Another year has gone by without a resolution to the fight between franchised dealerships—which had a strong 2021 thanks to weak supply and strong demand—and the direct-sales model pioneered by Tesla, and now taken up by Rivian and Lucid. This is a familiar saga to anyone who has followed EV developments over the past decade, but the… More…
Munich orders 14 electric 18-metre Ebusco buses
The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has received a follow-up order from public transport operator Stadtwerke München in Germany. The order is for 14 electric 18-metre buses of the type Ebusco 2.2. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2023. “After the 12-metre buses from Ebusco met the range expectation, we are looking forward […] More…
Freyr & Aleees launch LFP joint venture
The Norwegian battery company Freyr and Aleees, a Taiwanese manufacturer of LFP cathode materials, have agreed to establish a joint venture. The planned joint venture is to build an LFP cathode factory in the Nordic region. This cathode materials factory is expected to begin operations in 2024, coinciding with the expected ramp-up of Freyr’s first […] More…
Microvast and FPT to supply batteries to Iveco Bus
Microvast, together with FPT Industrial, will supply the complete battery system for a new electric city and intercity bus from Iveco Bus. The Iveco Bus Crossway LE Electric is expected to be unveiled later this year, with first deliveries possible from mid-2023. Microvast says it has developed a battery pack with high energy density and […] More…
Switch Mobility is setting up a factory in Spain
Switch Mobility has announced the construction of a production facility for electric vehicles in the Spanish province of Valladolid. The British subsidiary of the Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland plans to invest around 100 million euros in its first site in continental Europe over the next ten years. Construction is scheduled to start on […] More…
BMW passes 100,000 electric vehicle mark for 2021
The BMW Group delivered 103,855 fully electric vehicles in 2021, 133.8% more than in the previous year. Sales of plug-in hybrids also increased – overall PHEV sales are even higher, but growth is slower. In total, BMW delivered 328,316 BEVs and PHEVs, an increase of 70.4 per cent on 2020. Subtracting the 103,855 BEVs from […] More…
Volkswagen subsidiaries significantly raise EV sales
The Volkswagen brands VW, Audi, Porsche, Skoda and Seat have published their sales figures for the past year. All of them were able to significantly increase sales of battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids – while overall sales declined in some cases. The core VW brand delivered 263,000 fully electric vehicles and 106,000 plug-in hybrids last […] More…
Taiwan soon to have more Gogoro electric scooter battery swap stations than gas stations
Electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro is famous for its battery-swapping network of GoStations that extensively covers its native Taiwan. The system has become so popular that it will soon eclipse the number of gas stations on the island nation. More…
Rivian’s Chief Operating Officer Left The Company In December
EV maker says Rod Copes “began a phased retirement from Rivian several months ago.” More…
David Hudson
Talking the talk The head of EV strategy at ePropelled tells Rory Jackson how he came into the role and shares details of the company’s dynamic torque switching technology Predicting growth or decline across different areas of the e-mobility world is challenging at the best of times. These days it is even more complex, with […] More…
Tesla FSD Now Has Selectable Modes: Chill, Average and Assertive
In two of the modes, the vehicle will even perform rolling stops instead of fully stopping as is legally required. More…
Porsche To Compensate VWCV For Not Building EV Flagship In Hanover
Porsche will reportedly pay $113 million to VW Commercial Vehicles after deciding to build the model at its plant in Leipzig. More…
Podbike to begin delivering its four-wheeled enclosed electric bike-car this year
After bringing in €3.2 million in funding and raking in a list of pre-orders, Podbike says it will deliver its first electric bike-car known as the Frikar later this year. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 11, 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…
Coal will make up 85% of electric generating capacity retirements in 2022 – Here’s why
US electricity generator operators have scheduled 14.9 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity to retire during 2022, and the vast majority of those scheduled retirements – 85% – are coal-fired power plants, reports the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) today.. More…
Volkswagen Intends To Double Electric Car Sales In China In 2022
Considering over 70,000 ID. were sold there in 2021, it should be 140,000 in 2022. More…
Volvo previews sleek upgrades to Android OS infotainment system for the Polestar 3 and other upcoming EVs
Volvo Cars has announced it will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 3rd generation digital cockpit technology to help power its infotainment system. Together with Google’s Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS), this upgrade will mean a faster infotainment system offering an ecosystem of features for future drivers of the Polestar 3, Volvo’s forthcoming electric SUV, and other upcoming EVs. More…
Cyclum Renewables reimagines the truck stop ahead of electric semi truck surge
Somewhere in a Venn diagram that includes Turkish bath houses, refugee camps, and outdoor music festivals exists the American truck stop. In concept and execution, it’s a business model that has endured for decades – but the coming wave of electric semi trucks will present different challenges than a gas pump and shower, and challenge presents opportunity. More…
Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Above 5,600 In December 2021
Roughly 30,000 were produced since July. More…
Mercedes to bring electric drivetrain development in-house from 2024
Mercedes-Benz’ latest EQ electric vehicles are making waves in the premium EV market, and its next generation of EVs – as shown by the ultra-efficient Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX concept – will simply raise the competitive bar for range and performance even higher… and Mercedes thinks that the best way to achieve its goals is by going it alone. More…
