Tesla has launched the Model Y Rear-Wheel-Drive Standard Range in Europe, and it is surprisingly cheap. More…
South Korea: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Preorders Exceeded 37,000 In 24 Hours
The amazing new record indicates huge demand for the new electric model.More…
Xiaomi Updates Its E-Mobility Range With New Electric Scooter 4 Pro
Slightly bigger proportions, as well as a new motor and battery, amp up this e-scooter’s utility.More…
2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E gets price increase of up to $8,300, range boost for some versions
Ford has raised prices on its 2023 Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, by up to $8,300 versus the 2022 model. The automaker said in a release issued Thursday that the price hikes are “due to significant material cost increases, continued strain on key supply chains, and rapidly evolving market conditions.” Here, they also incorporate a change… More…
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is considering another large-scale US battery cell factory
Panasonic just announced that it is building a $4 billion battery cell factory in Kansas to supply Tesla, but we now learn that the Japanese company is considering greenlighting another large-scale US battery cell factory to build simultaneously. More…
Volvo Trucks completes LIGHTS project in the USA
Volvo Trucks North America has announced the culmination of the Volvo LIGHTS project – a three-year project that brought together 14 public and private partners to design and implement a blueprint for the robust support ecosystem necessary to deploy battery-electric trucks and equipment at scale. During the project, which ran from 2019 to 2022 in […] More…
2023 Genesis Electrified G80 Has A Starting MSRP Of $79,825
The electric luxury sedan will be available in eight states, including four newly confirmed ones: Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Washington.More…
California sets the course for ICE exit
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has now passed the regulation ‘Advanced Clean Cars II’, which defines the path for the ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) cars in the US state from 2035 onwards, which was enacted by California Governor Gavin Newsom by decree around two years ago. However, the ban on internal combustion […] More…
Tesla Model Y with RWD now available in Germany
Tesla has added a new basic version with rear-wheel drive to the configurator for the Model Y in Europe. In Germany, the new model variant costs 53,990 euros. It is unclear whether the new variant will come from Grünheide – Tesla has recently been able to significantly increase production there. Tesla gives an estimated WLTP […] More…
Mercedes kicks off production of the EQS in the USA
Mercedes-Benz has given the go-ahead for the production of the EQS SUV. The SUV offshoot of the all-electric EQS is now being produced at the US plant in Tuscaloosa for the global markets. The Stuttgart company had already started sales a few weeks ago. For years, the vehicle plant in Alabama has not only built […] More…
Mazda has sold out of BEVs in the USA
Mazda has announced that its only electric model, the MX-30, is now sold out in the USA. Only 505 units of the BEV model were sold by the Japanese carmaker within ten months of availability there – and all of them in California. Mazda did not specify whether the MX-30 will receive a new model […] More…
Going large offers longer range
Advanced Cell Engineering (ACE) has filed a patent application for a very large format (VLF) battery cell (writes Nick Flaherty). The filing, in the U,S is part of its Project Magnus to develop a highly efficient, 1 m cell-to-pack prismatic cell. It is ACE’s fourth patent application in the past 6 months. Rather than using thousands […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 25, 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…
Direct-to-satellite Starlink coming to Tesla vehicles, but not in the way you’d expect
At a joint event between SpaceX and T-Mobile, the two companies announced that they will be launching a direct-to-phone connection with Starlink Gen 2 satellites. Elon Musk took to Twitter soon after to confirm that this same connection will allow direct connections with Tesla vehicles. More…
Direct-to-satellite Starlink coming to Tesla vehicles, but not in the way you expect
At a joint event between SpaceX and T-Mobile, the two companies announced that they will be launching a direct-to-phone connection with Starlink Gen 2 satellites. Elon took to Twitter soon after to confirm that this same connection will allow direct connections with Tesla vehicles. More…
Portable Energy Storage Test: How Much EV Range Can You Replenish?
It could be helpful in emergency situations when the EV battery is depleted, but is it viable?More…
Renewables provided over 25% of total US electrical generation in first half of 2022
Renewables provided more than 25% of electrical generation in the United States during the first half of 2022, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). More…
California’s 2035 gas car ban finalized – why it’s huge, even if we want sooner
The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously today to implement perhaps its most significant regulation ever – the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which officially implements a planned ban on new gas car sales beginning in 2035 and could shake up the entire US auto market. More…
Toyota says there’s no EV demand – maybe try selling one the wheels stay on?
Toyota is at it again, claiming that there’s not enough demand in the United States for electric vehicles – most of which are currently suffering from months of backlog in the United States due to high demand. Even their own bZ4X has a waiting list because, well, the wheels keep falling off. More…
Electric school buses give back over 80 hours of power to Massachusetts energy grid
The power of heavy-duty electric vehicles is on display again in Massachusetts as electric school buses are being used to send much-needed energy back to the grid.. More…
