Mercedes-Benz on Thursday unveiled a concept car previewing the electric future of its AMG performance brand. The Vision AMG concept is a sleek electric four-door coupe underpinned by the AMG.EA platform, one of three dedicated EV architectures Mercedes plans to introduce around 2025. That’s also when we should see the first AMG production model… More…
Tesla Dominates EV Sales In 2022 Despite Mounting Competition
Tesla’s Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan were the two top-selling vehicles in the US in Q1 this year. More…
I go everywhere in my city by electric vehicle, yet I don’t own an electric car. Here’s how I do it
Spoiler alert: Electric vehicles are the future, and they’re destined to replace fossil fuel-powered cars. Unless you’ve got your head firmly buried in the sand, that won’t come as a shocker to you.. More…
Daimler Truck & Sysco sign MoU for 800 electric trucks
The US food delivery company Sysco has signed a letter of intent with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to purchase up to 800 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks. The first eCascadia delivery is scheduled to arrive at Sysco’s Riverside, California location later this year. The deployment of the complete 800 electric Class 8 tractors is scheduled […] More…
Nissan & Mitsubishi present compact EV for Japan
Nissan and Mitsubishi have presented a jointly developed electric small car for the Japanese market. It is marketed by Nissan under the name ‘Sakura’ and by Mitsubishi as ‘eK X EV’ and offers a range of 180 kilometres, according to Japanese WLTP standards. “We have gathered the electrification technologies that Nissan has developed until now,” […] More…
Nissan, Mitsubishi Debut Sakura and eK X Electric Kei Cars In Japan
Built on the same EV architecture, the kei cars have identical specs and similar prices, starting at around $14,000 after subsidies. More…
VW presents board of their battery unit
With the European Company (Société Européenne) founded last December, Volkswagen wants to bundle activities along the battery value chain. The group has now presented a six-member board of directors, headed by Frank Blome, which is to expand the battery business from Salzgitter. The operational business will start at the beginning of July. As mentioned, the […] More…
Tesla structural battery pack is removable, but it is quite an ordeal
Tesla’s latest service manual does reveal that Tesla’s structural battery pack is removable – something that was thought of as a problem due to the design. More…
Tesla considers BEV & battery factory in Indonesia
Indonesia’s investment minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, is confident that Tesla will make investments in the country. According to media reports, Elon Musk has agreed to build a plant in Central Java province after meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo. While a concrete agreement has not yet been signed, the investment minister hinted that the project could […] More…
Tesla considers building BEV & battery factory in Indonesia
Indonesia’s investment minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, is confident that Tesla will make investments in the country. According to media reports, Elon Musk has agreed to build a plant in the industrial complex in Central Java province after meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo. While a concrete agreement has not yet been signed, the investment minister hinted […] More…
Swedish electric boat maker Candela launching its next-gen C-8 flying electric boat in Venice
It’s not a strange sight to see silent flying boats zipping around the Stockholm Archipelago, where Swedish boatmaker Candela produces its C-7 hydrofoil electric speedboats. That popular model has already spread across Europe and the US as well, but is soon to have its position as the company’s flagship model usurped by Candela’s next-generation C-8. The new model will be formally launched a week from today at the Salone di Nautico Boat Show in Venice, Italy. More…
Polestar lowers EV production targets for 2022
Polestar reported a new sales record for the first four months of this year. At the same time, the electric car brand is reducing its planned number of vehicle sales to customers for 2022 from 65,000 to around 50,000 units. This is said to be the result of the ongoing government COVID lockdowns in China […] More…
Polestar Decreases 2022 Delivery Plan By 15,000 Citing Chinese Lockdowns
The company was initially looking to build and sell 65,000 vehicles this year, but now this has been adjusted to 50,000 units. More…
Mercedes AMG Electric Concept Previews Monster Electric Sedan Due In 2025
It is based on the AMG.EA electric vehicle architecture that will underpin several new electric AMG models. More…
Electrify America announces EV charging network backed by 100 percent renewable energy
Electrify America has announced that it has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project called Electrify America Solar Glow 1. The project, in San Bernardino County, California, is expected to generate 75 MW per hour at peak solar capacity, or an estimated […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 19, 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…
Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct, CEO preemptively called it ‘Democratic dirty tricks campaign’
Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, is being accused of sexual misconduct in a new report. Without directly commenting on the case, Musk is hinting that it is part of a campaign of “political attacks” carried out by Democrats. More…
Four EU countries set a massive offshore wind target of 65 GW by 2030
Four EU countries – Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands – jointly announced yesterday that they have set an offshore wind target of at least 65 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and then intend to more than double that combined total to 150 GW by 2050. More…
Tesla Model X Buyers Are Apparently Waiting Two Years For Delivery
Many who ordered the refreshed Model X in 2021 have now seen their delivery date pushed to 2023. More…
Heybike Ranger, Value Packed Folding eBike [Video]
Heybike, makers of eBikes small and large, has set a new standard for a feature rich electric folding bike. With so many ways to enjoy electric bikes, the Ranger model can make short work of any commute, off-road short-cut or an otherwise hum-drum day.. More…
