For most of automotive history, the constraints on EV adoption were technical ones, but that may be about to change. More…
The Next Constraint On Electric Car Adoption: Raw Materials
MAN to release electric bus chassis globally
MAN Truck & Bus will in future offer an electric bus chassis for the global market. In a first step, MAN will offer the eBus chassis as a two-axle vehicle for use as a low-floor, low-entry and intercity bus (high floor). Bodybuilders can develop their electric buses on this basis. The chassis is based on […] More…
Microlino opens configurator for its adorable electric microcar to 30,000 reservation holders
One little Swiss microcar (technically a quadricycle) has made a disproportionately sized splash. The pint-sized four-wheeled electric vehicle known as the Microlino may be petite, but it’s got a long line forming out the door counting over 30,000 reservation holders. And today the company officially opened its configurator to let those early adopters begin building their own Microlino vehicles ahead of full-scale production. More…
Good news: Cadillac hasn’t turned beautiful Celestiq electric flagship into a crossover
Cadillac on Wednesday released several up-close teaser photos of its upcoming Celestiq show car that preview an electric flagship for the luxury brand. One of the teasers shows that the Celestiq keeps its low hoodline, low-set beltline, and what appears to be the same huge 23-inch wheels as the concept—altogether a glimpse that some fans of… More…
First Audi Charging Hub A Success, Three More Coming This Year
Audi will open new charging hubs in Zürich (Switzerland), Salzburg (Austria), and Berlin (Germany) in the second half of 2022. More…
Audi Charging Hub A Success, Three More Coming This Year
Audi will open new charging hubs in Zürich (Switzerland), Salzburg (Austria), and Berlin (Germany) in the second half of 2022. More…
VW to begin ID.4 production in the USA early
VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga in July and to bring the vehicles to dealers in “significant quantities” from September. That would be several months earlier than previously planned. At the beginning of the year, VW still said that the series production of the ID.4 in […] More…
VW to begin ID.4 production in the USA in July
VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga in July and to bring the vehicles to dealers in “significant quantities” from September. That would be several months earlier than previously planned – at the beginning of the year it was still said that series production would start in […] More…
Porsche accelerates its electric bike expansion, buys up German e-bike motor manufacturer
German automotive manufacturer Porsche isn’t sitting in the slow lane when it comes to expanding the company’s reach in the electric bike market. Porsche’s latest power move in the two-wheeled EV industry just saw it buy up Fazua, an innovative electric bicycle drive manufacturer. More…
Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about
Elon Musk has revealed more details about what his Tesla Master Plan Part 3 will be about during a new companywide meeting with employees held last night. More…
EU Parliament votes to end combustion vehicle sales in 2035
The EU Parliament has cleared the way for the phasing out of internal combustion engines in new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles from 2035 as part of the EU climate package “Fit for 55”. The Parliament’s position for the negotiations with the EU Member States is thus clear. The result of the vote: 339 […] More…
Texas refuses to subsidise Teslas for ditching dealers
Although Tesla has moved its headquarters to Texas and opened a factory in the US state, Tesla’s electric cars remain excluded from the subsidy programme in Texas for electrified vehicles. The reason is Tesla’s direct sales without an intermediary dealer, which is an exclusion criterion for the subsidy programme. Laura Lopez, a media and community […] More…
Buick To Launch Five New EVs In China By 2025, Including Two In 2022
GM’s most popular brand in China embarks on an accelerated transformation toward an electric future in the world’s largest car market. More…
Module aimed at 900V powertrains
NXP Semiconductors is working with Hitachi on a power module using 1200 V SiC transistors (writes Nick Flaherty). The collaboration combines NXP’s GD3160 isolated gate driver and Hitachi Energy’s RoadPak SiC half-bridge power modules for faster development of efficient, reliable and functionally safe EV powertrains using 900V battery packs.The RoadPak uses 1200 V SiC MOSFETs, […] More…
Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a ‘nutty’ end-of-quarter delivery wave
Elon Musk told Tesla employees to expect a “nutty” end-of-quarter delivery wave this quarter at a new company-wide meeting. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 8, 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…
Honda Prologue Electric SUV Rendered As A Production Model
This will be the first Honda model to ride on the Ultium platform it gained access to through a partnership with General Motors. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week
Tesla is planning to get Gigafactory Shanghai out of its ‘closed loop’ system with workers sleeping at the factory by the end of the week. More…
AutoFlight releases test flight video of updated Prosperity I eVTOL air taxi
Next-generation air taxi developer AutoFlight has released new video of an upgraded proof-of-concept version of its electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Prosperity I aircraft undergoing a new battery of test flights. More…
Fisker PEAR: 3,200 Reservations Already, 310-Mile Range, Solar Roof
Along with the first interior rendering, Fisker reveals that the urban electric crossover will feature a mysterious “Houdini trunk.” More…
