Elon Musk announced that Tesla might have a working prototype of Tesla Bot, also known as Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, by September 30, the end of the third quarter of 2022. More…
Elon Musk says Tesla may have a working humanoid robot prototype by Sept 30
Elon Musk announced that Tesla might have a working prototype of Tesla Bot, also known as Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, by September 30 – the end of the third quarter of 2022. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 2, 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…
Colorado commits $65 million to electric school buses
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193, an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state. More…
US: Ford EV Sales Surged In May 2022 – Mach-E, E-Transit And F-150 Lightning
All three models noted monthly records (F-150 debut), which makes Ford the #2 BEV player in the country. More…
Biden administration slashes rent by 50% on US public land for wind and solar
The Biden administration announced this week that it will cut the cost of building wind and solar on US public land by 50%. More…
Construction officially starts on the largest wind farm in Australia
Construction has started on the 1,026-megawatt (MW) MacIntyre Wind Precinct, the largest wind farm to ever be built in Australia. It’s also one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere. More…
Ford CEO Thinks Automotive Industry Is Headed For “A Shakeout”
Jim Farley believes “Chinese new playes” will benefit most from this. More…
Scout Electric SUV And Pickup Teased By VW Speculatively Rendered
The Scout brand is coming back with these two electric vehicles specifically designed to boost VW’s US presence in the segments. More…
Rimac raises $536 million to accelerate its role as high-performance electric component supplier
Rimac announced that it closed a EUR 500 million ($536 million USD) round of funding to accelerate its new role as a high-performance electric component supplier. More…
Gocycle Enhances Business Model To Lower Prices And Improve Availability
The brand’s new showroom approach allows potential clients to test ride bikes more easily. More…
Panasonic Ships 4680-Type Battery Cell Samples To Tesla
Pilot production in Japan started in May, while mass production is expected to start next year. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning “Junk In My Frunk” Song Debut: Jimmy Fallon
As celebrities start promoting electric vehicles, interest in the segment and adoption stand to increase. More…
Limited Series Polestar 2 BST Edition 270 Debuts Targeting Keen Drivers
It doesn’t get any more power, but it gets several performance enhancing upgrades, as well as tasteful sporty touches. More…
Toyota unveils home battery pack to compete with Tesla Powerwall
Toyota has unveiled a new home battery pack to provide residential backup – a product that is going to compete with Tesla Powerwall. More…
Ford CEO Forecasts $25,000 EV Price War, Brand’s Future EVs Sold Online
Ford’s Jim Farley also noted that its online EV sales model will have non-negotiable pricing. More…
Lucid Air Option Prices Increase Too
The company previously announced a noticeable price increase for cars ordered from June 1, 2022 on. More…
Lexus RX 450 gets PHEV option for the first time
Lexus has unveiled the fifth generation RX SUV series, which comes as a plug-in hybrid for the first time next to another two hybrids. However, Lexus expects the PHEV to become the best-selling RX model in Western and Central Europe. The new Lexus PHEV is labelled RX 450h+ and has 225 kW of system power […] More…
Ford invests $1.5 billion in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio
Ford announced today a new $1.5 billion investment in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio. More…
BASF and Nano One co-develop cathode materials
Canadian battery developer Nano One and German chemical company BASF say they have signed a joint development agreement (JDA). The companies plan to co-develop a process with reduced by-products for commercial production of next-generation cathode active materials. The new process will be based on BASF’s HED family and will use Nano One’s patented One-Pot process […] More…
