Tesla will assist Chinese authorities in investigating a dramatic Tesla Model Y crash in Guangdong, China, which killed two and injured three. But rumors have been flying on social media with potential causes of the crash, most of which are untrue or impossible. More…
We Check Out Porsche’s New PPE Platform And Upcoming Macan BEV
And learn more about the upcoming PPE platform which underpins the all-electric Macan. More…
BMW CEO Insists Brand Is Not Giving Up On Affordable EVs
What he deems to be affordable isn’t exactly clear though. More…
Quicksilver Tesla Model Y Spotted In Public For The First Time
The color is exclusive to Giga Berlin cars. More…
BMW iX1 Production Begins In Germany
Unfortunately, BMW has no plans to sell the iX1 in the US for now. More…
GMC Hummer EV Electric Truck Charging Costs Might Surprise You
The Hummer EV has a whopping 200+ kWh battery pack, which is more than three times the size of many EVs’ batteries. More…
What We’ve Learned After 2 Years Of Chevy Bolt Recall
Over half of 2017 to 2021 Bolts have recorded a battery replacement. More…
Is The Ford F-150 Lightning The King Of City Trucks?
What even is a city truck, and why would you need one? Check out the video to find out. More…
Tesla wants EVs of all brands to use its charging connector
Tesla on Friday made an open call to charging network operators and other vehicle manufacturers to use its connector standard, which it is now calling the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The company may have already committed to the CCS standard for Europe, but as the industry converges around the CCS standard in the U.S., the timing of… More…
2024 Volvo EX90: InsideEVs First Look Debut
We get an early look at the electric equivalent of the XC90, called Volvo EX90. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 12, 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 Announces The Opening Of Its Proprietary Charging Standard
It has been named the North American Charging Standard with a hope to be adopted by the North American EV industry. More…
Polestar Doubles Q3 Revenue, Narrows Losses On Strong Deliveries
The brand delivered 9,215 vehicles in the third quarter, mostly Polestar 2 electric sedans. More…
Tesla confirms its Supercharger is way more powerful than previously thought
With the opening of its proprietary charge connector, Tesla has confirmed its Supercharger is way more powerful than we previously thought. More…
Tesla starts rolling wide Full Self-Driving v11 update: exciting and scary
Tesla is starting the rollout of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) v11 update, which is supposed to be the wider release to everyone who bought FSD in North America. More…
Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Increased 25% In October 2022
Almost one in three new passenger cars sold was rechargeable. More…
ABB delivers first Terra 360 chargers to Austria & England
The Terra 360 fast-charging station with a maximum power of 360 kW, which was introduced by ABB last year, has now also been installed and is in use in Austria and England. Shell commissioned one Terra 360 charging station in the Austrian Mariazeller Straße before the slip road to the highway in St. Pölten and […] More…
Weird Alibaba: This Chinese electric tractor can tow more than your dinosaur truck
Each week I dig around in the bottom of the barrel of China’s weirdest shopping site, dragging to the surface a funky electric vehicle to laugh either with and/or at. They’re usually fairly underpowered things, coasting by on their good looks and charm. But this week we’ve got the opposite: a vehicle so ugly that not even its mother could love it, but that can haul so much that it doesn’t even care. More…
TUM spin-off LiBCycle takes over transport of old batteries
The TU Munich presents LiBCycle, a company spun off in 2021, in more detail, which takes care of used electric car batteries. The start-up has developed a transport box that should significantly facilitate handling with the battery packs – and built an additional business model from it. It all started with the idea of a […] More…
TVA pilots solar on a coal ash site, a US first, but there’s still a long way to go
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – the largest utility in the United States – will launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program to determine whether closed coal ash storage sites can host utility-scale solar. More…
