Lexus on Monday released new photos of its electric sports car, sedan, and SUV concepts, as well as the 2023 Lexus RZ 450h electric crossover destined for the United States. The Toyota luxury brand revealed its BEV Sport, BEV Sedan, and BEV SUV concepts in December 2021, referring to them as the Electrified Sport, Electrified Sedan, and… More…
Is There A Future In Hydrogen?
We talk with an automotive industry CEO on the future of hydrogen. Here’s what he thinks. More…
300 HP Tesla-Swapped Classic Mini Is A Great EV Conversion
It has 300 horsepower from a Tesla motor and 33 kWh-worth of batteries on board, giving it a range of 150 miles on one charge. More…
Blackstone Resources spins off holding company
The Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources is spinning off its German battery division Blackstone Technology into the newly founded Blackstone Technology Holding AG. David Batstone has been appointed CEO of the new holding company. The restructuring has already been completed, according to the statement, and the new holding company is based in Baar, Switzerland, as […] More…
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E 10,000-Mile Report: Very Impressive
This particular Mach-E Premium Extended Range AWD saw a range loss of only 1 mile after one year of ownership. More…
Sydney orders 79 e-buses from Custom Denning
In Australia, the Western Sydney-based company Custom Denning has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and assembly 79 new electric buses to operate in Sydney. This is just part of a larger plan to fully decarbonise bus services in Australia’s largest city. The 79 electric buses will be manufactured in Custom Denning’s factory in […] More…
Elon Musk might have actually followed through with ‘world hunger ending donation’ as Tesla reveals he donated billions in shares
Elon Musk might have actually followed through with the supposedly “world hunger ending donation” that he questioned last year as Tesla reveals he has donated billions worth of shares over the last few months. More…
South Korea increases subsidy funding pot for 2022
The Seoul city government said it will pay subsidies to buyers of about 14,200 electric vehicles during the first half of 2022, as part of its bid to support the purchase of 27,000 electric vehicles for the whole year. In the period from 2009 until last year, covering a total of 13 years, the Seoul […] More…
China marks over 400,000 NEVs sold in January
In China, 412,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold in January 2022. This was 141 per cent higher than in January 2021 for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell cars, with battery-electric cars, in particular, making gains. With the 412,000 NEVs, January sales were just below the level of November, but a good bit […] More…
Polestar details the lightweight sports-car approach to its rival for Taycan, Model S Plaid
Polestar is based in Sweden and closely related to Volvo. But it has a far more performance-focused view of how its electric vehicles should be conceived—and it’s highlighting that distinction with its Polestar 5, a four-door “GT” fastback likely to arrive in 2024. On Tuesday, Polestar detailed how it’s utilizing a… More…
Polestar 5 To Debut Bespoke Bonded Aluminum Platform In 2024
It’s said to give the electric performance sedan superior torsional rigidity to that of a traditional two-seat sports car or supercar. More…
Audi & FAW receive approval to build EV plant in China
Audi and FAW have received approval from the Chinese authorities to build an electric car plant as part of their joint venture. Production of up to 150,000 electric cars per year is scheduled to start at the end of 2024. According to the planning authority of China’s northeastern province of Jilin, work on the plant […] More…
Buick Teases Electric Concept Ahead Of Debut This Summer
All we get to see is the upper lighting signature that reminds of the 2020 Buick Electra crossover concept. More…
Buick Teases Electric Crossover Concept Ahead Of Debut This Summer
All we get to see is the upper lighting signature that reminds of the 2020 Buick Electra concept. More…
Tesla faces workplace racism allegations
Tesla is facing serious allegations of systematic racial discrimination. A racist work environment prevails at the Tesla factory in Fremont, according to the California Fair Employment and Housing Authority (DEFH), which has now filed a lawsuit against the carmaker. The lawsuit alleges that “Tesla’s brand, purportedly highlighting a socially conscious future, masks the reality of […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 14, 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…
Toyota releases more images of ‘possible’ new Lexus electric sports cars with ‘430 miles’ of range
Toyota has released additional images of “possible” new Lexus electric sports vehicles with “430 miles” of range. However, the automaker is using extremely vague language about those vehicles. More…
Ford F-100 Eluminator Electric Truck Leaves Edmunds Impressed
The Eluminator is running Ford’s new electric crate motor under its 1978 body. More…
An electric bicycle built for two? This Valentine’s Day, check out the best two-person e-bikes
Electric bicycles come with added electric motors to make riding quicker, easier, and more fun. Throttle e-bikes don’t even require pedaling at all, turning them into little electric mopeds. And that easy operation also opens the door to serious utility possibilities, such as effortlessly carrying a second rider on the back. More…
2022 Super Bowl LVI EV ads: Sopranos’ Silverado EV, Dr. EVil, Zeus and the iX, more
With electric cars still supercharging the stock market, it’s no surprise that several automakers made electric vehicles—like the upcoming Chevy Silverado EV, with “Sopranos” star power—the focus for their ads on Super Bowl Sunday. Two big GM Super Bowl ads, including a second reprising Mike Myers’ Austin Powers megalomaniac, had… More…
