Elon Musk has now moved the target for the new wave of layoffs at Tesla from 10% reduction of the workforce to 3% of employees. More…
Porsche to fix Taycan production issues in the USA
Porsche has to make improvements to 12,490 vehicles in the electric Taycan model series in the USA. In certain Taycans of the production years 2019 to 2022, the display screens may fail. The problem is to be solved with a software update. This is not the first recall for the Taycan in the USA, as […] More…
Electric bike motor maker Bafang unveils new 3-speed automatic shifting hub transmission
Chinese manufacturer Bafang is a titan of the electric bike motor industry, and thus news swirling around the company generally trends toward new motor announcements. But the latest headline-grabbing product unveiling from Bafang isn’t a motor at all, but rather an internally geared hub designed to provide automatic shifting on both electric and non-electric bikes. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 20, 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…
BASF is going to build a commercial battery-recycling, black-mass plant
Global chemical giant BASF is going to build a commercial battery-recycling, black-mass plant in Schwarzheide, a town in Brandenburg, eastern Germany. More…
Tesla’s chief designer’s wife is selling new interiors for Tesla cars through Unplugged Performance
von Holzhausen, a company started by Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen’s wife Vicky von Holzhausen, is starting to sell new interiors for Tesla cars through a partnership with Unplugged Performance, a longtime Tesla tuner and aftermarket part company. More…
Tesla’s chief designer is selling new interiors for Tesla cars through Unplugged Performance
Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is starting to sell new interiors for Tesla cars through a partnership between his new company and Unplugged Performance, a longtime Tesla tuner and aftermarket part company. More…
Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 Takes Things Up A Notch With The SWITCH/MTN
Serial 1’s newest electric mountain bike finally gets the suspension we’ve been looking for. More…
Volvo FM Electric Spotted Fast Charging At Ionity: 243 kW At 89% SOC
The truck is maxing out the power, as well as the parking space. More…
Tesla’s Updated Cybertruck And Semis Turn Heads At Michigan Speedway
Two of Tesla’s most highly anticipated vehicles appeared at another SAE event, and the Cybertruck is missing a key feature. More…
Engineering Explained Praises Rivian R1T’s “Holy Grail Of AWD Systems”
Jason Fenske calls the R1T “a vehicle like no other on the market” thanks to its four-motor setup that offers unrivaled capability. More…
Engineering Explained Talks Rivian R1T’s “Holy Grail Of AWD Systems”
Jason Fenske calls the R1T “a vehicle like no other on the market” thanks to its four-motor setup that offers unrivaled capability. More…
BMW to build next-gen e-drive in Austria
BMW has just announced that it will also develop and produce the next generation of electric drives at its engine plant in Steyr, Upper Austria, from 2025. The plant will be converted to produce 600,000 e-drives per year. In Upper Austria, BMW wants to manufacture the rotor, stator, gearbox, inverter and housing for the sixth […] More…
Bring on the electric truck stops: Megawatt standard for charging electric semis is formalized
Fully electric heavy-duty trucks and buses aren’t going to be widely accepted until they can charge, as the standards group CharIn puts it, “within a reasonable time.” This last week marked another important step, with the official inaugural demonstration (or simulation), at EVS35 in Oslo, of the higher-power hardware intended… More…
Hyundai & Michelin to develop electric car tyres
Under a new agreement, Hyundai Motor Group and Michelin will work together to develop next-generation tyres optimised for future Hyundai Group premium electric vehicles. The agreement is a continuation of a five-year partnership signed in November 2017 to develop an exclusive tyre for the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Michelin already has experience with the requirements of […] More…
China Resort Town Bans Tesla’s EVs Over Spying Concerns
This isn’t a new issue, though recent developments in one town have brought the story back to the forefront. More…
NSW expands charging in Australia
The New South Wales Government will increase its investment in EVs with a budget of $38 million Australian dollars (around 25 million euros), with a focus on expanding the network of high-speed and home charging points. The $38 million has been announced as part of the latest state budget is said to bring the NSW […] More…
Forget range anxiety: Study suggests non-EV drivers underestimate capabilities
Between longer-range EVs and increased charging infrastructure, the reasons for range anxiety are decreasing. But not everyone believes that, according to a new University of Geneva study. Published in the journal Nature Energy, the study of 2,000 drivers in the United States and Germany found that many drivers chronically underestimate EVs’… More…
Forget range anxiety: Study suggests EV drivers chronically underestimate their battery
Between longer-range EVs and increased charging infrastructure, the reasons for range anxiety are decreasing. But not everyone believes that, according to a new University of Geneva study. Published in the journal Nature Energy, the study of 2,000 drivers in the United States and Germany found that many drivers chronically underestimate EVs’… More…
100 Ford E-Transit for Videotron in Canada
The Canadian telecommunications company Videotron is procuring 100 Ford E-Transit electric work vans. The first of the new E-Transit vehicles will be put into operation in the province of Quebec in the coming weeks. Videotron is a well known Canadian telecommunications company. The company has millions of television, entertainment, internet landline and mobile phone users […] More…
