Ford Motor Company has unveiled a new companywide strategy to its dealership network of nearly 3,000 locations. Ford dealers have been alerted that they have until October 31 to decide whether they will invest their own money into one of two “certified” EV tiers to partake in Ford’s Model e business. Only those dealers who buy in will be authorized to sell EVs from January 1, 2024, onward. There’s a lot to unfold here, so let’s get right to it.. More…
Ford Gives Dealers Six Weeks To Decide If They Want To Continue Selling EVs
Dealers are either all in on electrification or they’re going to be left out. More…
France: Plug-In Car Sales Increased In August 2022
More than one in five new passenger cars were rechargeable. More…
Nissan Acquires Shares In Vehicle Energy Japan
The move is expected to strengthen Nissan’s lithium-ion battery competence. More…
Hackers Can Steal Tesla’s EVs With New Tricky Relay Attack
In order for the hack to work, two attackers are required, and one must get within two inches of your key card or smartphone. More…
Solaris presents hydrogen bus Urbino 18 Hydrogen
In the run-up to the IAA Transportation, the Polish bus manufacturer Solaris presented its new hydrogen bus Urbino 18 Hydrogen. It is the second hydrogen-powered model after the Urbino 12 Hydrogen. The first examples of the 18-metre articulated bus with fuel cell are to be delivered from the second quarter of 2023, according to Solaris. […] More…
Optibike’s New Powerstorm MBB Packs A Whopping 2,500 Watts Of Power
This new mid-drive electric motor could set a new standard in the world of performance-oriented e-bikes. More…
German E-Bike Startup Mastix Introduces The One Electric BMX Bike
This chic, urban e-bike is adaptable, easy to ride, and highly customizable. More…
Fraunhofer Institutes receive €80 million for fuel cell production
A consortium of 19 Fraunhofer institutes has received a funding decision of 80 million euros from the German Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) for the project ‘H2GO – National Fuel Cell Production Action Plan’. With this, the BMDV wants to promote the ramp-up of fuel cell production for heavy-duty transport in Germany. H2GO […] More…
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary Debuts At NAIAS
Priced at $4,700, the 30th Anniversary package bringing styling tweaks and more features will be available for a limited time only. More…
TeraWatt Infrastructure closes billion-dollar financing roung
A charging infrastructure start-up in the USA is attracting attention with a funding round of more than one billion dollars. TeraWatt Infrastructure builds and operates charging hubs for electric vehicles from cars to trucks. The company was founded in May 2021 and is led by CEO Neha Palmer, who was most recently responsible for the […] More…
Our Next Energy presents 240-Ah cell with high energy density
The US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE), which is supported by BMW, has presented a large-format prismatic “anode-free” 240 Ah cell with an energy density of 1,007 Wh/l. This cell can also be manufactured much more cheaply. In addition, this cell is said to be significantly cheaper to manufacture. In the release announcing the […] More…
Schaeffler to introduce new electric truck drive series at the IAA
Schaeffler has developed a new electric motor product family for trucks with oil cooling, an efficiency of over 97 per cent and a continuous drive power of up to 300 kilowatts. In addition, water-cooled electric motors with 800 volts can also be seen at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. First to the new, oil-cooled drive […] More…
Neuman & Esser and Ballard invest in Quantron
Quantron has successfully closed an A-financing round of up to 50 million euros after a seed round in March 2021. Investors include German machinery and equipment manufacturer Neuman & Esser and Canadian fuel cell technology group Ballard Power Systems. The fresh funds will be used to accelerate the development of further BEVs and FCEVs with […] More…
Tesla delays Steam integration but still plans full video game library in its electric vehicles
Tesla is now behind schedule on its integration of Steam, the massive video marketplace and library, but it still plans on having the full video game library available in its electric vehicles as CEO Elon Musk is testing it himself. More…
MG to launch the MG4 Electric for €28,990
The SAIC brand MG Motor has opened the configurator for its MG4 Electric with its official market launch in Europe. The compact electric car is available in three model variants and is scheduled for delivery this year. By 2025, the Chinese company wants to offer ten model series. The MG4 Electric Standard with a battery […] More…
Challenge of batteries for heavy-duty EVs
High-voltage batteries are indispensable for the electrification and decarbonisation of vehicles worldwide, but the specific energy and energy density limitations of current battery technology bring challenges to the forefront when optimising different kinds of EVs. Take heavy-duty commercial EVs, for example. Whether electrifying an 18-wheel truck, a coach, a city bus or some similar sort of long-endurance fleet vehicle, hundreds of kilowatt-hours of energy need to be stored onboard. More…
Volvo Trucks launches heavy electric truck production
Volvo Trucks has started series production of its heavy-duty electric trucks. The electric versions of the FH, FM and FMX models, which have been available for order since May, are being mass-produced in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo will also launch production in Ghent, Belgium next year. Volvo manufactures the FH Electric, FM Electric and FMX Electric […] More…
VW introduces additional ID concept
At the ID. Meeting in Locarno, VW not only presented the off-road concept ID. XTREME, but also the ID.5 GTX Xcite. The show car is based on the ID.5 GTX with an 82 kWh battery and is a single body. The exterior modifications include extensive work on the body. The ID.5 GTX Xcite even has […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 13, 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…
