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Tesla Storing Impressive Number of 4680 Battery Packs At Giga Texas
Researchers find original USPS analysis on electric mail trucks “significantly flawed”
University of Michigan (U-M) researchers claim “significantly flawed” analysis led the United States Postal Service (USPS) to downplay the environmental benefits of electric mail trucks. The Postal Service has used its analysis to justify not making its entire fleet of next-generation mail trucks electric, which has drawn criticism from the White… More…
Florida releases $125 m in VW fines to buy electric buses
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is awarding $68 million to purchase 227 electric public transit buses to replace diesel buses in 13 counties across the state. There are further grants given to school districts. The DEP wants to support the districts in purchasing 218 electric school buses. The funding of $57 million comes […] More…
GM signs agreement with Posco Chemical for CAM
General Motors has signed a binding off-take agreement for cathode active material (CAM) with Posco Chemical. Under the agreement, which runs from 2023 to 2025, Posco will supply the material from its plant in the South Korean city of Gwangyang to Ultium Cells. The GM-LG Energy Solutions joint venture will then use the cathode active […] More…
Flashing through 14 European countries in under 24 hours
Two journalists from the British magazine What Car? say they set a new (unofficial) world record by driving a Porsche Taycan through 14 European countries within 24 hours. When the pair started out, Google Maps calculated that they could drive through 13 countries in 19 hours and 30 minutes. Starting in the Netherlands, they cruised […] More…
Tesla Owner Seeks Class Action Against Automaker For Phantom Braking
The Model 3 owner who wants to take Tesla to court describes the issue as a “frightening and dangerous nightmare.” More…
Volvo Trucks Shares Lessons Learned From EV Truck Pilot Project
A total of 30 Volvo VNR Electric covered more than 250,000 miles. More…
Freyr joins Nidec in Energy Storage Solutions business
Freyr has found its first major customer for battery cells from its debut factory in Rana, Norway. The Norwegian battery company struck a deal with the Japanese Nidec Corporation to supply 38 GWh of LFP battery cells from 2025 to 2030, with the option to increase the volume. The binding cell sales agreement includes an […] More…
ONYX’s New LZR Combines Dirt Jumper Performance With Urban Utility
The geometry and capability of a dirt jumper gets a powerful electric boost. More…
Lithuania to install 6,000 charging stations
The Government of Lithuania targets building 6,000 new charging stations for electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 1,200 by 2025. Local media reports that the country’s Ministry of Transport budgeted around 90 million euros. At the same time, free charging is coming to an end. Public charging along Lithuania’s highways is currently free, thanks to […] More…
Tesla, Genesis top study of in-vehicle tech experience
Tesla was the highest-scoring brand in J.D. Power’s 2022 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study, which evaluates advanced-tech features in new cars. The study ranks brands by problems per 100 vehicles, the same metric used in J.D. Power’s annual Initial Quality Study, which is considered an industry benchmark. Included for the first time, Tesla achieved… More…
Munro Vehicles secures US sales & leasing with Wyre
Glasgow-based electric heavy-duty 4WD vehicle manufacturer Munro Vehicles has struck a deal with Wyre, a US electric vehicle sales and leasing specialist. The agreement secures exclusive rights for the sale, leasing and distribution of the Scottish-built EV in the US and Canada. Vehicle production will start in Scotland at a purpose-built factory in East Kilbride […] More…
BYD increases profits again, this time by 198%
The Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer BYD was able to achieve a net profit of almost 2.8 billion yuan (around 400 million US dollars) in the second quarter of 2022. This represents an increase of 198 per cent compared to the same period last year and an increase of 245 per cent compared to […] More…
Roam launches electric bus & e-motorbike deal in Kenya
The Swedish-Kenyan technology company Roam (formerly Opibus) has just launched an all-electric public transport bus called Roam Rapid specifically designed to meet the challenges of public transport in Africa. The manufacturer has also just signed an agreement to supply electric motorbikes with an African financing platform called M-Kopa. The Roam Rapid will initially be used […] More…
Tesla spotted stacking structural battery packs at Gigafactory Texas; what’s happening?
Tesla has been spotted stacking an impressive number of structural battery packs in inventory at Gigafactory Texas. We look into what could be happening. More…
More global automotive OEMs adopt NXP’s S32 platform
NXP Semiconductors has announced further worldwide supply deals with automotive OEMs for its S32 family of domain and zonal automotive processors. They include a major player, and include NXP’s upcoming 5 nm ASIL-D processors, to be used across its fleet of future vehicles from the middle of the decade. OEMs have to integrate 100 or […] More…
Gogoro’s GoShare battery-swapping scooter-sharing platform expands with TSMC partnership
GoShare, the scooter sharing platform that uses Gogoro’s popular battery-swapping electric scooters, is announcing a major new expansion thanks to its latest partnership. More…
FLX Bike gives first look at new Weapon X full-suspension electric mountain bike
FLX Bike has a new electric mountain bike coming. The company has shown off a glimpse of test riding on the FLX Weapon X, seen below. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 29, 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…
Americans will install a record 5.6 GW of residential solar in 2022 – here’s why
American homeowners are expected to install a record 5.6 gigawatts of residential solar in 2022, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). More…
