US President Joe Biden today signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, and that’s going to give the transition of the United States to clean energy a big boost. According to the American Clean Power Association, the new law could add up to an additional 550 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from wind, solar, and other clean energy sources. Electrek spoke with Enrico Viale, head of renewable energy company Enel North America, about the challenges that states face as they move away from fossil fuels, and how Enel is working with states to help them deploy clean energy, distributed energy resources, and energy storage. More…
Coke Canada using Ford E-Transit in new pilot program
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd, or Coke Canada, announced today that it’s testing a new EV pilot program using Ford’s E-Transit cargo van. More…
FBI spotted using badass-looking Ford Mustang Mach-E electric car
FBI has been spotted using a Ford Mustang Mach-E electric car, and it is looking pretty badass for a law enforcement vehicle. More…
Bentley debuts Mulliner Batur, design to be used for new EV line
Luxury automaker, Bentley Motors, is debuting a new hand-built grand touring bentley. Although the new model is not an electric vehicle itself, Bentley plans to use the design for its future EV models. More…
Wing Bikes Offers Affordable Freedom ST Urban Commuter E-Bike
It employs a simple, no-frills design that’s perfect for the urban jungle.More…
Polestar Confirms O2 Electric Roadster Concept Will Enter Production
It will be offered as the Polestar 6 at an approximate price of $200,000.More…
Germany Finds Some Tesla Superchargers Temporarily Illegal
Tesla opened some Superchargers to the public in Germany, but there’s a compliance issue it’s working to address.More…
Xpeng reveals 480 kW charging column
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its new S4 fast charging column that offers a maximum charging power of 480 kW. The first S4 column has already been put into operation. According to a practical test shown by the company, the Xpeng G9 was able to recharge a CLTC range of 210 kilometres […] More…
ChargeEurope to add 1,000 charging stations globally
Following the launch of its Warsaw pilot network in July, the Polish company ChargeEuropa has announced its expansion to 1,000 charging locations over the next two years. ChargeEuropa relies on advertising to finance its charging stations. The young company sees the advertising concept as “the secret recipe for building and operating profitable e-charging networks in […] More…
FTA awards grants for 1,100 electric buses in the USA
In the USA, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $1.66 billion in grants that will benefit transit agencies, territories and states to modernise their bus fleets and facilities. The agency has released a list of 150 projects that will receive funding. The grant selections are to provide for more than 1,800 new buses, more […] More…
NIO Rumored To Enter The United States Market In 2025
Report also claims Nio will deploy the first battery swap station at its US headquarters in November 2022 for testing purposes.More…
Inflation Reduction Act drastically cuts EV, plug-in hybrid models eligible for federal tax credit
With President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, time is nearly up to get your purchase paperwork completed for a new EV or plug-in hybrid and still earn the federal tax credit. While the revamped EV tax credit contained in the bill includes many top-level provisions that are likely to set the supply chain up for more… More…
Duke taps Ford F-150 Lightning energy to stabilize grid, flipping the ‘EVs break grid’ script
Ford and Duke Energy are planning to use F-150 Lightning batteries as backup energy storage to conserve energy use on the grid.. More…
Can The Ford F-150 Lightning Tow A Tesla While Charging It?
The Lightning electric truck can certainly charge a Tesla, and it even comes with the compatible adaptor, but will it drive?More…
Tesla’s public Superchargers are deemed ‘illegal’ in Germany due to technicality
Tesla’s Supercharger stations that are open to non-Tesla electric vehicles are deemed “illegal” in Germany due to the lack of kWh counter on the units. More…
Samsung SDI expands research centres globally
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI is expanding its research and development (R&D) activities for new battery technologies. New locations this year are being founded in the USA and Germany with a further centre planned in China next year. The new R&D centre in Boston called SDI R&D America (SDIRA) is Samsung SDI’s […] More…
Car Buying Is Undergoing A Digital Revolution
How we buy and sell average cars is changing dramatically and rapidly, and e-commerce is coming for luxury and supercars next.More…
Mercedes Recalls ~8,000 Electric EQE And EQS Worldwide
It appears that the threads on some towing devices may not allow screws to enter deeply enough.More…
Polestar (PSNY) announces its O₂ roadster concept will enter production as the Polestar 6
EV automaker Polestar continues to make headway toward becoming a major contender in the market. With a fiscally favorable first half of 2022 and an arsenal of novel EV models in its pipeline, the Polestar has announced its sporty O₂ roadster concept will become its latest production model, donned… wait for it… the Polestar 6. More…
Ford, GM, BMW partner with SMUD on managed EV charging pilot
Automakers Ford, GM, and BMW are announcing a new managed EV charging pilot program with SMUD, the sixth-largest not-for-profit electric service provider. More…
