German automaker Volkswagen has announced the start of production of its all-electric ID.4 SUV at its manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This start of production solidifies the ID.4 as the first Volkswagen EV to built and sold in the United States. More…
H2FLY is getting ready for hydrogen-powered flight
Fuel cell aircraft developer H2FLY says it has started final preparations for the integration of liquid hydrogen tanks into the HY4 test aircraft. An intensive programme of ground tests is then scheduled to start in early 2023. So far, the HY4, which was last exhibited at the AERO trade fair in Friedrichshafen and then at […] More…
US DoE to loan Ultium Cells $2.5 billion
The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide a $2.5 billion loan to the battery joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution. Ultium Cells will use the money to finance the construction of new battery cell production facilities. Ultium Cells is currently building three battery factories. The first plant is […] More…
Trumpf & Cellforce announce strategic partnership
The battery cell joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, Cellforce, has entered into a strategic partnership with the machine manufacturer Trumpf from Baden-Württemberg. As part of the cooperation, high-precision laser technology from Trumpf will be used in battery cell production. As reported in December 2021, Cellforce is building its factory in the inter-municipal economic area […] More…
Ree Automotive presents first electric transporter
The Israeli start-up Ree Automotive, together with EAVX and Morgan Olson, has presented a demonstrator vehicle called Proxima. The electric delivery vehicle is based on Ree’s P7 platform with ‘Ree Corner’ drive modules. The P7 is the largest of Ree’s platforms. However, the technology has been adjusted again compared to earlier information from the beginning […] More…
GM secures long-term supply of lithium from Livent and cathode from LG for 1 million EVs
GM announced today two deals to secure a long-term supply of lithium from Livent and cathode materials from LG Chem in order to support its goal of producing for 1 million electric vehicles in 2025. More…
Faraday postpones the launch of the FF 99 due to lack of funding
The US startup Faraday Future has again postponed the start of production of its luxury electric car FF 91. The start-up now hopes to raise funding of 325 million US dollars by the end of the year in order to be able to start production in 2022 after all. The situation is obviously very serious. […] More…
Aptera calls on US congress to adopt supercharger plugs as US standard
Aptera has written a letter calling on the US Congress to adopt Tesla’s Supercharger and electric vehicle connectors as a standard, ditching the CCS and SAE J1772. “While electric vehicle technology has rapidly advanced, the charging standard in the U.S. has not,” Aptera wrote. “CCS and SAE J1772, the US’s common standards, are clunky, cumbersome, […] More…
Tesla significantly increases investment plans
Tesla has changed its investment plan, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to this, Tesla wants to invest between six and eight billion dollars per year until 2024. In addition, the Superchargers in the USA are to be opened to third-party brands. But first, the investment plan: According […] More…
US solar jobs increased 9% in 2021 – here’s how it breaks down by sector and state
Solar energy jobs were up in 47 states and increased 9% percent across the United States from 2020 to 2021, reaching a total of 255,037 solar workers, reports the independent nonprofit Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). More…
Elaphe’s approach to in-wheel motor development
Specialising in complete in-wheel electric powertrains, Elaphe’s development roots go back to the late 1980s (writes Peter Donaldson). However, the company was only officially founded 16 years ago, to pioneer in-wheel motors and multiple-wheel drive control systems, which it has evolved into a complete technology platform. “One of the most important things for us in […] More…
This 50 MPH fully-enclosed electric vehicle offers car-like convenience in a motorcycle size
Two of the most cited reasons for car commuters shunning smaller vehicles like bikes, scooters and motorcycles are safety and weather. But the Nimbus One with its fully-enclosed design and car-like safety features is trying to solve both of those issues at once. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 25, 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…
Report: Porsche Recalls Over 40,000 Taycans
A global recall is related to the wiring harness of the driver’s and passenger’s seats.More…
Average electric car price hit $66,000 in the US, but that’s not the whole story
The average electric car price in the United States hit $66,000 last month – a more than 13% increase year over year. That’s a bit disappointing since the promise has been that EV prices would come down, but this price increase isn’t the whole story. More…
Alpine A110 E-Ternité Concept Is An Electrified, Open-Top A110
Alpine electrified its A110 sports car and managed to retain its dynamic qualities despite adding 568 pounds of weight—or so it claims.More…
Report: GM-LG Ultium Cells battery venture to get first federal ATVM loan in a decade
General Motors and LG might be the first companies in 12 years to be awarded a loan under the federal government’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program, according to a report from Reuters, citing information from officials. LG Energy Solution and GM have been partners in Ultium Cells LLC, which builds the… More…
Mercedes EQXX drive, hypermiling the 750-mile solar prototype engineers want to build
There’s exactly one Mercedes EQXX in existence, and we had the good fortune to be able to drive it around a test track in Southern Germany this week. This is a special car for a number of reasons, but in a nutshell, it is a 100kWh ultra high efficiency EV with a slippery .17 coefficient of drag and 600W of solar panels on top. More…
TVR Electric Sports Cars Reportedly In Development, Griffith EV Here In 2024
The all-new Griffith revealed in 2017 may finally be launched in 2024 as an EV.More…
Apollo RT6 Is Baidu’s Driverless Taxi With Removable Steering Wheel
The RT6 has 8 Lidar sensors and is capable of fully-autonomous Level 4 driving, so it doesn’t always need a helm.More…
