Wireless charging firm WiTricity claims most EV shoppers want wireless charging as an option, and it has survey data to prove it. The company on Thursday released results of a company-commissioned survey of 1,053 Americans, nearly half of which already own an EV, and the others intending to purchase an EV within the next two years. Of those… More…
Freewire signs LoI for EV charging scheme in the US
Boosted charging specialist Freewire announced signing a letter of intent with Phillips 66. The rest stop operator says it wants to explore opportunities to deploy FreeWire’s technology within its US fueling station network and other strategic locations. Phillips 66 operates around 7,000 pit stops in the USA under various brands and intends to expand its […] More…
Albert Heijn will electrify Dutch city fleets entirely
The Dutch retailer Albert Heijn will decarbonise all deliveries in the centre of the Hague by the end of this year, including home delivery and the supply of its stores. Throughout 2023, deliveries in central Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Amsterdam are also to be made only electrically. To this end, Albert Heijn and its transport partners […] More…
UK: BYD ADL Celebrates Delivery Of 1,000th Electric Bus
In Europe, the Chinese manufacturer already delivered or has on order 2,600 electric buses. More…
Is ENVO’s Flex Electric Bike Platform The Most Versatile E-Bike Yet?
This ingenious electric cycle can take the form of four different vehicles. More…
Fortnite creator bringing sharper interfaces to upcoming Volvo EVs, starting with flagship model
The next generation of Volvo electric cars will get sharper infotainment interfaces from an unorthodox source. Volvo announced Wednesday that it will partner with Epic Games—the studio behind “Fortnite”—to use Epic’s Unreal Engine in upcoming cars. This will enable “unparalleled high-quality graphics,” Volvo promised in a press… More…
Renault orders cobalt from Managem Group
Renault Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Moroccan mining company Managem Group for the supply of cobalt for electric car batteries. Under the terms of the agreement, Managem will supply Renault with 5,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate per year over a seven-year period, with the first delivery scheduled for 2025. Renault did not […] More…
How China’s Lithium Leverage Impacts Tesla And Other EV Makers
Estimates hold that China refines more than half the world’s lithium, and it’s aggressively trying to maintain its dominance. More…
Panasonic delivers first batch of 4680 cells to Tesla
Panasonic has delivered the first sample cells of the new 4680 format to Tesla. The large round cells were built on a Panasonic pilot line in Japan. The company is still looking for a location for the planned US production. According to Kazuo Tadanobu, CEO of Panasonic Energy, prototype production for the 4680 cells began […] More…
First Bus opens the UK’s largest charging depot in Scotland
Glasgow is now home to the largest fast-charging centre for electric vehicles in the UK after First Bus completed the transformation of its Caledonia bus depot. The depot in the south of Glasgow has seen 160 fast-charging points installed over the past nine months. And, this was just phase 1. First Bus announced the project […] More…
Volkswagen opens pre-booking for the ID. Buzz in the UK
The VW ID.Buzz is now available for pre-booking in the UK, with customers able to secure access to a priority ordering window before order books open officially in July 2022. To pre-book the electric transporter van, UK-based customers can place a £2,000 fee with their dealer until 30 June to secure a priority slot to […] More…
8,445 new electric cars registered in Norway over May
In Norway, all-electric cars made for a market share of 73.2% this May. The VW ID.4 was on top of the buyer’s list with 915 units out of 8,445 total BEV registrations. With the 8,445 new electric cars, registrations in Norway in May 2022 were slightly above April’s 7,207 new electric cars and relatively close […] More…
GM announces that Buick is to go fully electric by 2030
The General Motors brand Buick has announced its transformation into an all-electric car manufacturer by the end of this decade. Buick’s future electric cars will be marketed under the Electra label and will use GM’s Ultium platform. The first Buick electric car for North America is planned for 2024, according to GM. For Buick, it […] More…
BMW lays foundation for factory in Hungary
The BMW Group has laid the foundation stone for its new electric car plant in Debrecen, Hungary. The company is investing more than one billion euros in the site, where series production for the first all-electric New Class vehicle will start in 2025. A full vehicle plant with press shop, body shop, paint shop and […] More…
BMW unveils iX1, its new entry-level electric car
BMW unveiled today its next-generation X1, its entry-level vehicle, and introduced an all-electric version, the BMW iX1, for the first time. It should become BMW’s cheapest electric vehicle. More…
Opel electric fire truck begins service
A fire-red Opel Rocks-e has gone into service at the Opel plant fire brigade in Rüsselsheim. The special conversion of the light electric vehicle is equipped with a special signalling system, front flasher and emergency numbers and goes out to check fire extinguishers on the 1.9 square kilometre site. The Rocks-e is the smallest vehicle […] More…
Momentum Voya E+ 3 electric commuter bike review: Can Giant’s fancy e-bike compete at this price?
When Giant’s new “lifestyle-inspired” electric bike sub-brand Momentum unveiled the Voya E+ 3, it did so at a positively mid-range price of $2,400. That brought it in below the fancier mid-drive e-bikes in most bike shops but well above the value-oriented direct to consumer e-bikes. Considering it has one wheel solidly in each camp, let’s see how it competes against the rest of the industry. More…
2024 Porsche Macan EV Spied Again With Better Look At Its Interior
Among the prototypes photographed, we can also see two different front bumper designs. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 1, 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…
2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV Prices Confirmed: Much Lower Than 2022
The entry-level Bolt EV starts at $26,595 (with DST), while the Bolt EUV starts at $28,195. More…
