It’s not a strange sight to see silent flying boats zipping around the Stockholm Archipelago, where Swedish boatmaker Candela produces its C-7 hydrofoil electric speedboats. That popular model has already spread across Europe and the US as well, but is soon to have its position as the company’s flagship model usurped by Candela’s next-generation C-8. The new model will be formally launched a week from today at the Salone di Nautico Boat Show in Venice, Italy. More…
Polestar lowers EV production targets for 2022
Polestar reported a new sales record for the first four months of this year. At the same time, the electric car brand is reducing its planned number of vehicle sales to customers for 2022 from 65,000 to around 50,000 units. This is said to be the result of the ongoing government COVID lockdowns in China […] More…
Polestar Decreases 2022 Delivery Plan By 15,000 Citing Chinese Lockdowns
The company was initially looking to build and sell 65,000 vehicles this year, but now this has been adjusted to 50,000 units. More…
Mercedes AMG Electric Concept Previews Monster Electric Sedan Due In 2025
It is based on the AMG.EA electric vehicle architecture that will underpin several new electric AMG models. More…
Electrify America announces EV charging network backed by 100 percent renewable energy
Electrify America has announced that it has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project called Electrify America Solar Glow 1. The project, in San Bernardino County, California, is expected to generate 75 MW per hour at peak solar capacity, or an estimated […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 19, 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…
Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct, CEO preemptively called it ‘Democratic dirty tricks campaign’
Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, is being accused of sexual misconduct in a new report. Without directly commenting on the case, Musk is hinting that it is part of a campaign of “political attacks” carried out by Democrats. More…
Four EU countries set a massive offshore wind target of 65 GW by 2030
Four EU countries – Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands – jointly announced yesterday that they have set an offshore wind target of at least 65 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and then intend to more than double that combined total to 150 GW by 2050. More…
Tesla Model X Buyers Are Apparently Waiting Two Years For Delivery
Many who ordered the refreshed Model X in 2021 have now seen their delivery date pushed to 2023. More…
Heybike Ranger, Value Packed Folding eBike [Video]
Heybike, makers of eBikes small and large, has set a new standard for a feature rich electric folding bike. With so many ways to enjoy electric bikes, the Ranger model can make short work of any commute, off-road short-cut or an otherwise hum-drum day.. More…
Tesla is building one of the world’s largest Supercharger stations in the Mojave Desert
Tesla has started building a new Supercharger station in the Mojave Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas that will likely become tied for the largest Supercharger station in the world. More…
Togg Turkish Electric SUV Spied Testing In Germany
This BEV high rider should go into production in Turkey by the end of the year, debut in early 2023. More…
Cooper Bikes Introduces Four New Generation 2 E-Bikes
These retro e-bikes are the perfect way to get around town in style. More…
Kia To Make Purpose Built EVs At New Korea Plant From 2025
Kia’s first purpose built electric vehicle will be a mid-sized model codenamed SW based on a new eS skateboard platform. More…
Nissan Soon To Announce US Battery Supplier For Next-Gen EVs
The company currently uses Envision AESC batteries and develops its own tech. More…
Tesla’s New Full Self-Driving Update Has Loads Of Potential Improvements
Tesla shares for the first time in its release notes that it used some 250,000 fleet video clips to train the software for the update. More…
Skoda Launches Production Of MEB Battery Systems
The plant in Mladá Boleslav is the only site for the Volkswagen Group’s MEB packs in Europe that’s outside of Germany. More…
Tesla (TSLA) stock has fallen and some important investors appear to panic
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock has fallen significantly in the last few months, and even more so over the last week with the broader market and being removed from the S&P 500 ESG Index. Now some important investors appear to panic, and one is asking for a stock buyback program from Tesla. More…
Lucid Secures $3.4B In Incentives, Funding For Saudi Arabia Plant
Lucid Group’s AMP-2 plant in King Abdullah Economic City will have an annual capacity of 155,000 electric vehicles. More…
Hyundai & Kia announce major e-mobility investments
Hyundai and Kia plan to invest 21 trillion won (just under $17 billion) in electric car production in South Korea by 2030. The goal is to increase annual production from an estimated 350,000 units this year to 1.44 million units in 2030. Globally, Hyundai and Kia want to produce as many as 3.23 million electric […] More…
