The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng is putting the spotlight on the facelift of its P7 sedan, which is also available in Europe. The new edition is called Xpeng P7i and can be ordered in China as of now. Deliveries are also scheduled to begin this month. Xpeng unveiled the previous P7 model in the […] More…
Hertz will triple EV fleet at America’s Big Oil nerve center
Hertz this week announced plans to nearly triple its EV rental fleet in the heart of America’s oil industry. The rental giant plans to bring 2,100 EVs to Houston, as well as an “EV fast-charging hub” at Houston Hobby airport that will serve both ride-hailing drivers and the general public, according to a company press release. This adds to Hertz’s… More…
Tesla Cybertruck Frunk Details Allegedly Leaked By Employee
A Tesla employee shared that the Cybertruck’s frunk lid will open much like the Ford F-150 Lightning’s Mega Power Frunk. More…
Porsche Confirms Cayenne BEV, Will Reportedly Arrive In 2026
Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the all-electric Cayenne will continue the nameplate’s success story. More…
2,000 SONDORS Metacycle e-motorcycles shipped as company extends big price drop
After the e-bike and e-motorcycle company SONDORS’s CEO spoke with Electrek on the Wheel-E Podcast last week, the company made several big announcements about the love-it-or-hate-it Metacycle electric motorcycle. More…
Rivian (RIVN) is looking past Amazon for EDV deliveries after recent contract talks
Rivian ($RIVN) is in discussion with its largest shareholder and commercial partner, Amazon ($AMZN), to end a significant part of its 2019 electric delivery van (EDV) agreement. More…
Tesla Up Against Possible Criminal Charges At Giga Berlin
The company is alleged to have caused water pollution, which is considered an environmental crime. More…
Indra receives over £20 million in funding
British company Indra announced that it completed its oversubscribed Series B funding round. According to the company, investors paid more than £20 million for Indra to continue its work on bidirectional charging technology. Gulf Oil International led the investment. “This additional investment shows the depth of confidence in our ground-breaking technology as we continue to […] More…
BYD receives major order from Octopus in the UK
Octopus Electric Vehicles wants to procure 5,000 electric cars from BYD for British customers over the next three years. The two companies have agreed on this as part of a memorandum of understanding. Octopus Electric Vehicles, the eMobility provider of the energy supplier Octopus Energy, wants to make the BYD electric cars available to employees […] More…
US Hybrid starts production of electric street sweepers
Ideanomics has announced that production has started for 18 hybrid-electric street sweepers featuring its subsidiary US Hybrid’s electric and hybrid electric propulsion kits. In the next steps, the California-based Global Environmental Products (GEP) will manufacture and deliver the sweepers to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in the coming weeks. At the same time, GEP […] More…
Mitsubishi electric pickup, multiple EVs teased in product plan
Mitsubishi on Friday announced a medium-term product plan that will see the automaker launch 16 vehicles globally over the next five years, nine of which will be electrified. Among those models will be an electric pickup truck. The automaker sees the 2023 to 2025 period as a “turning point to a major transition era,” with an increased focus on… More…
Cummins launches zero-emissions solutions brand named Accelera
US engine builder Cummins has launched Accelera, a new brand for its electrification solutions business. Cummins also announces several projects, including the introduction of 1,000 new electric school buses in cooperation with Blue Bird. Accelera is the newest brand of Cummins’ New Power business unit. According to a press release, it will address “key industries” […] More…
Tesla Model 3 Crushed By Falling Tree, Occupants Okay
Tesla touts the safety of its EVs, and it seems time and time again the vehicles keep people safe in some of the worst situations. More…
LG & Panasonic rumoured to supply Tesla’s 4680 battery cells
According to an agency report, Panasonic and LG Energy Solution are to supply the 4680 cells for the Tesla Cybertruck. Apparently, this was not originally planned. Tesla is said to have not yet reached the targeted energy density with its own 4680 cells of the first generation. Reuters reported this with reference to insiders. Tesla […] More…
Epic Guide To Global EV Sales In 2022
EV market share is growing more quickly than most people estimated, especially in Europe and China. More…
Man Unknowingly Unlocks And Drives Off In Someone Else’s Tesla
The Model 3 owner mistook another Tesla for his own and was able to unlock it with the Tesla App on his smartphone and drive it. More…
Specialized Pulls The Covers Off The Globe Haul ST Cargo E-Bike
The highly awaited cargo e-bike offers an impressive array of utility-focused features. More…
Tesla Reveals Charging Stats: Almost 2 Million Sessions Per Day
In terms of Supercharging, there are roughly 1.5 million sessions weekly. More…
Canada Post goes all electric in Nanaimo
Canada Post has taken delivery of 14 electric delivery vans at its Nanaimo depot, making it the CEP provider’s first location with an entirely electric fleet. The depot acts as a test location, as Canada Post is looking to electrify its last mile. Sally Dam, Director of Urban Delivery Strategy, told CBC Vancouver that Nanaimo […] More…
Hyundai may launch EV with LFP cells from CATL
Korean carmaker Hyundai will likely launch its first electric model with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries this year. Even more specific: the second-generation Kia Ray EV minivan will use LFP batteries made by CATL. According to The Elec, Hyundai will use the cell-to-pack technology, which CATL had already licensed to Hyundai Mobis in 2021. The […] More…
