Japan’s largest oil company Eneos (formerly Nippon Oil), is hooking on to the charging infrastructure business. They just acquired 4,600 AC chargers from electronics company NEC to operate at supermarkets, shopping malls and other facilities in Japan. Eneos plans to take over the remaining 1,500 of the 6,100 chargers operated by NEC in the next […] More…
Jaguar racer Mitch Evans takes the lead in Jakarta
Jaguar driver Mitch Evans has won the first Formula E race in Jakarta, Indonesia. Evans beat Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah) and Edoardo Mortara (ROKiT Venturi Racing) for second and third place to take his third win of the season in Jakarta. In qualifying, DS driver Vergne had still prevailed over his team-mate Antonio Felix da […] More…
Polestar 3 first look: US-made performance electric SUV due for production in early 2023
Sweden’s Polestar has shown a first undisguised image of its electric performance SUV, called the Polestar 3. The Polestar 3 will be sized (and priced) to serve as an electric counterpoint to the Porsche Cayenne—so its most direct current rivals will include the BMW iX M60, the three-motor Audi E-Tron S, and the Tesla Model X Plaid… More…
Check out the first official Polestar 3 image and teaser video ahead of October debut
Ahead of its world premiere in October, Polestar has publicly shared the first non-camo’d image of its upcoming Polestar 3 SUV alongside a teaser video. When it debuts, the Polestar 3 will be the first of three bespoke models for the Swedish EV brand to arrive over the next three years. Here’s what we know so far. More…
Polestar 3 SUV With 372-Mile Range Shown In First Undisguised Photo
Polestar’s first SUV will debut in October 2022 and enter production in early 2023 in the United States and China. More…
Ford aims for direct sales model in the USA
Ford wants to begin offering its electric cars exclusively through direct sales at fixed prices. Ford CEO Jim Farley has now announced this, at least for the North American market. However, it is still unclear when this will be implemented and whether the new sales system could also be extended to other markets. Farley announced […] More…
A commuter electric scooter with a hidden trick underneath! Reviewing the ANYHILL UM-2
I’ve set foot on just about every budget electric scooter on the market, and it’s not very often that I get to see something genuinely innovative and new. But that’s exactly what the ANYHILL UM-2 electric scooter delivers: a novel innovation in the form of a pop-up removable battery hidden below the deck. More…
Hyundai to stop Ioniq production in July
Hyundai will soon cease production of the Ioniq. According to the Korean carmaker, production of the model, which is available as a BEV, PHEV and HEV, will end at the Ulsan plant in July. The model was launched in 2016 and since then the electrified sedan has fully met the company’s business expectations, according to […] More…
Sony-Honda EV Joint Venture May Become A Separate Company
The two companies want to launch their first jointly developed EVs by mid-decade. More…
Tesla Cybertruck with updated interior and windshield wiper goes on new outing
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype with an updated windshield wiper and new look inside has made a rare new appearance at an official event to launch the Tesla Megapack project at Moss Landing, California.. More…
Fiat presents the E-Doblo transporter van
Stellantis subsidiary Fiat has presented the new generation of the Doblo and E-Doblo. The passenger car version will be launched exclusively with a purely electric drive, while the van version will be available as either a combustion engine or an electric model. The E-Doblo is powered by a combination of a 100-kW electric motor and […] More…
Evelo launches new ‘comfort cruiser’ 25 mph electric bike with throttle-enabled mid-drive motor
Electric bike manufacturer Evelo is back with a brand-new model known as the Evelo Galaxy SL. The updated model is designed as a comfort cruiser that should be ideal for a wide range of riders. More…
Vancouver is forcing gas stations to provide charging infrastructure
In a bid to make electric vehicle charging more accessible in Vancouver, city council has unanimously approved a motion that requires all gas stations and parking lots with more than 60 stalls to have EV charging onsite or pay an annual license fee of $10,000 starting in 2025. The new regulation was initially introduced in […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 6, 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…
Mazda vows to make factories carbon neutral by 2035 while it continues to build ICE vehicles
Mazda Motor Corporation announced plans to make all its factories around the world carbon neutral by 2035 as part of its larger goal of making its supply chain carbon neutral by 2050. Despite its commitments to carbon neutrality, the Japanese automaker currently only sells one compliance-level EV and plans to continue to sell combustion vehicles into next decade. More…
Ford provides adapter to charge stranded Tesla vehicles with F-150 Lightning pickup
Ford has been providing an adapter to F-150 Lightning electric pickup buyers that enables them to charge stranded Tesla vehicles. More…
TeslaCam Footage Helps Police Arrest California “Serial Keyer”
A Tesla’s Sentry Mode filmed the vandal keying two cars in a parking lot, provoking $4,800 worth of damage to the EV alone. More…
US: Volvo Plug-In Car Sales Increased 22% In May 2022
Supply constraints significantly affect the company’s results. More…
Solid Power begins solid-state battery pilot before testing with Ford and BMW in late 2022
EV-scale solid-state battery cells have come one step closer to reality in Louisville, Colorado, where Solid Power announced it will begin pilot manufacturing of solid-state cells. The completed installation of the production pilot line will allow Solid Power to produce silicon anode, solid-state battery cells for internal testing before delivering them to automotive partners BMW and Ford to begin qualification testing. More…
Qiantu unveils K20 $13,000 two-seat electric car
Qiantu has unveiled a new two-seat electric car with up to 500 km (300 miles) of range and a starting price equivalent to just $13,000. More…
