A Model S hit a curb and then ran into construction equipment. Sadly, all three occupants were deceased at the scene. More…
NHTSA Probes Tesla Model S Crash That Took Three Lives In California
Mahle launches e-bike drive system
Mahle has started deliveries of its new X20 traction motor for e-bikes. The company says that, with a system weight of less than 3.2 kg including battery and control unit, the X20 is the lightest e-bike drive on the market. The X20 drive system is tailored to the design of gravel bikes, road bikes and […] More…
Furniture Village opts for Peugeot e-2008 to electrify fleet
Peugeot UK has announced supplying 25 e-2008s to Furniture Village, a British furniture retailer, adopting a fully electric fleet. Field and store managers will use the EVs as they travel between Furniture Village’s UK locations and visit customer homes. The Peugeot e-2008 is powered by a 50kWh battery connected to a 136hp electric motor and […] More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 recalled for rollaway concerns
A total of 19,743 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 electric cars are being recalled over rollaway concerns. Separate recall notices from Hyundai and Kia both state that a “software error in the Shifter Control Unit” in affected vehicles could disengage park, allowing vehicles to roll. This could happen because of a voltage fluctuation when a vehicle is… More…
2022 MINI Cooper SE DC Fast Charging Analysis
We use the term “fast charging” lightly with the Cooper SE. More…
Citroën wants to launch a compact BEV in India
Citroën will launch an all-electric compact car in India in 2023, according to Stellantis group CEO Carlos Tavares. The C3-based compact EV will be followed by all-electric MPVs and compact SUVs. So far, Citroën only has the C5 Aircross on offer in India, and that in limited numbers. Stellantis is aiming to rectify this with […] More…
Orbea Introduces Urrun Long-Distance Electric Mountain Bike
The Urrun, which is Basque for “far away”, is Orbea’s most versatile electric mountain bike to date. More…
Volvo Cars turns app into one-stop-shop for EV drivers
As it moves toward becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030, Volvo Cars is turning its app into a “one-stop-shop” for drivers of Volvo Recharge vehicles. The new version integrates charging functions and payment options that Volvo has added through recent partnerships. According to the Geely-owned manufacturer, the Volvo Cars app now includes “hundreds […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Shipping Without “Phone As A Key” Feature
It seems some automakers may have growing concerns about potential hacking. More…
Tesla expands Supercharger access for other electric cars in Europe
Tesla has expanded the opening of Superchargers to Non-Tesla cars in Europe and has become “the largest 150kW+ CPO instantly,” according to Jeroen van Tilburg, Head of Supercharging EMEA. Drivers of EVs other than Tesla may now use the company’s formerly proprietary fast-charging network in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The new openings […] More…
Tesla Building 100-Stall Supercharger Station In Mojave Desert Town
Located between LA and Las Vegas, the charging hub in Barstow, CA, will be the largest one in the country, the town’s mayor claims. More…
Electrify America signs on for 75 MW of solar, says it commits them to net-zero
Electrify America announced Wednesday that it’s buying into enough solar to more than offset the energy the network delivers to EVs from its charging hardware. With a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) formed with Terra-Gen, Electrify America is enabling a new 75-MW Mojave Desert solar facility that will allow its annual energy output… More…
Volvo cancels XC40 orders in Australia after supply chain issues
Volvo has been forced to cancel scores of Australian orders for its popular pure-electric XC40 Recharge SUVs, according to a report from The Driven. Volvo blamed the global semiconductor shortage and the lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic for the decision to cancel 166 Australian orders. Many global manufacturers have been hit by supply chain […] More…
Mahindra to use MEB components
Volkswagen and the Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra are exploring the use of MEB components in Mahindra’s new “Born Electric Platform”. A cooperation agreement that has now been concluded sets the framework for further evaluation of the collaboration. According to VW, the agreement contains binding rules for the evaluation phase as well as the non-binding scope […] More…
Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update, and it’s a big one
Tesla has started to push a new Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software update with improvements based on over 250,000 training video clips from its fleet. More…
Kawasaki said it would launch 3 electric motorcycles this year, but leaked details show the first is just for kids
Kawasaki is a bit late to the electric motorcycle game, especially when compared to American motorcycle companies like Zero and Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire. That’s why the company’s promise late last year of three new electric motorcycles to be launched in 2022 was received with such excitement. But now we’re getting word that the first of those models may be a bit underwhelming, at least if you’re old enough to lace your own boots. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 18, 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…
GE launches the 3 MW Sierra onshore wind turbine just for North America
GE Renewable Energy yesterday announced the 3 megawatt (MW) Sierra, its newest onshore wind turbine platform that will only be sold in North America. More…
Honda teases Prologue EV alongside plans to hasten lumbering electrification strategy
Honda Motor Co. released a sketch of its upcoming Prologue electric SUV co-developed with GM – its first vehicle designed primarily using virtual reality visualization technology. Additionally, Honda shared an update to its EV sale strategy that includes three separate phases on its path to introduce 30 EVs globally by the end of the decade. More…
California: Plug-In Car Sales Up 37% In Q1 2022, Two Teslas At The Top
Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 were the most popular cars, far ahead of other models. More…
