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Volkswagen ID.3 Bursts Into Flames In The Netherlands
Vitesco to produce fuel cell control unit
Vitesco Technologies has announced that it is developing a control unit for fuel cell applications. The Fuel Cell Control Unit (FCCU) is to go into series production in the second half of the decade. According to Continental’s drive division Vitesco Technologies, the FCCU will make its own “comprehensive electronics expertise” available for fuel cell applications. […] More…
VW ID.4 Pre-Production Officially Begins In Chattanooga, TN
A VW exec has confirmed that the first unit rolled off the assembly line during his recent visit. More…
2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E Ice White Edition Has ICE Coupe Twin
Ice White Edition Appearance Package is restricted to the Mustang Mach-E’s Premium trim level. More…
EGEB: A Swedish venture ships the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo
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China: Plug-In Car Sales Almost Set A New Record In July 2021
The plug-in segment expands at full speed. More…
VoroMotors’ RoadRunner is a fast, nutty electric seated scooter you’ve got to see to believe
A lot of the seated electric scooters we’ve seen lately are fairly similar looking. But not the VoroMotors RoadRunner! It goes its own way with a design and spec sheet that I never thought I’d see pushed together More…
First VW ID.4 electric car made at Chattanooga; mass production starts in 2022
The first Volkswagen ID.4 electric car has rolled off the production line at the automaker’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory, VW Group of America CEO Scott Keogh announced Thursday in a LinkedIn post. Mass production doesn’t start until next year, however. Finished in Glacier White Metallic, the first completed car is a validation build used to… More…
Why is Elon Musk, posterchild of AI doomsday, creating AI-powered robots?
After repeatedly warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and sparring with fellow tech billionaires on the issue, Elon Musk wants to create AI-powered humanoid robots. Speaking at his electric vehicle company Tesla’s first AI Day event in California, Musk gave a preview of the Tesla Bot – a general purpose, bipedal, non-automotive robot. So, what gives More…
SEMA: Ford Performance Teases “Eluminator” Electric Crate Motor
The Eluminator will go on sale this fall after the SEMA show unveiling. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Shines In Bjørn Nyland’s Acceleration Tests
Only performance oriented models are significantly quicker. More…
Ample raises $160 million to expand battery swapping
US start-up Ample has raised $160 million (137 million euros) in its Series C funding round. The San Francisco-based company develops battery swap solutions for electric cars. The sum from the Series C funding brings the company’s total funding raised to $230 million (197 million euros), according to Reuters. Ample says existing investors such as […] More…
Tesla unveils Dojo supercomputer: world’s new most powerful AI training machine
At its AI Day, Tesla unveiled its Dojo supercomputer technology while flexing its growing in-house chip design talent More…
Tesla Bot Prototype Coming In 2022 To Rid Us Of Boring Work
Elon Musk introduced Tesla’s “friendly” humanoid robot humans will be able to outrun and overpower if things go south. More…
Tesla is actually going to make a ‘Tesla Bot’ humanoid robot for general purpose use
Tesla announced that it is actually going to make a humanoid robot, called Tesla Bot, and it will be able to grab your groceries for you and perform other menial tasks More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 19, 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…
Watch Tesla AI Day and follow the important news coming out of it
You can watch Tesla AI Day right here starting at 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) if Tesla is on time, which is a big ‘if’ More…
First VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units roll off the line at Chattanooga factory
The first VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units have rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory More…
Tesla Is Planning A Much Longer Range Model Y Crossover
Just when you think Tesla has maxed out on vehicle range, for now, it gets even better. More…
Lordstown Motors Outlines Endurance Launch Roadmap
The limited production will start next month, but… commercial deliveries are expected in Q2 2022. More…
