This lightweight gravel e-bike packs a Fauza Evation mid-drive motor and Shimano GRX groupset.More…
Masi Barolo i/0 Raises The Bar In Gravel E-Bike Performance
Lucid halves 2022 production estimate, citing continued supply-chain issues
California’s Lucid Motors on Wednesday reported continued supply-chain and logistics challenges, as it reported just 679 deliveries of its Air electric sedan for the second quarter and ratcheted expectations way down for the remainder of the year. The company now expects to deliver 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles in 2022—half the 12,000 to… More…
Lucid Motors lowers 2022 production targets again
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has cut its production target for 2022 in half. Instead of the previously forecast 12,000 to 14,000 cars, Lucid now only expects to produce 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles this year. The company writes this in its annual report for the second quarter. The reason given is “extraordinary challenges […] More…
Tesla reopens orders for Model S & X in Europe
Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…
Tesla is accepting orders for the Model S & X in Europe again
Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…
Nexeon raises over $200m for silicon-anode production
British battery developer Nexeon secured over 200 million dollars to fund battery materials manufacturing. The company speaks of soon making “tens of thousands of metric tonnes” of its silicon-based anode materials and mentions supplying Tier 1 OEMs. Nexeon left names undisclosed. We heard about the company first in 2016. Already then, Nexeon focused on silicon […] More…
Lucid (LCID) crashes as it slashes 2022 production guidance and burns through $800M
Electric automaker Lucid Group’s stock (LCID) is crashing this morning after the company slashed its 2022 production guidance and confirmed that it burned through another $800 million during the last quarter. More…
Fisker Ocean One Launch Model Sold Out Despite $5,000 Deposit
Fisker also says it has exceeded 56,000 total reservations for the Ocean SUV and 4,000 for the PEAR entry-level EV.More…
BMW plans electric sedan and SUV for the ‘Neue Klasse’
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse revealed some new details about the new electric car generation based on the New Class planned from 2025 during the conference call on the group’s half-year report. Zipse also commented on future drive plans. It was already known that BMW was planning a model in the 3 Series segment based on […] More…
Lucid Cuts 2022 Production Forecast Once Again To 6,000-7,000 EVs
CEO Peter Rawlinson blamed the “extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges” the company faced in the second quarter.More…
SONDORS prepping its low-cost electric motorcycle for delivery [Update: Deliveries started]
This isn’t the first time we’ve reported that SONDORS is ready to deliver its Metacycle electric motorcycle to pre-order customers. But to be fair, it’s not the first time the Southern California-based company has said it was ready for deliveries. But now with photos of Metacycles purportedly in SONDORS’ domestic logistics facilities, the first bikes could finally be heading on their way to riders. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 3, 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…
Ford EV sales outpace segment, gains EV market share
Ford released its July 2022 sales today, showing that the automaker continues its push into the EV market. In fact, rising Ford EV sales boosted the automaker to become the best-selling brand this past month. More…
Why US community solar is forecast to more than double by 2027
There are currently 4.9 gigawatts (GW) of community solar installed in the US through the second quarter of 2022, and at least 7 gigawatts of community solar are expected to come online in the US in the next five years, according to new research released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA). More…
I drove a Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance from LA to San Francisco, here’s how it went
For over a year now, I have been planning a trip up the coast with my parents to San Francisco. What a perfect opportunity to test out the new Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance! Lucid Motors lent me its latest EV, and we were off in search of coastal views, some Chicago Cubs wins, and a genuine test of how the Grand Touring Performance would handle a 450-mile road trip north. Here’s how it went. More…
Porsche Taycan Turbo Sport Turismo: Perfect EV Autobahn Stormer?
Drive this Taycan at its top speed of 162 mph for too long and you’ll drain the battery after about 80 miles, Kyle Conner discovered.More…
Tesla 4680 Current Collector Layout Revealed
Munro Live managed to uncover an entire section.More…
Tesla applies to patent more precise GPS antenna for self-driving and navigation
Tesla has applied to patent a new multi-band GPS antenna that it believes will be more precise for self-driving and navigation applications. More…
Audi EV models featured in hit Netflix film, plans to ramp US EV output
The new Netflix hit, “The Gray Man,” features several new Audi EV models, but Audi is not stopping there. The German automaker is rolling out extensive plans to expand its US EV market position. More…
Toyota’s bZ4X recall isn’t going great – company offers car buyback
Toyota has sent a letter to bZ4X owners, offering a choice between a loaner and incentive package or full repurchase of vehicles, as the company continues to struggle with (literally) keeping the wheels on their first electric car effort. More…
