This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla finally launching its CCS adapter, Tesla Bot being a possible distraction, Hertz going with GM’s EVs, and more. More…
Ford Breaks Ground At BlueOval City: $5.6 Billion Investment In Tennessee
The plant will produce a “revolutionary” all-new electric truck and EV batteries for Ford and Lincoln vehicles. More…
GM investing $760 million in Ohio plant to build drive units for EV Hummer, Silverado, and Sierra
General Motors is preparing for an all-electric future as the automaker announced Friday it would be investing $760 million into its Toledo, Ohio, plant as it gets the facility ready to produce drive units for future GM EV trucks.. More…
Faraday Future Execs Received Death Threats As Production Start Nears
The startup is now in the process of obtaining funds in order to get its first model into production. More…
NIO EV Offering Way Ahead Of BMW, Mercedes-Benz And VW: Co-Founder
Qin Lihong says NIO’s products and services give it a lot of confidence to compete with German automakers on their home turf. More…
Take A Look At The 2023 Trek Allant+ 8S Electric Commuter Bike
Trek has practicality and versatility in mind with this bike, so much so that it wants to replace your car. More…
Tesla Employee Reveals Huge Q3 Delivery Surge At Fremont Factory
We already knew Tesla was going to have a big end-of-quarter push, but this Tesla employee shows us what that looks like. More…
Supercharger Station In Canada Partly Offline After Cables Were Cut
This was quite a busy Supercharger station in Surrey, British Columbia with 20 charging stalls. More…
Tesla plans ‘thousands of Humanoid Robots within factories’
Tesla is planning to have “thousands of Humanoid Robots within its factories,” according to a new job listing for the Tesla Bot program. More…
Elon Musk Says NHTSA Needs To Stop Calling OTA Updates Recalls
Tesla’s CEO has labeled the NHTSA’s terminology as “outdated and inaccurate.” More…
Genesis GV60 Wins Drag Races Against Three Electric SUVs And A Corvette C7
South Korea’s new premium electric crossover is surprisingly quick in a straight line, matching a Tesla Model Y Performance or a Corvette. More…
IAA: BYD Unveils eBus Blade Platform And New Electric Trucks
The company also showed an upgraded 12m electric bus for the European market. More…
Volkswagen partners with Elia group to explore vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services
Volkswagen says it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Friday with Ellia Group to explore V2G technology and how it can potentially help stabilize the energy grid while rewarding EV drivers. More…
GM backs standards “eliminating tailpipe pollution” from passenger vehicles by 2035
General Motors and the Environmental Defense Fund earlier this week announced jointly-developed recommendations aimed at making all new passenger vehicles electric by the middle of the next decade. In a press release, GM and the EDF asked the EPA to develop emissions standards that require at least 50% of new passenger vehicles sold to be… More…
Watch Ford F-150 Lightning Electric Truck Race Lambo Huracan
Did you ever think there would come a day when full-size electric trucks were popular at the drag strip? More…
LG Energy Solution and Snow Lake Lithium team up to establish lithium supply chain for EVs in North America
Carbon-conscious mining company Snow Lake Lithium and battery production specialist LG Energy Solution announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a domestic supply chain of lithium in North America. When Snow Lake’s lithium mining operation gets up and running in 2025, it plans to supply LG with the precious Earth material essential to current EV battery chemistry. This domestic supply chain could help several automakers qualify for US federal tax credits as well.. More…
2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup Edition 1: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test
We find out how far its 212 kWh battery pack will take the electric behemoth at a constant 70 mph. More…
2022 Hummer EV Pickup Edition 1: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test
We find out how far its 212 kWh battery pack will take the electric behemoth at a constant 70 mph. More…
Cenntro presents electric transporter with independent refrigerator
Cenntro Automotive Europe, a company specialising in electric commercial vehicles, presented a combination of e-transporter and autonomously operated electric refrigerated body at the IAA Transportation. This solution for emission-free frozen and fresh food transport in urban areas is available for the company’s Logistar 200 and Metro series. The Cenntro Metro is the model that has […] More…
Transport Canada Confirms Tesla Model Y Fire Wasn’t The Battery Pack
The investigation is still underway, but it appears the fire started in the left side of the dashboard, near a body control module. More…
