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Denago Enters The E-Bike Game With The City Model 1 Urban Commuter
Toyota builds H2 fuel cell R&D centre in Beijing
Toyota has started construction of a fuel cell research and development centre for commercial vehicles in the Chinese capital Beijing. Once completed, the R&D centre will also house fuel cell production and test lines. Toyota’s two Chinese fuel cell joint ventures for commercial vehicles called United Fuel Cell System R&D (FCRD), of which Toyota holds […] More…
2024 Maserati GranCabrio Teased, Will Offer Folgore EV Variant
The GranCabrio prototype you see in the photos is gasoline-powered, but the all-electric GranCabrio Folgore will look almost the same. More…
De Lijn orders more SPIE-Ekoenergetyka depot charging
In Belgium, the Flemish public transport company De Lijn has ordered 252 additional depot charging stations for its electric and hybrid buses. The order goes to SPIE-Ekoenergetyka as an extension of the existing cooperation. The new charging stations are scheduled to go into operation in 2023 and 2024. SPIE-Ekoenergetyka is a joint venture between SPIE […] More…
InoBat orders battery cells from Taiwan
The Slovakian company InoBat Auto will have its battery cells for electric cars produced in Taiwan in the future. This is made possible by a cooperation with the local battery manufacturer GUS Technology, which will manufacture the cells on behalf of InoBat in its new production plant in Taiwan. According to an announcement by InoBat, […] More…
A fun and low-cost electric underwater sea scooter: Testing the Outdoor Master Marlin
Wouldn’t it be great if you could experience the joys of life “under the sea” even without being as adept an underwater swimmer as Ariel or her mermaid compatriots? That’s exactly what the Outdoor Master Sea Scooter Marlin does for you. More…
Opel to release Grandland PHEV as GSe model
Shortly after the announcement of the Astra GSe and Astra Sports Tourer GSe, Opel has unveiled the next model of its electrified subsidiary. The Grandland GSe has a plug-in hybrid drive that combines a 1.6-litre petrol engine with two electric motors (one on each axle). Those familiar with the Stellantis models will already have guessed: […] More…
Mercedes is optimizing truck batteries for use in construction BEVs
Around one in five Mercedes-Benz trucks sold in Europe is in the construction site segment. The Stuttgart-based company is now also turning its attention to vehicle development for this energy-intensive business: in the form of specially prepared prototypes of the eActros LongHaul and the Arocs, as well as an eActros with an electrified roll-off tipper. […] More…
Seat receives almost half of Spain’s PERTE grant
Spain’s Ministry of Industry has made public the distribution of state aid for the first call of the eMobility funding programme PERTE. In total, the government is distributing 877.2 million euros to ten funding recipients – almost 300 million euros more than previously planned. The Spanish acronym PERTE stands for “Strategic Project for Economic Recovery […] More…
Tesla unveils its Megafactory as battery production ramps up
Tesla has unveiled its Megafactory in California for the first time as part of a hiring effort as it ramps up battery production. More…
Lotus announces prices for the Eletre
Lotus has priced its Eletre in Europe. The electric SUV, which was presented in March, starts at £89,500, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2023. However, the two more powerful variants are significantly more expensive. For the price of £89,500 (95,990 euros on the mainland), customers will get the base model of the Eletre without […] More…
Hyundai launches construction of EV factory in the USA
Hyundai Motor Group has started construction of its new electric car plant in the US state of Georgia. The Bryan County plant is scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2025 with an annual capacity of 300,000 Hyundai, Kia and Genesis electric cars and batteries. Hyundai announced the plant in May and originally […] More…
Sodium Batteries
Research into sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) began in the 1970s and ’80s but was overtaken by lithium-ion battery (LIB) research in the 1990s. However, NIBs have recently re-emerged as a potential sustainable and less expensive alternative to LIBs as the demand for lithium drives up its cost, and there is growing concern over the safety of LIB cells, which can be prone to short-circuits and thermal runaway. More…
Mysterious New Toyota bZ Electric Hatchback Teased
It may be the hatchback equivalent of the China-only bZ3 sedan, which Toyota may sell around the world. More…
Renewables provided nearly one-quarter of US electrical generation to August 2022
Renewable energy – solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass – provided almost a quarter of electrical generation in the US during the first two-thirds of 2022, according to data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign. More…
Everything you didn’t know you should know about subsea export cables
You may not currently think much about subsea export cables or even know what they are. But as the offshore wind revolution ramps up for Americans in particular, all the components that transport clean energy from wind turbines to US households will become more familiar. That’s where Nexans comes in. The Paris-based global cable company is going to provide vital subsea export cables to three offshore wind projects in the United States, and those cables will bring the power to the mainland. . More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 25, 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…
General Motors (GM) reports a record $41.9 billion in Q3 2022 revenue and reaffirms earnings guidance
GM shared its Q3 2022 financial report today, which is highlighted by an EBIT-adjusted $4.3 billion bolstered by a quarterly revenue of $41.9 billion. As a result, the American automaker has reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance as it continues to scale its Ultium platform and expand EV production throughout its marques. More…
Tritium and DC-America are going to roll out a big US EV charging network
Tritium makes DC fast chargers for EVs. DC-America designs, makes, and installs EV charging stations. And now, the two companies are going to team up to create a US-wide, federally funded EV charging network. More…
Tesla’s new Cybertruck Giga Press is on its way
Idra, the maker of Tesla’s large casting press, confirmed that it is now shipping Tesla’s Cybertruck Giga Press, which is going to be the new world’s largest press. More…
