US Hybrid, an Ideanomics subsidiary, has announced an order from Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA). The transit agency expects US Hybrid to deliver 19 battery-electric vans for public transportation, but the vehicles must first undergo advanced testing. Said testing at the Altoona test track is required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to be eligible […] More…
Scania sets up huge solar charging depot for electric trucks in Sweden
Scania is working with the Swedish company Falkenklev Logistik on “Sweden’s largest charge park” for electric trucks. It is the first time Scania delivers vehicles and delves deeper into the surrounding charging infrastructure and ecosystem. To start with, the deal sees Scania not only delivering five battery-electric trucks but also 1.6 MW charging equipment to […] More…
GM invests in EV battery startup Soelect
General Motors’ investment arm GM Ventures, is among the investors in a US startup developing fast-charging lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles, the company said Thursday. Soelect raised $11 million from GM Ventures, KTB Network and Lotte Ventures, an affiliate of Korea’s Lotte Chemical. The startup based in North Carolina was founded in 2018 by Jin […] More…
1,070 HP Dongfeng Warrior M18 EV Coming As China’s Hummer EV
The Warrior is the Chinese reinterpretation of the original Hummer H1 and now they want to make it electric. More…
New high-speed German electric scooter offers modern styling, breaks from competitors
In a sea of Vespa-styled electric scooters coming out across Europe, the newly unveiled Naon Zero-One electric two-wheeler offers a unique and fresh design. The fresh styling just may help differentiate it from the ubiquitous classically designed scooters still commanding significant market share. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 5, 2022
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…
Volvo And Northvolt’s Battery Gigafactory Will Be Built In Sweden
The two partners selected Gothenburg, Sweden, close to Volvo Cars’ largest car plant. More…
Watch Tesla Model 3 Hit Pole: First FSD Accident Caught On Video?
The owner blames the self-driving system, although his complaint couldn’t be confirmed. More…
Watch Tesla Model Y Hit Pole: First FSD Accident Caught On Video?
The owner blames the self-driving system, although his complaint couldn’t be confirmed. More…
BMW CEO Warns Against Premature ICE Phaseout
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse believes phasing out the combustion engine too soon won’t be beneficial for “the climate or anyone else”. More…
Lucid DreamDrive Over The Air Update Roll Out Commences
The startup has released new features for their DreamDrive driver assistance system via an OTA update. More…
US: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Sales Rebounded In 2021
It was a record year, but the volume remains marginal. More…
Lightning eMotors Strikes Deal To Electrify Medium-Duty GM Platforms
Colorado-based company will electrify GM trucks for applications such as school buses, shuttle buses and delivery trucks. More…
Tesla Secures Natural Graphite Anode Source In Louisiana
It seems every week we learn that Tesla is working to secure more raw materials for its batteries. More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Your Own Working Backyard Electric Train
Admit it, you know it’d be fun to be chief engineer on your own train. You’ve probably never even thought about it before, but if I said “Here, have your own train. Go nuts!”, you’d jump at it. I know I would. And through the magic of the internet and a crazy little corner of it known as the electric vehicle section of the Alibaba Chinese shopping site, that dream is closer to a reality than you might have expected. More…
Porsche Taycan Is No Match For 1,111 HP Lucid Air Dream Edition
This drag race really puts these ridiculously quick EVs’ performance in perspective. More…
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta runs into a pole in what could be the first FSD accident caught on video
A Tesla vehicle using Full Self-Driving Beta has been caught on video running into a pole in what could be the first accident on the FSD Beta. More…
Norway: BEV Share Hits Record, PHEVs Collapse In January 2022
New electric car models happened to be the most popular last month. More…
Podcast: Interview with Tesla hater/FSD Beta tester Taylor Ogan, FSD rolling stop, Tesla cathode factory, Kia EV6 and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including an interview with Tesla hater/FSD Beta tester Taylor Ogan, recall of Full Self-Driving Beta’s rolling stop feature, Tesla’s new cathode factory, and more. More…
Kia EV6 first drive: 10 things I didn’t know about the big 310-mile every-person sportwagon
Kia flew us out to wine and “winding road” country to test the new EV6, which is coming a bit late to the US, as it’s been out for a while in its native Korea and Europe already. So that means I’ve had months to digest the information about the car, its characteristics, and its place in the industry. But nothing beats a test drive through the mountains with fellow EV nerd and former Electrek writer Brad Berman to get to know a car intimately.. More…
