ABB E-Mobility has opened its largest-ever production site for DC fast-charging stations in Valdarno, Tuscany. The plant will manufacture ABB’s entire portfolio of DC charging stations. The opening of the new 16,000-square-metre plant in Valdarno will enable the production of more than 10,000 additional DC charging stations annually, according to ABB. The Swiss-Swedish group’s E-Mobility […] More…
GM Idling Hummer EV Plant To Prepare For Production Expansion
Four-week downtime will be used to retool Factory Zero for new products, including Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra Denali EV. More…
The $4,500 electric car tax credit bonus for union-made EVs is not on the table anymore
Senator Joe Manchin, who has a swing vote in the US Senate, said that the Democrats have given up on the $4,500 electric car tax credit bonus for union-made EVs as part of the Build Back Better Act. More…
VW to present Chinese version of the ID. Aero in June
The production version of the ID. Aero, VW’s first electric sedan, is expected to be launched in the second half of 2023, first in China. The presentation of the near-production study will take place next Monday, 27 June. The corresponding production model for the North American and European markets is to be presented in 2023. […] More…
Rome to cut down on electric scooters
With Rome, the next European capital is planning to reduce the number of electric kick-scooters. After Oslo already reduced the number of electric scooters in the city from almost 25,000 to 8,000, Rome plans to allow only 9,000 of the small electric vehicles in future. The current limit of electric scooters in Rome stands at […] More…
Green-G ecarry
We investigate this custom-built EV for collecting refuse in the narrow streets of older town and cities The dangers of excess CO2, NOX and other greenhouse gases from refuse and freight trucks in populated urban centres makes it imperative to electrify such traditionally diesel-hungry vehicles. More…
Volkswagen ID. Aero Concept Sedan Teased Again, Will Debut June 27
The ID. Aero study previews VW’s first all-electric sedan that will debut in China in the second half of 2023. More…
XPeng suspends P5 reservations in Europe citing issues with export timeline
Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors announced it has suspended all P5 reservations and pre-orders in the four countries in Europe it currently has a presence. The decision comes just months after the company opened reservations for the P5 overseas. Citing foreseen export timeline issues, XPeng will shift its focus to the P7 sedan. More…
Eole X Pro launched as full-suspension folding electric bike, begins taking discounted pre-orders
The folding electric bicycle company Morfuns has recently improved upon the brand’s Eole S model of e-bike that we recently tested, adding suspension and outfitting the bike for an even more comfortable ride. The new model known as the Eole X marks the latest evolution in the brand’s e-bike development. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 21, 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…
Watch Ford F-150 Lightning Fully Charge Stranded Mini Cooper SE
The truck charged the city car to 100% SoC in around five and a half hours and still had more than 200 miles of remaining range. More…
Tesla dominates the list of most American-made cars
Tesla dominates the list of most American-made cars, now with the Model Y taking the top spot on the 2022 list. More…
Kroger, the US’s largest supermarket chain, is adding more level 2 and 3 EV chargers
Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US and the second-largest retailer overall behind Walmart, is adding more DC fast and level 2 Volta EV chargers to its stores.. More…
Zoomo’s One Delivery E-Bike Inches Closer To Production
Zoomo claims that the One is the ultimate delivery e-bike in the market. More…
Is The Ford F-150 Lightning The Cheapest Truck To Drive Today?
How do fuel costs and total cost of ownership compare between gas, diesel, hybrid, and electric pickup trucks? More…
GM’s BrightDrop Delivers First 150 Zevo 600 Electric Vans To FedEx
BrightDrop has still a long way to go as FedEx has ordered 2,500 of its Zevo 600 vans. More…
DHL Express to add 80 electric vans to Singapore fleet
DHL Express has announced the addition of 80 electric vehicles to its Singapore fleet in partnership with transport company ComfortDelGro. Along with the 10 EVs that are currently in its fleet, DHL Express Singapore will have a total of 90 EVs on Singapore roads by October 2022. This eight-fold increase in the number of electric […] More…
Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its solar electric car
Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its upcoming solar electric car and believes that the entire US EV market should do the same. More…
Elli & Mitnetz Strom start trial smart charging project in Germany
In a joint pilot project, German companies Elli and Mitnetz Strom have started tests to optimised charging strategies. The project aims to achieve efficient interaction between the electricity grid and electromobility with electric cars from the VW Group. The change in large parts of mobility towards electrification brings new challenges. For example, the demands on […] More…
Faurecia to supply H2 tanks for ZEV project in France with Air Flow
The French automotive supplier Faurecia has been commissioned to supply high-capacity hydrogen storage tanks for the filling stations of HYmpulsion’s Zero Emission Valley (ZEV) project in France, in collaboration with Air Flow, a global rental logistics company. The aim of the project is to put 1,200 fuel cell vehicles on the road by the end […] More…
