In Tesla’s annual shareholders’ meeting, held Thursday, CEO Elon Musk pointed to the supply chain—and batteries in particular—as related to the delay of the company’s electric pickup, the Cybertruck. Musk confirmed that the start of production for the Cybertruck will happen in 2022, with volume production in 2023… More…
Allego to install 120 HPC chargers at Van der Valk hotels
Allego has expanded its partnership with the Van der Valk hotel chain and will install 120 new fast chargers at more than 50 hotels in Belgium and the Netherlands from the end of this year. These will primarily be DC charging points in different power classes. The main focus will be on the installation of […] More…
Volvo CE introduces three new construction BEVs
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled three new electric compact equipment models. The L20 Electric, EC18 Electric and ECR18 Electric models are now available to reserve online for delivery in 2022. The L20 Electric is a compact wheel loader that sits below the already available L25 Electric. It has a payload of 1.8 tonnes […] More…
SK Innovation opens first Polish battery material plant
SK IE Technology (SKIET) has officially opened its first of a total of four planned production facilities for separators for use in electric car batteries in Poland. The subsidiary of the South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK Innovation plans to start production there this year. The first separator plant in Poland is expected to have […] More…
Renault signs nickel supply deal with Terrafame
The Finnish state-owned mining company Terrafame is to supply Renault with fully traceable nickel sulphate for electric vehicle batteries in future. This is provided for in a memorandum of understanding now concluded between the two companies. With this agreement, Renault Group secures an annual supply of nickel sulphate from Terrafame for up to 15 GWh […] More…
Ebusco to hit the Amsterdam stock exchange
The Dutch electric bus and charging infrastructure manufacturer Ebusco is planning its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam. Through the IPO, which is to take place in the course of the coming weeks, Ebusco is aiming for gross proceeds of around 300 million euros. Ebusco says it will use the capital to finance investments in its international […] More…
Hyundai Mobis invests in fuel cell system plants
Hyundai Mobis, the South Korean automotive supplier belonging to the Hyundai Motor Group, has announced that it will invest about 1.3 trillion won (equivalent to about 950 million euros) in the construction of two plants for fuel cell systems in the Korean cities of Incheon and Ulsan. The two factories will perform different tasks in […] More…
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Has Overtaken The Fremont Factory In Output
Elon Musk broke the news and congratulated the Tesla China team for an “incredible job.” More…
Tesla moves HQ to Texas
Tesla will move its headquarters from Palo Alto in Silicon Valley to Austin in Texas. Elon Musk made the announcement at Tesla’s annual general meeting, which was already held in Texas. The move of the company’s headquarters to Texas has a history: As early as 2020, Elon Musk had threatened to move the headquarters in […] More…
DS3 Crossback E-Tense Has Shared Platform But Still Has Character
Platform sharing often runs the risk of churning out the same vehicle with different faces, but that’s not the case with latest DS3. More…
Tesla’s CCS adapter is finally coming
Tesla owners outside of Europe should finally be able to use public CCS fast-charging stations, as the automaker CCS to Tesla proprietary plug adapter is finally coming. More…
Rivian’s Gear Guard Security System Is Really Cute When Enabled
The system’s animated character is dividing opinions, but we say he’s pretty charming. More…
Volvo launches production of the C40 Recharge
Volvo Cars has started production of the C40 Recharge at its plant in Ghent, Belgium. It is the first Volvo model to be offered exclusively with electric drive. The XC40 Recharge, the all-electric version of Volvo’s compact SUV model, is also built in Ghent. Introduced in March 2021, the C40 Recharge is marketed by Volvo […] More…
Musk: Tesla Cyberquad To Be “Least Dangerous ATV,” Made In Texas
He also said that a van remains a possibility for the future as Tesla aims to be present “in every significant category.” More…
Tesla Moving HQ To Texas, Cybertruck Production Starts Next Year
And more from Tesla’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. More…
New low-cost $1,245 electric gravel bike with Gates belt drive opens pre-orders
San Diego-based Ride1Up has now opened orders for its low-cost electric gravel bike, the Roadster V2 Gravel Edition. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla Cyberquad will be the safest ATV
Elon Musk commented on the Tesla Cyberquad for the first time since he unveiled the electric ATV with the Cybertruck in 2019. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 7, 2021
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…
Mercedes-Benz Plug-In Car Sales In Q3 2021: Up 34%
The all-electric car sales now expand quicker than plug-in hybrids. More…
All-New Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV To Adopt Evolved S-AWC Tech
It will be launched in the coming months in Japan and in the second half of 2022 in the U.S. More…
