General Motors is reportedly planning to establish the Corvette sports car series as an electric car subsidiary and to expand the model range. According to a media report, a four-door coupé and a high-performance crossover are planned in addition to the already confirmed classic electric Corvette. This is reported by the magazine Car and Driver […] More…
2024 Fisker Pear Affordable Hot Hatch EV Spotted Out Testing
The Pear will likely rival the Volkswagen ID.3, though it will be available in the US with a starting price of around $30,000. More…
Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Increased 25% In November 2022
It was the third best monthly result ever. More…
2022 Best Luxury Vehicle: Land Rover Range Rover Wins Motor1.com Star Award
Even against the stellar Genesis G90 and gorgeous Lucid Air, the Range Rover takes top honors. More…
Rad Power Bikes launches RadTrike, first major e-bike maker with affordable 3-wheeler
Seattle-based electric bicycle manufacturer Rad Power Bikes has just unveiled its latest model, the RadTrike. Expanding upon Rad’s extensive line of diverse two-wheeled electric bicycles, the RadTrike offers a new three-wheeler option designed to open the door to a wider range of riders. More…
Ford Dealers In Multiple States Push Back Against EV Dealer Plans
The dealers believe Ford is breaking franchise laws by not giving all dealers the right to sell and service all vehicles. More…
Cupra to build the Tavascan in China for global markets
Cupra will produce the all-electric Tavascan in China and export it from there to sales markets such as Europe. However, with production in China for world markets, the Tavascan is likely to remain a one-off within the VW Group. Volkswagen told Bloomberg that the SUV coupe, planned for 2024, will be manufactured at the MEB […] More…
Lexus Confirms Manual Transmission For EVs, LFA Successor May Get It
It’s got a gearshift, a tachometer and a “clutch” pedal, and you can even stall the vehicle if you don’t know how to drive stick shift. More…
Europe: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Increased 14% In October 2022
Two Volkswagen ID. models are at the forefront. More…
Total Cost of Ownership Advantage For EVs? Yes, In Time
If more car shoppers were to fully understand a car’s total cost of ownership, they may more readily consider an EV. More…
Elon Musk Hires iPhone Hacker, Tesla Rival To Fix Twitter’s Search
The iPhone hacker and former Tesla employee founded Comma.ai, a company that makes software to rival Tesla Autopilot. More…
Watch A Tuned Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Race A Ferrari Enzo, Other Italian V12s
An Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid races three of Italy’s best V12 supercars from the past 20 years. More…
US: Volvo Plug-In Car Sales Increased 61% In November 2022
For the very first time, the company sold more than 1,000 all-electric cars in a month. More…
Mercedes to boost electric drive production capacities in Untertürkheim
Mercedes-Benz wants to double its production capacities for electric drives at the Untertürkheim plant. Previously, up to 500,000 units per year were to be produced there, but now the Stuttgart company is aiming for output in the order of up to one million units per year. This was first reported by the German publication WirtschaftsWoche […] More…
Segway And Hasbro Present Transformers Scooters And Go Karts
This is what Megatron, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime would look like as e-scooters and go karts. More…
BrightDrop begins manufacturing electric transporter vans in Canada
The General Motors brand BrightDrop now also produces electric vans in Canada. Following the conversion of the plant in Ingersoll, the Zevo 600 will be produced there with immediate effect and the Zevo 400 from the end of 2023. BrightDrop also presents its first Canadian launch customer: DHL Express Canada. By 2025, production at Ingersoll […] More…
Squad solar electric city car is coming to the US for $6,250
The Squad solar electric city car is launching in the US, and it starts at $6,250. Is it just a golf cart or actually a new and useful product. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla Semi Efficiency Is 1.7 kWh/mile
So is the battery “just” 850 kWh? More…
Liqui Moly discusses its new EV-specific brake fluid
Liqui Moly has developed a brake fluid formulated for the unique requirements of EVs (writes Rory Jackson). While it might be assumed that the brake system at the wheels is one component that remains the same between EVs and IC engine-powered vehicles, the only significant similarity is that the brake fluid needs to be changed […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 5, 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…
