Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has ambitious plans for EV charging. The company on Thursday announced 7Charge, an EV charging network that it aims to make one of the largest in North America. The plan includes DC fast-charging stations at 7-Eleven locations in the U.S. and, eventually, Canada, with access via a proprietary app. While light on… More…
7-Eleven plans to build fast-charging network in North America
US retail group 7-Eleven has announced the construction of its own fast charging network in the US and Canada under the new ‘7Charge’ brand. This is set to become “one of the largest and most compatible electric vehicle fast charging networks of any retailer in North America.” 7-Eleven will rely on a combination of CCS […] More…
Designwerk presents new battery system generation
Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk is launching a new generation of its battery systems. The portfolio is growing by four models: New are battery systems with a capacity of 125 and 250 kilowatt hours and voltage options of 400 or 800 volts maximum each. The new generation also introduces a battery system with a gross capacity […] More…
Altilium Metals presents details of upcoming recycling plant
Altilium Metals has announced new key points about its planned EV battery recycling plant on Teesside in northeast England. Altilium now intends to provide around 20 per cent of the UK’s cathode active materials (CAM) demand in 2030. Altilium Metals says it recently received approval from the UK Environment Agency to recycle ‘black mass’ from […] More…
Berlin orders 350 articulated electric buses and occasional chargers
Berlin’s public transport operator (BVG) is preparing to purchase 350 electric-powered articulated buses with pantographs and plans to install new occasional chargers for electric buses at up to 90 locations in the German capital. German newspaper Tagesspiegel reports this, citing BVG COO Rolf Erfurt. The public transport operator has yet to make an official announcement. […] More…
Rivian Recalls The R1S Because The Side Airbags Might Be Improperly Fastened
It’s the second airbag-related recall issued by the American carmaker in less than a month. More…
Is Tesla Using Twitter As Its New Public Relations Department?
Tesla famously dissolved its PR department in late 2019, but it has been stepping up its activity on Twitter in recent months. More…
Fortum starts up battery recycling plant in Germany
The Finnish energy company Fortum starts recycling traction batteries from electric vehicles in Germany. The recycling plant in Finland is also scheduled to start commercial operation in a few weeks. In Germany, Fortum’s Germany-based recycling subsidiary Fortum Battery Recycling has received environmental approval under the Federal Immission Control Act. It will now recycle traction batteries […] More…
Cadillac Is Reportedly Poaching Tesla Owners For Test Drives At Superchargers In China
The photos show a Cadillac Lyriq parked right next to a Tesla charging station. More…
Skoda to increase battery system production in 2023
Skoda will install another assembly line for MEB battery systems at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav this year, increasing production capacity to 1,500 units per day. The first assembly line went into operation there in May 2022. Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic is the only European site outside Germany to produce battery systems […] More…
Universal Hydrogen completes first flight of fuel cell regional airliner
Universal Hydrogen has flown a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. It is the largest hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft to take to the skies so far and the largest to cruise principally on hydrogen. It flew for 15 minutes and reached an altitude of 3500 metres above sea level. The flight, conducted under […] More…
LiveWire One launches in Europe
The first all-electric motorcycle of Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire brand can now be pre-ordered in Europe. Just in time for the motorcycle season. For a €100 downpayment, customers in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK can reserve a LiveWire One and “secure priority delivery beginning later in April,” the company states. The electric motorcycle can be […] More…
Polestar Teases An Upgraded Version Of The Polestar 2 BST 270
The reveal is scheduled for March 21. More…
Cake announces new distribution partnerships around the globe
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorcycles, has signed new distribution and production partnerships to sell more than 200,000 electric motorcycles in China, Mexico and Greece. Cake signed the biggest deal for the Chinese market: A collaboration with two-wheeler manufacturer and distributor Shanghai Forever will see 150,000 Cake bikes manufactured and sold in China […] More…
Audi Confirms A3-Sized EV, Will Launch At Least 10 New EVs By 2025
CEO Markus Duesmann said Audi’s entry-level EV will be positioned below the Q4 e-tron in the lineup. More…
VW Components opens new EV competence centre in Kassel
Volkswagen Group Components is expanding its plant in Kassel in central Germany, opening a new “Competence Centre Power Electronics “there. It will bundle all areas relevant to the development of pulse inverters for e-drives, so they can work more closely together and cut development times. At the same time, the site is preparing to ramp […] More…
Rivian R1T Spotted At Mercedes-AMG HQ With Manufacturer Plates
What’s this American electric pickup truck doing in Germany? More…
This hydropower station in China is 5,000 meters above sea level
Maerdang hydropower station in China, the “highest-altitude facility of its kind,” is expected to begin operations in March 2024. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 16, 2023
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…
Watch Tesla Model 3 On 10-Foot Wheels Drive Upside Down
All in the name of YouTube views, obviously. More…
