According to a recent report out of Germany, Volkswagen is flirting with the idea of opening a second US production facility, possibly in Chattanooga, TN, where its current footprint is. In addition to significantly expanding its capacity on US soil, Volkswagen is also reportedly considering implementing a battery cell plant nearby as well. More…
This Week Marks Big EV News From Ford, GM, And Lucid: Apr 29, 2022
Heading into the weekend, it’s time to set your sights on some top stories for EV advocacy. More…
Europe: Volkswagen And BP Launch Rapid Rollout Of Fast Chargers
Up to 4,000 additional DC fast charging points will be installed in Germany and the UK within 24 months. More…
UPDATE: Musk Sells $8.5B Worth Of Tesla Shares, “No Further Sales Planned”
The transactions took place only days after the Twitter board accepted Musk’s takeover offer, according to SEC regulatory filings. More…
Musk Sells $4B Worth Of Tesla Shares, “No Further Sales Planned”
The transactions took place only days after the Twitter board accepted Musk’s takeover offer, according to SEC regulatory filings. More…
Shell awards another charging infrastructure framework contract to ABB
ABB has signed a new global framework agreement with Shell to supply its complete portfolio of AC and DC charging stations. The products range from the AC wallbox for homes, businesses and retail to the Terra 360 HPC charging point. Shell reportedly intends to operate 500,000 charging points worldwide by 2025. By 2030, this number […] More…
Is Giga Berlin Tesla’s Ticket To Taking Back EV Market Share In Europe?
Tesla led EV sales in Europe as early as 2019, though it has largely trailed Volkswagen and Stellantis ever since. More…
States and environmental groups sue USPS over gasoline mail delivery trucks
A coalition of environmental groups and over a dozen states filed lawsuits Thursday against the United States Postal Service (USPS) over plans to replace mail trucks with a majority-gasoline fleet. A new mail truck design from defense contractor Oshkosh was unveiled in February 2021, with plans to make just 10% of the fleet electric. That… More…
VW and BP put first joint charging station into operation
With the inauguration of the first charging station in Düsseldorf, Volkswagen and BP have now officially launched their strategic partnership announced last year. In the first step of this cooperation, up to 4,000 additional fast charging points will be set up at petrol stations over the next 24 months. In Germany, these will be Aral […] More…
Mahle and Volytica to develop battery diagnostics via charging plug
Mahle Aftermarket wants to use the charging plug in addition to the existing OBD port for battery diagnostics of electric vehicles in the future. For this purpose, the service and spare parts division of the automotive supplier is working together with Volytica Diagnostics, a software developer from Dresden. As Mahle has now announced, the diagnostic […] More…
FIA & Formula E presents Gen3 racecars
The FIA and Formula E have unveiled the third-generation racing car that will be used in the electric racing series from the coming season. The technical key data differ greatly from the previous vehicle. For example, the peak power will in future be 350 kW in qualifying mode, while only 300 kW may be used […] More…
Four Teslas Make The Top 10 Fastest-Selling Used Cars In March 2022
The Model X ranked first in iSeeCars.com’s study, with an average 28.0 days to sell and a whopping average price of $90,406. More…
TVR announces electric sports car for 2024
British sports car brand TVR is planning a limited edition all-electric offshoot of its Griffith V8 model for 2024, as well as a second, as yet unspecified electric model. TVR made the announcement as part of a sponsorship partnership with the Formula E electric racing series. The manufacturer, previously known for its petrol-powered sports cars, […] More…
Tata looks to quadruple electric vehicle production
India’s largest carmaker Tata Motors plans to more than quadruple its production of electric vehicles this financial year. The company has also unveiled a concept of a spacious electric car – vehicles on this platform are to be sold worldwide. After building and selling 19,000 electric cars in the last financial year, Tata is set […] More…
Elon Musk sold $8 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares, but he says he is done
Elon Musk confirmed that he sold about $8 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares over the last few days, which sent the automaker’s stock spiraling down, but now he says he is done selling Tesla stocks. More…
Elon Musk sold $4 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares, but he says he is done
Elon Musk confirmed that he sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares over the last few days, which sent the automaker’s stock spiraling down, but now he says he is done selling Tesla stocks. More…
Stellantis upgrades factory in Serbia for EV production
Stellantis has announced plans to build electric cars in Serbia in the future. According to the group, a new electric compact model will go into production at the Stellantis plant in Kragujevac from mid-2024, replacing the Fiat 500L minivan. Another electric model could be added at a later date, Stellantis said in the statement. Given […] More…
The US generated a record 18% of its electricity from wind and solar in March
Last month, the US generated 18% of its electricity from wind and solar (59 TWh) for the first time. That beat the previous record set in March 2021 (53 TWh), according to new data from global energy think tank Ember. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 28, 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…
US electric car sales jumped to an impressive record high last quarter
Electric car sales in the United States jumped to a record high of over 200,000 vehicles during the last quarter (Q1 2022). More…
