a “CUV theme sketch.” More…
2023 Kia EV9 Spied On The Nurburgring With A Peek At Its Interior
Unsurprisingly, it appears to have a dual-screen setup similar to today’s EV6. More…
