Tesla has opened its “longest Supercharger station in the world” through a growing partnership with a French supermarket company. More…
Biden Sides With Tesla’s Musk, Opens Oil Reserve, Boosts EV Batteries
As it turns out, we can eat our cake and have it too. More…
Gotion High-Tech begins serial production of 210 Wh/kg LFP batteries
According to company CEO Li Zhen, Volkswagen’s Chinese battery partner Gotion High-Tech has achieved industrialisation of the battery cell with LFP chemistry presented at the beginning of 2021, which offers an energy density of 210 Wh/kg. The company is also working on a semi-solid-state battery that is expected to reach 360 Wh/kg. Li confirmed this […] More…
Biden pulls out 1950’s regulation for battery supply chain
US President Joe Biden is applying the federal Korean War-era Defense Production Act to prioritise domestic production of raw materials needed to make batteries for electric vehicles. The Defense Production Act authorises the US president to require industries to produce certain goods – in this case, lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese. The move is […] More…
CATL improves cell-to-pack tech, claims advantage over Tesla 4680 cells
Battery supplier CATL on Wednesday announced its third-generation cell-to-pack technology, claiming this new version produces more power than the latest Tesla battery tech. Cell-to-pack refers to the direct integration of cells into a battery pack, without the modules used in most current pack designs. CATL claims the latest iteration of this… More…
Tesla Transporting Model Y Crossovers Out Of Giga Berlin For Delivery
Tesla’s new German Gigafactory opened less than two weeks ago, and it’s already shipping Model Ys across Europe. More…
2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic Starts At $147,500 In The US
The hot version of the Mercedes electric flagship, with up to 751 hp, is expected to reach US customers starting in late summer 2022. More…
Giga Press, Can-Am, Lotus SUV, & More: Top EV News April 1, 2022
It’s your weekly dose of interesting electric car news to share with friends and family. More…
GM begins converting electric car plant in Mexico
General Motors has begun converting its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, for the production of electric cars. For the conversions, production of the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox combustion models previously produced there will be discontinued until mid-May. GM had announced last year that it would invest one billion US dollars in the expansion of this […] More…
Toyota prepares for the European launch of the bZ4X
Toyota’s first purely battery-electric passenger car model bZ4X has been made available for reservations online. The entry-level version costs from £41,950. Pre-sales are to start in April 2022, with the first deliveries scheduled for early summer 2022. Now, Toyota has also published the homologated WLTP ranges and fuel consumption figures. Toyota stated that the bZ4X, […] More…
QEV to build electric vans at former Nissan plant
Spanish company QEV Technologies, which specialises in the development and production of electric vehicles, will move into the former Nissan plant in Barcelona and has unveiled a new brand of electric vehicles that will be produced there from 2023. The QEV brand is called Zeroid and will offer a range of electric vans and electric […] More…
QEV to build electric transporters at former Nissan plant
Spanish company QEV Technologies, which specialises in the development and production of electric vehicles, will move into the former Nissan plant in Barcelona and has unveiled a new brand of electric vehicles that will be produced there from 2023. The QEV brand is called Zeroid and will offer a range of electric vans and electric […] More…
Tesla Insurance launches driver safety score in California but only for ‘educational purposes’
Tesla Insurance has enabled its controversial driver safety score, which tracks driving data in real time, in California, its biggest market, but it is only for “educational purposes” and won’t affect premiums… for now. More…
NHTSA pushes fines up for carmakers violating fuel economy rules
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration significantly increases the penalties for car manufacturers with fleets that do not stay within emission regulations. For the model years 2019 to 2021, NHTSA nearly tripled the penalty and announced further increases for 2022. Manufacturers whose cars violate national fuel efficiency rules could face hundreds of millions of […] More…
Lotus unveils production Hyper-SUV
Lotus has launched what it calls a Hyper-SUV, the all-electric Eletre. It is Lotus’ first five-door production care, and represents and evolution of its Emira sportscar and its all-electric Evija hypercar. The Eletre is four-wheel drive, has a battery capacity 100-plus kWh and a power output starting at 600 bhp, giving an acceleration of 0-100 […] More…
Fisker Claims To Have 40,000 Reservations For Ocean Electric SUV
Despite inflationary and supply pressures, Fisker pledges not to raise prices through 2023 thanks to its “asset-light business model.” More…
Gocycle G4 premium folding e-bike gets sustainable new updates, including a lower price
Gocycle, the London, UK-based manufacturer of premium folding electric bikes, has just announced a major new update to the way its popular G4 e-bike model is manufactured. More…
World’s leading swappable electric vehicle battery company Gogoro to be listed on Nasdaq next week
Gogoro, known as the de facto swappable electric vehicle battery standard as well as the manufacturer of leading high speed electric scooters, has just announced a finalized date for its public entry to the Nasdaq stock exchange. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 31, 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 Why The 2022 GMC Hummer EV Is Such A Ridiculous SuperTruck
TFL Truck explains what makes the Hummer EV so special. More…
