First Lucid Air Dream Edition cars were handed over at the Dream Delivery event in California. More…
Dreams Come True: Lucid Air Customer Deliveries Officially Begin
Wales launches ‘EV Charging Action Plan’
The Welsh government has launched a new e-mobility strategy and presented the ‘EV Charging Action Plan’. It envisions infrastructure investments, including the private sector, to install charging points every 20 miles at trunks crisscrossing Wales by 2025. The new strategy builds on announcements in December 2020 when the Welsh government stated it would ensure that […] More…
Envision AESC’s Gigafactory In Sunderland Might Reach 38 GWh
The current plan is slightly higher than initially announced. More…
Denmark first to order Solaris’ longest e-bus to date
Solaris has received the first order of its latest and longest electric model. The Urbino 24 in MetroStyle is a 24-metre “bi-articulated” e-bus. Tide Bus Danmark, active in the city of Aalborg, expects to see 14 of these all-electric buses enter service. According to Solaris, the extra-long electric buses were specially designed for BRT (Bus […] More…
KIT develops novel method for faster electrode production
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed and successfully applied an innovative concept for the simultaneous coating and drying of two-layer electrodes. This should significantly accelerate battery production. The process developed in the Thin Film Technology (TFT) research group could reduce drying times to less than 20 seconds, KIT said. This means […] More…
SAIC Volkswagen ID.3 Enters Chinese Market
It starts at an equivalent of roughly $25,000. More…
EV Morning News: Tesla Stock Soars, Plus More
Plus Foxconn reveals three EVs and Europe hits record EV sales. More…
US: Base Tesla Model Y Estimated Delivery Time Slips To September
A 3-month acceleration (to June) in the form of the 20″ wheel option costs $2,000 more. More…
Amazon Holds 20% Stake In Rivian
The company invested early and ordered 100,000 electric vans. More…
Why Did Hertz Choose Tesla Over Other EVs, And Pay Full Price?
Hertz’s Tesla deal was more about convenience than emissions. The company could have picked up other EVs super cheap. More…
Lion Electric Receives Order For Up To 1,000 School Buses
The purchase order is conditional and depends on whether the customer will secure incentives. More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $700 electric sea scooter bodyboard
There is no shortage of fun-looking electric vehicles on Alibaba, the mystical and sometimes downright oddball Chinese shopping site. And while I normally find something decidedly more land-loving for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, this week we’re going to get a bit wet.. More…
2022 Toyota bZ4X: From steering yoke to solar roof, does its tech signal a new era for EVs?
Toyota on Friday revealed a whole lot more about its upcoming fully electric SUV, the 2022 bZ4X, which leads a lineup of “bZ” EVs and is described as “overturning the common idea that electrified vehicles are tedious.” From a yoke not entirely unlike the one Tesla introduced earlier this year on the Model S Plaid to a solar… More…
SK On to manufacture LFP battery cells
SK On, the battery division of SK Innovation that was spun off at the beginning of October, is now also developing LFP batteries for electric vehicles. The company also expects its battery business to be profitable next year. The cheaper and more stable LFP batteries are receiving more and more attention, among other things due […] More…
Tesla Model S Plaid Complete 0-100% Supercharging Analysis
It doesn’t charge from 0-60% in under 2 seconds, but it does charge pretty fast. More…
Up Close with the versatile TurboAnt Thunder T1 e-bike [Video]
TurboAnt, makers of both electric bikes and electric scooters, aims to answer 3 rides in one with the Thunder T1 electric bike. Being a jack of all trades, the Thunder T1 can tackle the trails, blast to work, and even has a touch of comfort for a Sunday cruise. More…
EPA Papers Show How Much Better The New Tesla Model X Is Vs Old
The car has 30% more power, but weighs 4% less. More…
China claims title of having world’s largest EV charging network
A report out of China, citing recent data from the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, hands the crown to the country as having the world’s largest EV charging network. With over 2.2 million charging stations throughout the country, China’s EV infrastructure continues to expand at an impressive rate, while other countries, including the US, have some serious catching up to do. More…
Here’s what Biden’s Build Back Better bill still includes for clean energy
The Biden administration yesterday released a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Framework. Despite the cuts that were made to the original $3.5 trillion proposal, it still includes significant investments in clean energy policy. Here’s what’s still in there. More…
Podcast: Hertz orders a ton of Tesla cars, TSLA is worth a trillion, Toyota unveils its first BEV, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Hertz’s order of up to 200,000 Tesla cars, TSLA being worth a trillion, Toyota’s unveiling of its first BEV, and more. More…
