The German press manufacturer Schuler Group has taken over Italy’s Sovema and wants to provide battery cell production systems for the automotive industry and other sectors. The aim is to develop machines and production lines for the mass production of lithium-ion batteries. The German company has not disclosed the purchase price or further details of […] More…
Nissan starts Formula E with new driver duo
Nissan will start the upcoming Formula E season with a new driver duo. The current drivers Maximilian Günther and Sebastien Buemi will be replaced by Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz. Norman Nato from France was already a regular driver in Formula E (with one race win). In the past season, he was active as a […] More…
Nissan starts Forumla E with new driver duo
Nissan will start the upcoming Formula E season with a new driver duo. The current drivers Maximilian Günther and Sebastien Buemi will be replaced by Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz. Norman Nato from France was already a regular driver in Formula E (with one race win). In the past season, he was active as a […] More…
Xpeng increases both turnover and losses
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has just presented its financial data for the second quarter of 2022. Compared to the same period last year, sales and revenue almost doubled while losses also increased. Xpeng delivered 34,422 cars from April to June, which is 98 per cent more than in the same quarter last year […] More…
EU project REEsilience to strengthen rare earth supply chain
The new EU project REEsilience focuses on the supply chain for rare-earth-based magnetic materials in Europe. These magnets are crucial in building wind turbines, sensors, and especially electric vehicles. Magnetic rare earth elements (REE) such as neodymium form part of permanent magnets as used in permanently excited synchronous motors. Although the EU is a world […] More…
Great Wall brand Haval to go fully electric by 2030
Yet another Chinese car manufacturer has now announced that it will stop selling pure combustion vehicles. Great Wall Motor’s Haval brand will focus exclusively on the sale of New Energy Vehicles (NEV) from 2030. Pure electric (BEV), fuel cell vehicles (FCEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) are expected to account for 80 per cent of the […] More…
UK: Over £20 million to install 1,000 EV charging points
The British Government has selected nine local authorities to develop over a thousand charge points for electric cars. The new EV infrastructure will spring up in England, including Durham, Nottinghamshire, and Suffolk. This latest funding comes through the £450 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund the Government announced in March. It is part of […] More…
BYD to offer three electric models in Europe
BYD recently announced its market entry with passenger car models in a number of European countries. German media has now leaked exactly which models the Chinese manufacturer plans to offer in Europe. According to the report, BYD’s service in Europe will be purely electric. According to German media reports, the three series planned for Europe […] More…
Volkswagen, Mercedes Sign Battery Materials Supply Deals With Canada
The agreements boost Canada’s battery ecosystem and prepare the country for investments, according to the Canadian government.More…
Tesla releases new deep-dive presentations on its Dojo AI supercomputer
Tesla has released two new deep-dive presentations into its Dojo AI supercomputer ahead of its upcoming AI Day 2. More…
Did Texas-based electric powersports company Volcon just quietly unveil its first e-bike?
It sure looks that way, thanks to several new photos posted on the brand’s social media accounts showing what appears to be a Volcon-branded electric bike called the Volcon Brat. More…
ROAM launches first electric mass-transit bus in Africa
Swedish-Kenyan mobility company ROAM has followed up the launch of its first production-intent model of electric motorcycles with the launch of its first all-electric bus built for mass transit in Africa. The ROAM Rapid is an electric bus specifically designed to address the unique challenges of public transport in Nairobi and Africa as a whole. Check it out. More…
Six-pack muscle
EMotive’s 12 t Scarab 6×6 electric off-road truck is designed to appeal to a range of industries including agriculture, forestry, quarrying, mining, adventure tourism and airfield firefighting – all areas where large zero-emissions vehicles are becoming increasingly attractive. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 23, 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 releases new software update with cloud-based driver profiles and a bunch of goodies
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to its fleet with several new features, including the promised cloud-based driver profiles and a bunch of goodies to make your Tesla experience a bit better. More…
Tesla releases new software update with cloud-based driver profiles and bunch of goodies
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to its fleet with a bunch of new features, including the promised cloud-based driver profiles and bunch of goodies to make your Tesla experience a bit better. More…
Gogoro, world leader in battery-swapping EVs, announces 500,000th subscriber
Gogoro has just announced a major milestone, reaching half a million subscribers for its battery swap network. The battery swapping giant produces both a wide range of popular electric scooters and a battery swapping network that is used by several other major players in the electric two-wheeler market. The widespread use of Gogoro’s batteries by other manufacturers has helped it become the de facto standard in battery swapping. More…
Mercedes-Benz to source 10K tons of lithium from Rock Tech in Canada
In its latest bold move to lock up raw materials for electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is announcing a new deal with Rock Tech Lithium for 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium annually.. More…
The world’s deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm produces first power
Seagreen offshore wind farm, 16.7 miles (27 km) off the coast of Angus in eastern Scotland, has generated its first power. The £3 billion ($3.54 million) project will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. It will also be the world’s deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm, as it’s being sited in water depths of up to 194 feet (59 meters). More…
Genesis reveals ‘Beauty of White Space’ interior design for the X Speedium Coupe EV
Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, revealed the interior for its X Speedium Coupe this week, and wow, is it stunning. The design features Genesis’s “beauty of the white space” design, a classic Korean design characteristic. More…
