Under the frunk he finds lots of cool engineering solutions, but as always, he points to improvements that could still be made. More…
Sandy Munro Begins Rivian R1T Teardown, Starts By Removing The Frunk
Faraday Future Only Has 401 Preorders For Its FF 91 Flagship EV
That’s a far cry from the 14,000 false reservations Faraday Future claimed to have last year. More…
2022 Kia EV6: Takeaways on real-world range, charging, and livability vs. Ioniq 5
The Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are two of this year’s most wanted EVs. And with the Ioniq 5 essentially unavailable to those in some regions of the country this year, it may seem to some fixated on the Hyundai that they’ll need to settle for second-best. After spending time recently in both of these models, I can say that while I like… More…
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX completes world record-setting climb 19,000 feet up a volcano
A Volkswagen ID.4 GTX has set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude achieved in an all-electric passenger vehicle. The ID.4 equipped with Monroe Intelligent Suspension CVSAe technology from Tenneco was driven by international adventure driver and multiple record holder, Rainer Zietlow. More…
Tesla China Houses Workers At Military Campsites And Vacant Buildings
As the automaker works to add a second shift and further ramp up production, it’s moving forward with a dormitory-style plan. More…
Tesla Officially Applies For More Land To Expand The Giga Berlin Plant
Tesla Model Y production at the site now runs two shifts. More…
Tesla moves to expand Gigafactory Berlin on new 250-acre land
Tesla has started to officially move to expand Gigafactory Berlin on a new 250-acre lot with the submission of the construction plan to the municipality. More…
Report: Volkswagen Aero B Estate To Be Named “ID.7 Tourer”
The name was recently listed by the European Patent Office. More…
New Study: Changes In Driver Behavior Related To Tesla, Other EVs
The study suggests owners are much less likely to crash their Tesla than their other cars, but much more likely to crash their Porsche. More…
EVs emit more brake dust, which the EU is stepping up to regulate
Tailpipe emissions tend to be the focus of regulators, but the next round of European Union emissions standards will tackle pollution from another source—one that is particularly relevant to EVs. Scheduled to be unveiled in July, the upcoming Euro 7 standards will still require automakers to reduce tailpipe emissions such as nitrogen oxide… More…
Orbea Introduces The Kemen E-Bike, A Practical Everyday City Bike
The new Orbea Kemen and Kemen SUV offer rugged versatility and premium features. More…
Lucid Air recalled over instrument panel wiring
Lucid is recalling 1,117 Air electric sedans to address a fault that could disable display screens. The fault involves a wiring harness that may not be secured properly in the affected cars, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall report. That could impact vital functions, such as the speedometer and gear… More…
Is Now The Time To Invest In EV Stocks Like Tesla Buy The Dip?
There are so many obstacles and distractions right now that it’s impossible to forecast what might happen with these stocks. More…
First Rivian R1S Reviews: A Great Vehicle For Family Road Trips
Tech vloggers drove an R1S from LA to Yosemite with their parents and were amazed by the electric SUV’s practicality and versatility. More…
Marelli launches wireless distributed battery management system
Global automotive supplier Marelli has expanded its range of battery management technologies with a new wireless distributed battery management system (wBMS). Being wireless, it eliminates the need to daisy-chain the comms and wiring between an EV’s batteries and the control unit. The company says it also reduces the amount of wiring in the harness by […] More…
Electric bike charging stations installed on the West Coast Electric Highway
The West Coast Electric Highway in the US, which sees electric car charging stations dotting the route from the Canadian border in the north to the Mexican border in the south, is getting a new type of EV charging station as well. Now you’ll be able to charge up your electric bike along the way too, at least in the Oregon section. More…
Tesla delivers Megapacks to new Bitcoin mining facility
Tesla has delivered four Megapacks to a giant new Bitcoin mining facility in Texas that is going to be the first to be powered by the automaker’s solar and batteries. More…
NHL Legend’s Kia EV6 Hit By Tram As Euro NCAP Awards It Five Stars
An unharmed Jaromir Jagr took the blame for the crash that happened on the same day Euro NCAP released Kia EV6’s crash-test results. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 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…
M8 electric trains replace diesel trains on Connecticut’s Shore Line East line
Kawasaki M8 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) electric trains began to run on Connecticut’s Shore Line East this week. More…
