Chinese battery giant CATL has decelerated plans for new plants in North America. Media reports refer to new rules on battery material sourcing as the reason since these would drive cost higher, so CATL. Reuters news agency quotes two insiders. CATL reportedly laid eyes on Kentucky, South Carolina or Mexico as potential sites for new […] More…
2023 Kia Niro EV starts near $40,000, beats base EV6 range
The redesigned 2023 Kia Niro EV will start at over $40,000 but gets an increase in EPA range to 253 miles. As such, it soundly beats its larger sibling in the Kia electric lineup, the base EV6 Light, in price and range. The 2023 EV6 carries over its 232-mile EPA range rating but hasn’t yet been priced; the 2022 model started at $42,695. Autoblog… More…
Cadillac, Jeep, Mercedes & Rolls Royce: Top EV News Oct 21, 2022
It seems even automakers with no official plans to race EVs to market are changing their tune. More…
NASA Cooling Method Could Allow Super-Quick EV Charging
Electric car charging is getting quicker due to new technologies, and it may be just the beginning. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5: The First EV To Win MotorTrend’s SUV Of The Year Award
It took 74 years, but now it seems we’re truly headed toward an electric future in the automotive industry. More…
New Porsche Sport E-Bike Is A Sleek Full-Suspension All-Rounder
It was developed by Rotwild, and features a Shimano EP8 motor. More…
Lectric XPremium review: The most affordable, quality mid-drive electric bike that money can buy
The Lectric XPremium mid-drive folding e-bike still holds the honor of the highest-value mid-drive electric bike on the market today. With a powerful mid-drive motor, dual batteries, and other impressive features, it’s going to be hard for any other e-bike to compete in this space and at this price point for a long time. More…
$2.8B US EV supply-chain push appears to favor red states
The White House on Wednesday detailed $2.8 billion in grants to build a domestic EV battery supply chain, but more of the funds in this allocation go toward projects in states opposed to climate action, and states for which legislators voted against the law. Part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021, the funding goes to 20 battery… More…
Tesla Model Y Gets Two New Multi-Layered Paints From Giga Berlin
Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red are only available in Europe and the Middle East on the Model Y Performance and Long Range. More…
BMW expands EV component production in Leipzig
The BMW Group has presented plans on how to expand the capacities for EV component production at the Leipzig site by 2024. In the future, eight production lines are planned on which various production steps of battery assembly will take place. The two existing battery module lines will be expanded by another line and five […] More…
Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at record pace, just not as fast as deliveries
Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at a new record pace with more stores and service centers added in the last quarter than ever, but it’s still not growing as fast as its deliveries. More…
Is Hyundai pulling out of hydrogen project in Switzerland?
According to media reports, Hyundai is stopping its fuel cell truck project in Switzerland. “Extremely fluctuating energy prices” are apparently the cause, however, Hyundai has since denied that the initiative will be stopped. To recapture, Hyundai wants to bring 1,600 FC Xcient trucks to the Alpine nation by 2025. The Korean company handed over the […] More…
Hyundai rumoured to be pulling out of hydrogen project in Switzerland
According to media reports, Hyundai is stopping its fuel cell truck project in Switzerland. Hyundai wanted to bring 1,600 FC trucks to the Alpine nation by 2025. The Korean company handed over the first units at the end of 2020. “Extremely fluctuating energy prices” are apparently the cause, however, Hyundai has denied that the initiative […] More…
Hyundai pulls out of hydrogen project in Switzerland
Hyundai surprisingly stopped its fuel cell truck project in Switzerland. Hyundai wanted to bring 1,600 FC trucks to the Alpine nation by 2025. The Korean company handed over the first units at the end of 2020. Now the project is being cancelled because of the “extremely fluctuating energy prices”. Beat Hirschi, CEO of Hyundai Switzerland, […] More…
First Production Mercedes With EQXX Tech Will Be A CLA-Sized EV
Arriving in 2024, the 185-inch long four-door sedan will allow Mercedes-Benz to compete with the Tesla Model 3, BMW i4 and Polestar 2. More…
Smart Test solutions partners up for high-power fuel cell testing project
As part of the FullStack TS fuel cell test bench project, a new generation of test benches is being developed to cover full stacks of cells of up to 200 kW. In the project, Smart Testsolutions will be responsible for monitoring the cell voltages. The project’s funding comes from the Baden-Wurttemberg Lebens-grundlage Umwelt und ihre […] More…
Tesla adds Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red colors to Giga Berlin lineup
Tesla has added two new paint colors, Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red, to their Giga Berlin paint lines. The new colors are available now – but only for European and Middle Eastern customers, and only on Performance and Long Range Model Ys. More…
GM’s community EV charging program has its first North American dealer
The first General Motors dealership in North America officially installed Level 2 EV chargers Thursday morning as part of GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla Semi Production Target Is 50,000 Units In 2024
Production has already started and it will take about a year to ramp up. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 20, 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…
