As many of my regular readers will know, nearly two years ago I set out on a saga to buy an electric mini-truck from China. Now that it’s been with me for over 18 months, I’ve had the chance to put in a number of awesome upgrades to turn the truck into a true workhorse. More…
UK: Plug-In Car Sales Surged 50% In April 2023
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) remained the second most popular “fuel type.” More…
Startup EVs Vs Legacy EVs: Who Will Win? A J.D. Power Exclusive
Tesla’s remarkable rise has spawned additional EV startups, but legacy automakers are finally getting serious about EVs, too. More…
Ford’s Q1, Refreshed Volvo EVs & CEOs Making News: EV News May 5, 2023
The weeks are flying by as the weather gets warmer and the EV news keeps streaming in. More…
FEV & ITL present improved battery housing concept
The development service provider FEV, together with Impression Technologies (ITL), a specialist in aluminium metal, has developed a battery housing concept for EVs using ‘HFQ technology’, which is intended to optimally utilise the space available for energy storage. By completely relocating the structurally relevant components to the outside and simultaneously integrating the battery housing into […] More…
DE: Volkswagen & Shell install first battery-boosted DC charger
Volkswagen and Shell Germany have put the first battery-boosted charging station into operation at a Shell petrol station in Göttingen. If the trial deployment is successful, further examples of Elli’s pole could be created at pit stops by Shell in Europe. The Flexpole charging columns from Volkswagen’s energy brand Elli deliver up to 150 kW […] More…
Major OEM places drive order with Magna
Magna has won a major order for its new electric drive system, eDS Mid. The order, from an unnamed “Europe-based Global Premium OEM”, is to supply the electric drive system for use in sedan and SUV models planned for release in 2027. Magna’s eDS Mid is a compact, high-speed electric motor that offers a scalable […] More…
White House: Toyota “fully committed” to electrifying US fleet
Toyota “has been the laggard” on electrifying its U.S. lineup, but is now “fully committed,” White House senior advisor John Podesta said in an interview with Reuters published Tuesday. Podesta said he met with senior officials from the automaker, including chief scientist Gill Pratt, who is one of the executives who even around the time of… More…
Lion Electric presents the Lion5 Class 5 electric truck
Lion Electric has officially presented the Lion5, an all-electric Class 5 truck powered by Lion’s new in-house engineered and manufactured 800V battery packs. The Lion5 has a maximum payload of up to 12,500 lbs. and production is to start before the end of the year. The Canadian electric utility vehicle manufacturer added that the” new […] More…
BP increases stake in India’s EV-only cab service BluSmart
BluSmart Mobility, an Indian EV-only ride-hailing startup, has raised $42 million. Investors include BP Ventures, the investment arm of the British oil and gas company BP. The funds will strengthen BluSmart’s presence in India and more than double the fleet. The announcement is in line with earlier plans updated in June 2022. At the time, […] More…
Albemarle to expand lithium refining in Australia
The American speciality chemicals company Albemarle has announced a doubling of the production capacity of its Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia. Instead of 50,000 tonnes per year, the plant will be able to produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide at full capacity. This will support the production of an estimated 2.4 million electric […] More…
Mini Publishes Battery And Range Specs For All-New Cooper Electric
The 2024 Mini Cooper EV will be able to go up to between 186-248 miles on a single charge. More…
Tesla secures large order of parts for Cybertruck
Tesla has reportedly secured a large order of interior parts for the Cybertruck worth hundreds of millions of dollars. More…
Melbourne mechanic tries to upsell customer for oil change on EV
In Melbourne, a Mercedes owner was charged 445 Australian dollars by one of the manufacturer’s dealerships for an engine oil and filter change. This was clearly an oversight, as the car in question was an all-electric Mercedes EQA 250. According to the story, the driver did not initially question the $700 invoice, which was set […] More…
Nio launches deliveries of the EC7 in China
Nio has started deliveries of its new EC7 model in China. It has still not been decided whether the EC7 will also come to Europe. The all-electric SUV coupé, which was presented at the turn of the year, will be offered including the battery with an energy content of 75 kWh or 100 kWh at […] More…
VW & Bosch are dropping their joint venture plans
The Volkswagen Group and Bosch will not realise their planned joint venture to equip battery cell factories. Volkswagen and its battery subsidiary PowerCo are now pursuing the plan without Bosch as a partner – but Bosch will remain on board as a supplier. “We are not setting up a joint venture,” Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung […] More…
LEVC presents new BEV platform ‘SOA’
Geely’s subsidiary LEVC has presented its modular electric platform SOA (Space Oriented Architecture), which was developed together with the parent company. With this, the manufacturer wants to become the global “leading provider of purely electric mobility solutions”. The first LEVC model based on the SOA is to be “a completely new offering, launching LEVC into […] More…
Lordstown Motors Anticipates Endurance Production “Will Cease In The Near Future”
A plethora of financial problems has brought the American EV startup close to bankruptcy. More…
Tesla Launches New Model S Plaid Track Package That Unlocks 200 MPH Top Speed
The kit also comes with new “Zero-G” wheels and carbon ceramic brakes. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 4, 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…
