It ups the ante in terms of range and suspension versus the standard Shuttle. More…
Say Hello To Pivot’s New Shuttle LT Electric Mountain Bike
More Tesla Semis Out On Public Roads Prior To Upcoming Deliveries
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared that the electric Semi will begin shipping before the end of 2022. More…
Stadler orders Ballard H2 fuel cell systems for US trains
Ballard Power Systems has received an order from Stadler Rail to supply six 100 kW Fcmove-HD+ fuel cell modules to power the first hydrogen train in the US. The train is expected to enter service in San Bernardino, California, in 2024 and will seat over 100 passengers. The contract awarded to Stadler by the San […] More…
2022 DS3 E-Tense Facelift Debuts With Shorter Name, More Power And Range
It features a slight restyling and benefits from a larger update that includes all EVs built on its platform. More…
European Xpeng P7 Performance Wing Edition? Watch How Far It Can Go
Bjørn Nyland noted that the XPeng P7 is full of weird solutions. More…
California considers banning new diesel semis by 2040
California is considering new regulations that would ban sales of new diesel semi trucks by the 2040 model year, accelerating the timeline for a shift to zero-emission trucks. The requirement was laid out in a proposed rule released by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) August 30 and is scheduled for consideration by the regulator October… More…
Artemis Technologies presents electric hydrofoil concept
Artemis Technologies, a company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is presenting the design of an all-electric passenger ferry that is to enter service for the first time in 2024. The operator Condor Ferries wants to use the hydrofoil as part of a pilot project between Belfast and Bangor in Northern Ireland from that date. The […] More…
Hermes orders 10 Solaris e-buses in the Netherlands
The Polish bus manufacturer Solaris has signed a contract with the Dutch transport company Hermes for the delivery of ten Trollino 18s. The MetroStyle trolleybuses are scheduled to arrive in the city of Arnhem in the first half of 2024. The new trolleybuses are equipped with traction batteries with a capacity of about 90 kWh, […] More…
Irizar scores further electric bus order from Spain
Irizar has received another electric bus order for Spain. Transports Ciutat Comtal (TCC) has ordered 20 ‘Irizar ie’ trams for use in the Pamplona region. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in mid-2023. The electric buses hold the Spanish bus maker’s latest generation 430 kWh batteries and are equipped with 206 kW traction engines. The electric […] More…
Cabrio version of the Hong Guang Mini EV incoming
The SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture is launching a convertible version of the all-electric Hong Guang Mini EV in China, which is extremely popular there. The Mini EV family of microcars has been ranked number one in China’s electric car sales rankings for 24 months in a row. According to a statement by joint venture partner General […] More…
Three-Quarters Of EV Shoppers Prefer To Buy At Dealerships: Survey
Not that many EV buyers appear comfortable with the concept of buying an electric vehicle online. More…
Quantron looks to expand to India
Quantron and the Indian company ETO Motors are planning a cooperation for the Indian and European markets. Through this cooperation, the German electric commercial vehicle manufacturer wants to gain access to the Indian market with its products, among other things. The two companies from Germany and India have set out their intention to cooperate in […] More…
Ford launches R&D subsidiary in China
Ford has established an independent company in China called Ford Electric Mach Technologies (FMeT) for the development of electric vehicles. The manufacturer is also establishing an independent direct sales network in the country under the Ford Select brand. Ford China announced the establishment of FMeT on its official WeChat account. It is to be an […] More…
Connect Bus orders 47 Ebusco e-buses for Sweden
Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has been contracted by Connect Bus to supply 47 electric buses for use in Sweden. The buses are to be delivered at the end of 2023 and operated by the public transport service Länstrafiken Kronoberg in Växjö, Sweden. The 47 electric buses will be made up of 29 Ebusco 3.0 […] More…
Range and performance upgrades announced for the e-208 and DS 3 E-Tense
Stellantis is installing the new electric motor with 115 kW output and 260 Nm torque in the new model year of the Peugeot e-208 and DS 3 E-Tense. This had also recently been confirmed for the purely electric versions of the Peugeot 308 and its estate offshoot 308 SW. In the new Peugeot e-208, power […] More…
Tesla expects ‘very high volume’ deliveries at end of quarter, asks workers to help
Tesla is expecting a “very high volume” of vehicle deliveries during the end of the quarter, and it is asking all employees to help – even those outside of the sale and delivery organization. More…
Tesla China Said To Reach 80,000-90,000 Deliveries In September
Reports from China also claim that Tesla will soon cut Model 3 and Model Y prices for the local market. More…
Technical Services discusses benefits of high-voltage thermal management
There are big, system-level energy savings to be made in thermal management by switching high-power components such as pumps and fans to higher voltages (writes Peter Donaldson). Technical Services should know. It is the UK-based European technical partner of US electric pump and fan manufacturer EMP, handling application engineering for OEMs. Its sales and […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 26, 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…
Here’s how the UK power sector could ditch 99% of natural gas by 2030
The UK’s power sector can bring natural gas generation down to just 1% of electricity by 2030, which would avoid £93 billion ($99.6 million) in gas costs in the same period, according to new modeling from London-based independent energy think tank Ember. More…
