A Deloitte study surveyed commuters in Germany to determine the most common types of electric transportation used in the country. As it turns out, electric cars aren’t the most popular EVs on the road. That title goes to electric bicycles. More…
Tesla Lowers Price On Home Charging Station: Solid Value
Tesla’s Wall Connector was already well-priced, so the new discount adds even greater value. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Wins MotorTrend 2023 Truck Of The Year Award
It’s the second year in a row that an electric vehicle wins the coveted award. More…
Upcoming BMW M EV Prototype With Quad-Motor Setup Spied Up-Close
Rumors say the first-ever BMW M electric supercar will have up to one megawatt (MW) of power on tap. More…
VW is reorganizing Quality and Design departments
In the course of the change towards electromobility and digitalisation, the VW Group has announced that it will reorganise the cross-brand functions of quality and design. The aim is to link up more closely with the main brands Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi and Porsche in order to ensure a consistent focus on the needs of […] More…
Tesla’s Holiday Software Update 2022: Check It Out
Tesla is sending out its much-anticipated free holiday software update version 2022.44.25.1, and it’s packed with useful features. More…
In just five US metro areas, EVs could save 2,500 lives annually
Although we tend to focus on carbon emissions and the effect on climate and the atmosphere, a new Cornell University study highlights that choosing an EV is an investment in better local air quality. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, the study looked at the economic and health impacts of changes in air quality in… More…
New Scott Lumen E-MTB Is A Featherweight, High-Performance Trail-Muncher
The Lumen’s top-level performance comes at a top-level price, too. More…
Mercedes opens the order books for the EQE SUV
The Mercedes EQE SUV can now be ordered throughout Europe. The sales release starts with the AMG EQE 43 4MATIC, which is offered across Europe at prices starting at 124,920 euros. It is still open when deliveries are to begin. According to the manufacturer, further variants of the EQE SUV presented in mid-October will be […] More…
Polestar to boost performance via software upgrade in the USA
Polestar has announced a 68 horsepower performance software upgrade for North American customers. This would then put the total performance of the vehicle at 476 hp, for a one-time cost of $1,195. The update is to be done Over-The-Air (OTA) and reduces the 0-60 mph acceleration time to 4.2 seconds. “This upgrade highlights how connected […] More…
Audi launches production of the Q8 e-tron
Audi has started production of the Q8 e-tron at the Brussels plant. Presented in November, the electric SUV is the revised and renamed new edition of the Audi e-tron, of which around 160,000 units have been delivered since 2018. But the Q8 e-tron will not remain the only electric Audi from Brussels. Regarding the Q8 […] More…
Tesla is on the verge of announcing a factory in Mexico, report says
Tesla has reportedly acquired land in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and it is on the verge of announcing a plan to build a factory on it. More…
US Department Of Energy Finalizes $2.5 Billion Loan To Ultium Cells
The money will be used to help the GM-LG joint venture pay for three new battery cell manufacturing facilities in the United States. More…
Audi Q8 E-Tron And Q8 E-Tron Sportback Enter Production In Brussels
The plant in Belgium’s capital city will also build the Audi Q4 e-tron from the second half of 2023. More…
Cloud twin helps to extend EV range
NXP has connected a battery management system (BMS) through its cloud computing gateway to create a digital twin of a vehicle battery (writes Nick Flaherty). This enables machine learning on the data in the digital twin models in the cloud to improve the battery range by as much as 12%, as well as improving the […] More…
Elon Musk sells yet another $3.6 billion in TSLA stock to fund twitter disaster
Elon Musk has sold another tranche of Tesla shares, this time worth $3.6 billion, amidst ongoing chaos related to his twitter takeover. The sale was announced in a Form 4 filing with the SEC on Wednesday night. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 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…
Tesla drops the price on its already cheap home charging station
Tesla drops the price on its already cheap home charging station for electric vehicles as it tries to make its connector the new standard for North America. More…
Check out these new plug-and-play foldable rooftop solar panels
German manufacturer Kopp has launched a foldable, four-panel solar rooftop system that comes with everything it needs for installation in reusable transport boxes. More…
Hyundai Motor Sold Almost 25,000 Plug-In Cars In November 2022
It’s another monthly record and the Hyundai Ioniq 6 is just ramping up. More…
