The BMW brand Mini has presented its strategy for the future. This reaffirms the previously announced goal of the BMW Group to have exclusively purely electrically powered models in the Mini range by the beginning of the 2030s. Now Mini is detailing just how it intends to achieve this goal. Mini also reaffirms the statement […] More…
BMW to produce its last combustion engine in 2025
The BMW brand Mini has presented its strategy for the future. This reaffirms the previously announced goal of the BMW Group to have exclusively purely electrically powered models in the Mini range by the beginning of the 2030s. Now it has been specified how Mini intends to achieve this goal. Mini also reaffirms the statement […] More…
Tesla recalls Model 3 and Model Y in the USA
Tesla is recalling around 2,800 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the USA. The worry is that the affected vehicles may develop loose wishbones of the front wheel suspension. The issue itself is that the front suspension lateral link on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles is attached to the sub-frame using two fasteners. Some […] More…
Tesla takes delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas
Tesla has been spotted taking delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas. More…
VW ID.5 RWD And ID.5 GTX AWD Electric Crossover Coupes Are Here
Volkswagen’s first all-electric crossover coupe will launch in Europe in early 2022 but won’t make it to the US. More…
ZipCharge Go Portable Electric Vehicle Charger Introduced At COP26
Could this be the portable EV charger the industry’s been waiting for? More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 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…
Tesla integrates Tidal app in-car, adds cold weather improvements and more in new update
Tesla has started to push a new software update that adds an in-car app for Tidal, the music-streaming service, cold weather improvements, and more. More…
Fisker Announces 5 GWh/Year Battery Deal With CATL
The production-intent version of the Fisker Ocean will be unveiled this month. More…
Apple joins ‘First Movers Coalition’ in its goal to become a carbon-neutral company by 2030
Apple has joined the “First Movers Coalition,” a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the US Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate to maintain its commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030. More…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 2
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. More…
Goodfood gets Lightning refrigerated vans
In Montreal, Goodfood Market Corp, one of Canada’s largest online grocery companies has just received ten fully-electric refrigerated delivery vans from Lightning eMotors. Lightning eMotors says that this delivery is Canada’s first deployment of a fully electric refrigerated vehicle fleet. The deployment also marks Lightning eMotors’ entry into Canada’s commercial electric vehicle market. Tim Reeser, […] More…
UK’s NHS unveils new hydrogen-electric ambulances at COP26
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) unveiled a hydrogen-powered zero emission ambulance this week at Glasgow’s COP26 climate change conference. The vehicle will help the NHS reduce its contribution to UK road emissions and improve air quality and therefore health – thus making health workers’ jobs a little easier to boot. More…
Tesla Launches J1772 Gen 2 Wall Connector… For Non-Tesla EVs
It’s competitively priced and might be worth considering. More…
Mini Asks US Dealers To Accept 3% Margin Cut On Next-Gen Cooper SE
The made-in-China small EV will be subject to a 27.5% tariff in the US. More…
XPeng launches ‘Smart Driving Points’ beta, eerily similar to Tesla’s ‘Safety Score’
Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors has taken a play out of Tesla’s book and will implement a ‘Smart Driving Points’ scoring system to ensure future owners don’t abuse its self-driving technology. The safety monitoring system has launched in beta form ahead of a 2022 rollout, and appears to be eerily similar to Tesla’s recent ‘Safety Score’ feature for its Autopilot technology.. More…
Toyota Posts New Ad Pushing Back Against ‘Union’ EV Tax Credit
Toyota isn’t the only automaker opposed to the Biden Administration’s proposal to give extra incentives to union-made EVs. More…
Equinor has a new floating wind turbine design, and it’s Scotland-bound
Norway-headquartered energy giant Equinor has a new floating wind turbine foundation design, and it wants to launch it in a one-gigawatt (GW) Scottish offshore wind farm project. More…
CATL to supply batteries for upcoming Fisker Ocean SUV
Fisker Inc. has announced a formal agreement with CATL to supply batteries to the upcoming Ocean electric SUV, as it approaches production next year. CATL will provide small and large battery packs of different chemistries to Fisker over the next few years, delivering an initial annual capacity of over five-gigawatt hours (GWh). More…
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus Gone: Say Hi To Model 3 RWD
The latest data suggests a major overhaul is coming, including possible Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive version. More…
