The carmaker’s new after-sales policy goes live today in the US, Canada, and Vietnam. More…
VinFast Will Give Its Customers Cash Or Vouchers If Their EV Breaks Down
Biden vetoes Republican effort to poison you with truck soot
President Joe Biden has vetoed an effort by Congressional Republicans to roll back the first update to heavy truck pollution standards in 22 years. The new soot standards targeted by Republicans are estimated to save thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars. More…
GM’s BrightDrop launches in Canada, its first fleet of electric delivery vans outside of the US
BrightDrop – GM’s all-electric, last-mile delivery unit – is venturing outside of the US for the first time and crossing the border north to Canada. FedEx, one of BrightDrop’s earliest and largest customers, will deploy an initial fleet of electric vehicles around some of the larger metropolitan areas in Canada. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 14, 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…
United Airlines to launch first electric commuter flights for San Francisco
Soon you can hop on a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the San Fransico Bay area for a quick, cost-effective way of getting around while limiting emissions. United Airlines and Eve Air Mobility revealed plans on Wednesday to launch the first electric commuter flights throughout the Bay Area. More…
Microlino celebrates its 1,000th adorable electric microcar rolling off the line
The Swiss electric microcar Microlino has hit a major milestone as the 1,000th vehicle has finished production at its Turin, Italy-based factory. More…
Ford dreams up a roof-mounted backup EV battery system
Ford filed a patent last week for a roof-mounted backup EV battery system designed to give you the extra juice while off the grid. The idea is likely a pipe dream, but it shows you how automakers are getting creative in the electric era. More…
The world’s largest wind farm is on the homestretch [update]
Installation of the final wind turbines at the Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm is now complete. More…
Electric Vehicle Prices Plummet: 14 Percent Drop Compared To Last Year
New pricing and sales data reveals that the average transaction price for EVs was $9,370 less in May 2023 than a year ago. More…
Meet The Firm Aiming To Make EV Repairs Easier
EV Service Pros is a new company aiming to alleviate the difficulties with servicing electric cars. More…
German Cargo Bike Specialist Ca Go Releases The CUV E-Bike CS
This cargo e-bike boasts big utility in a compact package. More…
Kia’s new high-performance EV will pack over 600hp based on next-gen ‘eM’ platform
As the first to ride on the Hyundai Motor Group’s next-gen “eM” electric car platform, Kia’s upcoming EV, codenamed “GT1,” is expected to be a long-range, high-performance machine. More…
How Section 45X Is Revolutionizing Domestic Electric Vehicle Production
Section 45X is one of several provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act aimed to support the US EV supply chain. More…
Elon Musk updates Tesla Semi production
Elon Musk gave an update on Tesla’s plan to bring Tesla Semi to volume production. It looks like it won’t happen for another year. More…
Toyota teases Crown electric sedan, efficiency-boosting EV tech
Just ahead of Toyota’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, where pushback over its strategies on climate change was widely expected, the company released a cache of information about electric vehicle technologies and timelines. Included in the download was more information about batteries and battery chemistries than it had previously… More…
Toyota touts 10-minute EV charging, solid-state battery due in 2027
Toyota this week gave an update on its battery research, claiming a major breakthrough in solid-state battery tech, which the automaker hopes to commercialize later in the decade. In an Tuesday announcement that appeared to have been released in coordination with Toyota’s annual shareholder meeting, the automaker said it is aiming to commercialize… More…
Tesla Cybertruck Rocks Camouflage Wrap In Latest Sighting, But Why?
“Good thing we used camo, lol,” Elon Musk jokingly tweeted about the photos. More…
2024 Polestar 2 costs $51,300 with 320-mile range, rear-wheel drive
The updated 2024 Polestar 2 starts at $51,300 and is scheduled to begin deliveries in August, the automaker announced Tuesday. That base price, which includes a mandatory $1,400 destination charge, is $1,500 more than 2023’s starting price, but the new model year brings many changes and improvements. Polestar has been boosting its range bit by… More…
DoE unlocks further funding for EV battery recycling
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is ready to spend up to $60 mn to establish an Advanced Battery R&D Consortium as the DoE sees “substantial R&D” is required for new or alternative battery chemistries that can achieve lower cost and use more abundant materials. The consortium shall join key players to address critical battery […] More…
German project to let consumers choose energy tariffs when charging
In a pilot project, users of electric vehicles in Germany may soon have the freedom to apply their own tariffs and energy mix at public charging stations. The collaboration between four key players could decouple the operators from pricing at will. The project sees transmission system operator 50Hertz, renewable energy provider LichtBlick, IT startup decarbon1ze, […] More…
