António Félix da Costa has won the first E-Prix in Cape Town, his first win as a Porsche works driver for Formula E. He drove to victory in the season’s fifth race from eleventh on the grid, ahead of Jean-Éric Vergne (DS Penske) and Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing). With da Costa’s win, Porsche’s Formula E […] More…
EV achieves 1000 km without stopping to charge
Students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have become the first people in the world to drive an electric car over a distance of 1000 km in under 12 hours without stopping to charge. They did it using their Sunswift 7, part of whose electric power was generated by solar cells on the […] More…
Nissan to launch 19 EVs by 2023
Nissan is further accelerating its electrification strategy. The Japanese automaker will launch 27 new electrified models by fiscal 2030, including 19 purely electric ones. That is four more pure electric vehicles than announced with the last strategic plan in November 2021. Nissan’s electrification mix worldwide is expected to increase to more than 55 per cent […] More…
Ford Extends F-150 Lightning Production Pause For Another Week
Neither Ford nor SK have publicly revealed the exact issue that caused an F-150 Lightning to catch fire in a holding lot on February 4. More…
VW will not build a factory for Trinity, but one for the US brand Scout
There will be no new VW plant for the “Trinity” project, VW CFO Arno Antlitz confirmed in an internal interview. The carmaker had considered a new factory in the Wolfsburg district of Warmenau for the e-flagship. But these plans were now scrapped. “We will not build any new electric factories in Europe, but transform the […] More…
2023 Genesis Electrified G80: Luxury Sedan With 282 Miles Of EPA Range
It starts at $80,920 (with destination charge) and sales already started. More…
Genesis Electrified GV70 Entered Production In Alabama
It’s the first Genesis model produced outside of South Korea. More…
Report: IRA Might Prompt Audi to Produce EVs In The US
The company would like to be eligible for full $7,500 federal tax credit for its electric cars. More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 2-Year Ownership Review And Road Trip
Does Ford’s fully electric crossover still have what it takes to impress Matt Farah and his wife after two years? More…
Ford’s MEB-Based Crossover Is Set To Be Unveiled On March 21
The electric crossover will be built in Cologne, Germany. More…
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Successor Will Be 1000 HP EV
The high-performance EV will also have a range of 435 miles. More…
Tesla Cybertruck is starting to look more refined with new black tonneau cover
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted with a new black tonneau cover as the electric pickup truck is starting to look more refined as it gets closer to production. More…
Tesla’s Built-In Dashcam Crash Footage Proves Pickup Driver Lied
TeslaCam, the dashcam that’s standard in all Teslas, can help the police and insurance company prove who’s at fault in an incident. More…
Review: Mazda MX-30 EV masquerades as an exotic, misses what matters
The MX-30 EV is a confusing one. It embodies a unique package not shared with any gasoline model and its design details transcend its sub-$40,000 price tag. Yet it sends out some of the disappointing signals of the so-called compliance cars from a decade earlier. For the most part, these were electric conversions of small cars—the Fiat 500… More…
US: First Genesis Electrified G80 Sales Emerged In Stats
The company sold 33 units in January. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 25, 2023
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…
Watch New Tesla Model S Get Totaled Three Hours After Delivery
TeslaCam footage shows wrong-way Honda forcing the driver of the brand-new Tesla to swerve right and sideswipe a semi-truck. More…
Bentley Set To End W12 Production In Favor Of Electric Powertrains
Bentley’s first EV is due in 2025. More…
Op-Ed: Why I’m Pro EV, But Not For The Reasons You’re Probably Thinking
There are plenty of noble reasons to support electric cars, but in all truth, EVs are simply better overall products than gas cars. More…
Weird Alibaba: This one-person electric helicopter is terrifyingly awesome
Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.. More…
