Ford has started to redesign its factory site in Cologne-Niehl. The new Electrification Center is to be built on the site, where the first electric model produced in Europe by the US carmaker is to roll off the production line from 2023. First, a former warehouse was demolished, the company announced. The demolition was necessary […] More…
Tesla’s Giga Austin: IDRA Shipment, New Giga Press Has Arrived
It seems Tesla is about to set up yet another Giga Press for upcoming Model Y production in Texas. More…
Study Finds EV Cost Of Ownership Is 40% Lower Than ICE
The study is called ‘Comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership Quantification for Vehicles with Different Size Classes and Powertrains.’ More…
Wheelsboy Checks Out BYD Dolphin Ahead Of Launch
The first impressions are very positive. More…
Bjørn Nyland Finds A Van With Good Range: Citroën ë-SpaceTourer
It’s the 75 kWh battery version, rated for up to 330 km (205 miles) WLTP. More…
Rivian battery supplier Samsung SDI is considering Illinois for US plant
Rivian battery supplier Samsung SDI is considering a new battery plant near the EV hopeful’s Illinois factory, local NPR affiliate WGLT reported last week. The report cites United States Senator Dick Durbin, who said Normal, home to Rivian’s ex-Mitsubishi assembly plant, is a “finalist” for a planned Samsung battery factory. Durbin met virtually… More…
EGEB: This New Jersey community solar farm gives landfill a new purpose
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Subaru Will Invest More In EV R&D To Try To Catch Up
The company intends to build a new R&D center next to its headquarters in Japan and focus more on developing EVs. More…
BMW iX5 Hydrogen Coming To IAA, Small Series Made From Late 2022
The iX5 Hydrogen combines a high-performance hydrogen fuel cell with the fifth-gen eDrive system for a total of 368 horsepower. More…
Ukraine extends VAT exemption for BEVs
Ukraine is sticking to its strategy for imported electric vehicles and renewing a VAT exemption first approved by parliament in early 2018. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed legislation to this effect, meaning that VAT on the import of electric vehicles will no longer apply until the end of 2025. Electric cars, electric buses, electric trucks, but […] More…
UK sets sights on hydrogen innovation
The UK government has revealed plans to kick-start a “hydrogen revolution” in the UK, with the aim of replacing fossil fuels in sectors such as transport and heavy industry. A £240m fund will be used to help support the growth of such an industry. Initiators in the government estimate that the “hydrogen economy could be […] More…
Was Tesla’s Salvaged Car Supercharger Access A Bug? It’s Now Gone
Salvaged vehicles were only able to use the Supercharger network for about a week. More…
Alpha Motor claims it’s actually going to produce its $36,000 electric pickup truck
Alpha Motor managed to make a splash unveiling renders of a $36,000 electric pickup truck despite having nothing to back up its claims More…
Akasol starts up battery production at new plant in Darmstadt
Battery system manufacturer Akasol has officially commissioned its ‘Gigafactory 1’ at its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. The production lines currently offer a production capacity of one gigawatt-hour. However, expansion to adjacent areas is already planned with up to 5 GWh per year. Enough for 10,000 electric buses and trucks. But production at Gigafactory 1 has […] More…
Meet the GOVA C0: A seated electric scooter that NIU designed specifically for women
The GOVA C0 has a number of interesting features, not the least of which being that this seated electric scooter was designed specifically for a single sex. The female-centric electric scooter is one of the newest products brought to market by NIU, a leader in the premium electric scooter industry More…
Porsche Teases New Concept For IAA, Is It The Boxster EV?
The unnamed concept is described as “future-oriented” and has Taycan-style headlights, leading us to believe it’s all-electric. More…
BYD launches pre-sales of the Dolphin in China
BYD has started pre-selling its Dolphin compact electric vehicle in China, which is based on the new ‘e-platform 3.0’ with Blade batteries. The technical data and prices are now known. As reported, the base model of the Dolphin has a 70 kW motor. It is now clear that this variant will be offered for 96,800 […] More…
Magna joins ACM as production partner
ACM Adaptive City Mobility GmbH is apparently targeting mass production of the ACM City One in 2024. The Munich-based company and contract manufacturer Magna have signed a memorandum of understanding to sell 208,000 vehicles. ACM founder and CEO Paul Leibold plans to present the City One for the first time at the IAA trade fair, […] More…
First dedicated EV camper trailer released in the USA
The US company Colorado Teardrops is introducing a camping trailer specially designed for use with electric cars. The trailer called Boulder also has 75 kWh of battery capacity that can be used to charge the electric car’s battery while stationary. To top off the fact that you can charge your EV and vice-versa with the […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 16, 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…
