The EU states will not vote as planned on Tuesday on the ban of combustion engines in new cars from 2035. The vote was taken off the agenda of the Council of Ministers and postponed indefinitely. This means that the disruptive manoeuvre of the German political party FDP, as already outlined on Thursday, is having […] More…
Is Tesla preparing to offer wireless EV charging?
From phones to computing to power tools, cutting the cord has been a mark of progress—and much in the same way, wireless charging for EVs could be a game-changer. With Tesla finally teasing a wireless inductive charging pad within the various forward-looking statements of its Investor Day presentation on Wednesday, consider it game on. Tesla… More…
Ovo Energy lets customers charge when rates are cheapest
British energy provider Ovo Energy is launching a new smart-charing product, allowing customers to fill up their electric cars when energy is at the cheapest rates. The intelligent grid technology is provided by Kaluza and should allow customers to save up to £350 a year. Eligible customers must connect their electric car or EV charger […] More…
Aventon Releases The Abound Electric Cargo Bike
This practical two-wheeler can be customized and configured in a variety of ways. More…
Norwegian shipping company orders two hydrogen ferries
Two hydrogen ferries will serve Norway’s longest ferry route across the Vestfjord from 2025. Shipping company Torghatten Nord commissioned The Norwegian Ship Design Company with the design. PowerCell will supply the fuel cell technology, and control and propulsion technology comes from SEAM. According to PowerCell, the project is valued €19.2 million, making it the world’s […] More…
Nissan Using Nikola, Kenworth BEV Trucks To Ship Cars To Dealers
The BEV car hauler trial is limited to the Los Angeles region at the moment. More…
Watch Tesla Semi and Cybertruck go head-to-head in a ‘sort of’ drag race
Tesla has put the Cybertruck against the Tesla Semi in what looks like a drag race, but it is more likely a photo op. More…
Singapore is getting serious about the environment
Singapore will reduce its domestic emissions by rolling out various green initiatives across the land, air and sea transport sectors. The measures include electrifying bus fleets, as well as support vehicles in the airport and harbour, and a major charging initiative. Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran presented the various environmental measures, which include electrifying the […] More…
Redwood sources 95 per cent of metals from old batteries
Redwood Materials has released an interesting update on its electric and hybrid vehicle battery recycling programme, launched about a year ago in California with partners Ford and Volvo. Redwood has collected and recycled 1,268 end-of-life lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride battery packs over the past 12 months. The company is already beginning to produce new anode […] More…
Germany: VW could lower the price of its ID.3
According to German media, VW plans to lower the base list price for its revised ID.3 below the 40,000 euro mark. Currently, the model is available in Germany from 43,995 euros. The price tag was added at the beginning of December when Volkswagen considerably thinned out the ID.3 range and announced a revised version. That […] More…
Universal Hydrogen completes first H2-powered test flight
US company Universal Hydrogen has completed the first flight of a 40-seat regional aeroplane powered by hydrogen fuel cell power. The ATR 72 regional aircraft was converted to run on hydrogen. One of the aircraft’s turbine engines was replaced with a megawatt-class fuel cell electric powertrain from Universal Hydrogen using technology from Plug Power and […] More…
Lynk & Co Targets US Expansion With New Electric Model After 2024
And it plans to use the same subscription sales business model it has pioneered in Europe. More…
Looking good: Polestar posts financial results for 2022
Sales and deliveries are up for Polestar. The EV maker posted a total revenue of 2.5 billion dollars in 2022 and delivered a total of 51,491 vehicles last year – an increase of 84 and 80 per cent, respectively. Polestar was undoubtedly happy to announce these figures. Revenue was up more than one billion dollars […] More…
Tevva partners with Ecobat for first-life battery management
Electric truck manufacturer Tevva has entered into a strategic partnership with battery recycling Ecobat for the repair, repurposing and recycling of its lithium-ion batteries. The partnership begins with a 12-month pilot phase for first-life battery management, with the option to expand into additional energy storage and recycling solutions. Tevva’s 7.5 t battery-electric truck has recently […] More…
EV registrations in Germany surpass one-million mark
It is official. The number of purely electrically powered passenger cars in Germany has exceeded the one million mark. This is according to the official figures now published by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). According to KBA, there were 1,013,009 electric cars registered in Germany on 1 January 2023. That is a 63.8 per […] More…
Lucid expands to Norway
US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors appoints a new European head and opens its fourth European retail studio – its first in Norway. Lucid’s new Managing Director for Europe is Michael van der Sande, who will report directly to CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson and be based in Amsterdam at Lucid’s European headquarters. This weekend, […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 2, 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…
Audi shows just how many car parts can be recycled through its ‘close the loop’ project
Through its joint project, MaterialLoop, Audi is proving you can turn old cars into new ones. The project aims to “close the loop” on materials, such as steel, aluminum, plastic, and glass, recycling them to build new cars and significantly reduce emissions and waste. More…
Mississippi, 50th place in everything, passes bill to stop EV dealers
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that will stop electric car companies from opening their own dealerships in the state, ensuring that the state famous for being last place in many rankings of all 50 states remains there. More…
A new study about seabirds and offshore wind turbines may surprise you
Swedish power giant Vattenfall did a two-year, €3 million study of seabirds at an offshore wind farm off Scotland – here’s what it found. More…
