On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla deploying the first Magic Dock at Superchargers, a confusing potentially new Tesla prototype, Ford adding battery partner, and more. More…
How Do You Say “Ariya”? 1,500 TikTok Creators Help Nissan
Tesla has proven social media activity may be better than traditional advertising, and Nissan’s TikTok campaign is getting attention. More…
Motor1.com Test Car Happy Hour #32: Rivian R1T And R1S
This week the happy hour goes electric as we discuss Rivians models. More…
Audi’s EV naming lawsuit against NIO gets shot down in Europe
Audi’s attempt to block NIO from using the names ES8 and ES6 in Europe just took a turn after the European Union Intellectual Property Office shot down the German automaker’s request. More…
Volkswagen is going to ramp up recycled materials in its EVs
Volkswagen is going to put recycled materials in the rest of the ID. series that have already been mass-produced in the ID. Buzz.. More…
Sono Motors Kills Sion Solar EV, Puts Program Up For Sale
The German startup says it will focus on retrofitting and integrating its solar technology onto third-party vehicles. More…
Himiway Presents California And Florida Editions Of The Zebra E-Bike
The colorful renditions of the go-anywhere e-bike are now available for order. More…
Volkswagen May Build Scout EV On Its Own At New US Factory
While VW talked of leaning on a company like Foxconn or Magna to produce the Scout EV brand, it may be changing course. More…
Nissan is now using heavy-duty electric trucks to deliver new vehicles
Nissan is taking a big step with its latest endeavor to combat emissions. The automaker will now be delivering new vehicles in fully electric, heavy-duty trucks in a new trial with Nikola and Kenworth.. More…
Audi considers first US production plant so its EVs qualify for tax credits
German automaker and VW Group subsidiary Audi is flirting with the idea of implementing EV production on US soil, so its vehicles can once again qualify for federal tax credits under new terms outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act. Audi CEO Markus Duesmann recently shared a couple of possibilities Audi is considering in a potential move to the states. More…
Sono Sion solar car project goes dark, though firm seeks to sell it
Germany’s Sono Motors announced Friday that it will “terminate its Sion passenger car program,” effective immediately, while instead focusing on its solar solutions. Buried within the announcement was a glimmer of hope for those who would like to see the affordable solar car make it to market: Sono intends to sell its Sion… More…
Sono Motors officially sunsets Sion EV, will focus solely on B2B solar tech
German solar technology startup Sono Motors has officially thrown in the towel on its Sion solar passenger EV program following an inspiring but unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign called #SaveSion. The pivot puts the company’s entire focus on its Sono Solar tech business, which has previously found success with third party customers around the world. While Sono should be alright, its abandonment of solar EV development is yet another chapter in a sad tale about how hard it is to scale the technology without billions in funding. More…
Sono Motors has dropped the Sion
The Munich-based start-up Sono has decided to discontinue the Sion programme and not to pursue its own solar car project any further – the Sion is thus history before the first series production example. Instead, they will concentrate on the solar business for B2B customers. The #saveSion campaign launched in December was thus not successful. […] More…
Lordstown Pauses Production And Deliveries, Recalls 19 Endurance EVs
Since production started in late September 2022, the EV startup only produced 31 Endurance electric pickups for sale. More…
Tesla applies for patent for ‘ultra-hard steel’ for Cybertruck
Tesla has applied for a patent on a new “ultra-hard” steel alloy that it plans to use with the Cybertruck electric pickup truck. More…
One of the US’s first solar peaker plants – with Tesla Megapack – just broke ground
Solar energy company Arevon Energy and San Diego Community Power have broken ground on the Vikings Energy Farm, one of the first solar peaker plants in the US. More…
Hyundai to deliver 700 fuel cell buses to Incheon
The South Korean city of Incheon, located near the capital Seoul, plans to introduce a total of 700 fuel-cell buses by the end of 2024. A total of 200 of these H2 buses are to be put into operation this year, and the rest next year. The South Korean Ministries of Environment and Transport, the […] More…
Ionity starts opening HPC stations in France & Italy
Ionity has opened two new HPC sites in France and Italy on key travel routes connecting northern and southern Europe. Among them are the operator’s largest charging parks to date. The new dual charging parks in Mornas, near Avignon and Orange, are located on France’s busy “sunshine highway” connecting Lyon with Marseille and Nice on […] More…
Lordstown Motors announces production and delivery pause & recall
The US electric car start-up Lordstown Motors has announced that it has experienced performance and quality issues with certain Endurance components that have led the company to temporarily stop production and customer deliveries. The team is diligently working with suppliers on the root cause analysis of each issue and potential solutions, which in some cases […] More…
First Tesla Supercharging Station With “Magic Dock” Spotted In New York
The built-in CCS Combo 1 adapter will allow for fast charging of non-Tesla cars. More…
