Heavy-duty EV manufacturer Lightning eMotors announced Wednesday that it’s strategically partnering with GoBolt, a logistics services provider, to build and deploy 170 all-electric commercial vehicles over the next year. More…
Scottish Startup Munro Electric Off-Roader Production Starts In 2023
This go-anywhere EV is aimed at industrial operations such as gold mines or farmers. More…
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is now fully operational
The UK’s Hornsea 2, the world’s largest single offshore wind farm, is now fully operational. More…
Tesla (TSLA) is facing ‘unprecedented demand’
Tesla is currently facing an “unprecedented demand,” according to a Wall Street analyst after a visit with management at Gigafactory Berlin. More…
The Polestar 6 ‘LA Concept’ edition doesn’t ship until 2026, but already sold out in a week
Two weeks after announcing its O² roadster concept would see scaled production as the Polestar 6, the EV automaker has announced that all 500 slots of its “LA Concept” edition are all spoken for. Even though its scheduled launch remains four years away, the appetite for the Polestar 6 is strong. More…
Britain investing in EV ambulance fleet dedicated to the mental health crisis and ill-health prevention
The second-largest healthcare system in the world, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is releasing a new EV ambulance fleet to do its part in alleviating the mental health crisis and cutting carbon emissions.. More…
Britain investing in EV ambulance fleet dedicated to mental health crises and ill-health prevention
The second largest global healthcare system, England’s National Health Service (NHS), is releasing a new EV ambulance fleet to do its part in alleviating the mental health crisis and cutting carbon emissions.. More…
Meet Mercedes-EQ’s New Championship Edition Electric Bike
This Formula E-inspired e-bike sports two electric motors. More…
US: Toyota To Invest $2.5 Billion In Battery Gigafactory In North Carolina
Together with the previously announced investment in battery systems for hybrids, the company will invest $3.8 billion in the plant. More…
Lucid Will Raise Another $8 Billion Via A New Offering
This comes as no surprise since it also appears Lucid is planning a massive expansion at its Arizona factory. More…
Fully Charged Live returns to the US September 10-11 in San Diego – come see us!
Join Electrek and the crew from FullyCharged.SHOW for Fully Charged Live, coming to the San Diego Convention Center September 10-11. Here’s what you can expect to see. More…
EV sales crack 15% of vehicle market in California, Tesla continues to dominate
California’s more aggressive deadline for phasing out new internal combustion vehicle sales, culminating in a 2035 shift to all EVs, might seem a tough target to achieve to those in some parts of the U.S. But it’s all about perspective. In the U.S. as a whole, EV sales accounted for 5.6% of the U.S. vehicle market in Q2 of… More…
Toyota changes tune on EV demand, triples funding for US battery plant
In a strange series of events, Toyota is changing its stance on electric vehicles as the Japanese automaker announced Wednesday it will be tripling its planned investment in its new battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina. More…
Aptera reopens investments to bring its 1,000-mile-range solar electric vehicle to production
Aptera has reopened investments to the public as it tries to secure more money to bring its 1,000-mile-range solar electric vehicle to production. More…
Rivian R1S Review On TikTok Is Creative And Fantastic
Who says you can’t review the fully electric Rivian R1S three-row SUV in just over one minute? More…
BMW starts producing H2 fuel cells for IX5 hydrogen
BMW has started its own production of fuel cells for the iX5 Hydrogen at the Hydrogen Competence Center in Munich. The reason for this is the small series of the iX5 Hydrogen, which is to be used worldwide for testing and demonstration purposes from the end of this year. Preparations for small-scale production have already […] More…
How to watch self-driving racing cars at a safe distance
Roborace will be the world’s first racing series for autonomous electric vehicles. The electric racing vehicles are controlled by an AI and are operated without a driver in the vehicle. Originally announced as a global framework series for Formula E, Roborace has instead become a racing series in its own right. The British company Kinetik […] More…
US: The Number Of EV Models With 300+ Miles Of Range Tripled in 2022
200-250 miles is becoming the base, while the top models might exceed 400 or even 500 miles. More…
Watch Fake Tesla Battery Fire Performed By An Insurance Company
An insurance company staged a Tesla crash and battery fire, but it was pyrotechnics. The battery pack had been removed for safety. More…
EIB funds Mahle for low- & zero-emission technologies
Automotive supplier Mahle is receiving a loan of 300 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the development of new technologies related to zero- and low-emission technologies such as battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Mahle’s projects include investments in technologies such as electric motors, battery components, power electronics, […] More…
