New documents show that Tesla has a major cost advantage when deploying fast-charging stations as its Superchargers cost just one-fifth of what the average competing charging networks are paying to deploy new stations. More…
A Guide To Becoming An Electric Vehicle Engineer: Part 3
There are many new jobs popping up in the EV space, so how do you get a leg up and land a good one? More…
California targets 35% EVs by model year 2026
California aims to increase zero-emission vehicle sales to 35% of all new car purchases by the 2026 model year, on the way to ending sales of new gasoline-only cars by the middle of the next decade. This proposed target from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) includes battery-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles… More…
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai May Restart Production April 18
The factory has been idle for weeks now thanks to COVID lockdowns, and Tesla has fallen far behind on production. More…
Is This The First Rivian R1T To Make It Into Europe?
The R1T was spotted in what looks like an airport in the country of Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands. More…
Tesla now aims to reopen Giga Shanghai on April 18 after a 3-week shutdown
Tesla is now aiming to reopen Gigafactory Shanghai on Monday, April 18 after roughly three weeks of being shut down and missing out on the production of over 40,000 electric vehicles. More…
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro And XLT Already Sold Out: Report
The automaker is no longer taking orders from retail customers for the cheapest 2022 F-150 Lightning trim levels. More…
NHTSA Issues Another Recall Related To Tesla’s Boombox Feature
The boombox feature can play random sounds that could prevent the passenger warning system from complying with NHTSA’s rules. More…
Ride1Up Prodigy 28 mph electric bike begins deliveries, dropping mid-drive e-bike prices to new low
When Ride1Up first unveiled the Prodigy electric bicycle, it shocked many in the industry. The combination of a full-featured commuter electric bike with a high-end German mid-drive motor is nothing new, but selling it for just $2,295 was unheard of. More…
Tesla, Lucid, Jeep, Toyota And More: Top EV News Apr 14, 2022
It has been a huge week for EV news. Here’s a small taste of the action. More…
BMW i7 Teased, Debut Confirmed For April 20
The outline of its huge faux grille will be backlit for added effect. More…
Boombox recall redux: Teslas now keep to pedestrian alert rules when summoned
Tesla earlier this week recalled 594,717 vehicles for an issue with its “Boombox” feature that left it potentially noncompliant with federal pedestrian safety requirements. The recall—and over-the-air fix—are essentially a “do-over” for Tesla, now making the cars compliant as long as they’re moving… More…
Elon Musk claims that ‘funding was secured’ in infamous Tesla ‘420 take private’ attempt, but SEC/banks forced him to settle
Elon Musk opened up in a new interview yesterday about the SEC lawsuit regarding his attempt to take Tesla private back in 2018 and his infamous “funding secured” announcement. More…
Electric Ram 1500 Pickup Concept Coming This Year
The production model will not arrive sooner than 2024, though. More…
2023 Toyota bZ4X Priced From $42,000 In The United States
The EPA-estimated driving range is 252 miles for the base FWD model and 228 miles for the AWD version. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 14, 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…
France’s first offshore wind farm now has its first wind turbine
GE Renewable Energy announced yesterday on Twitter that the first GE Haliade 150-6 megawatt (MW) wind turbine has now been installed at St. Nazaire, France’s first offshore wind farm. More…
Bollinger kicks off venture into commercial EVs by developing and piloting walk-in vans for Con Edison
Bollinger Motors made an appearance alongside energy company Con Edison at the New York International Auto Show, displaying its ill-fated B2 pickup. However, following recent news of its pivot to commercial EVs, Bollinger shared that it will develop a Class 3 walk-in van prototype for Con Edison. More…
Elon Musk says JB Straubel should have been Tesla’s only other cofounder, dredging up the past
Dredging up the past, Elon Musk said today that “starting Tesla” with the two original cofounders instead of just JB Straubel was the “worst decision” of his business career. The comment brings back to light Tesla’s controversial founding. More…
Toyota to launch an electrified SUV version of its Crown sedan, the first Toyota exported to the US in the 1950s
A recent report out of Tokyo says that Toyota is working on an SUV version of its Crown sedan, arriving in hybrid, PHEV, and fully-electric versions for its home country in addition to exports of some versions to China and North America. The Crown was the first Toyota vehicle to be exported to the United States in 1958, and it has remained a mainstay model in the Japanese market for 67 years. More…
