The BMW plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is rumoured to have plans to produce electric cars based on the New Class for the North American market from 2027. Reports claim an i3 sedan and station wagon are planned, as well as the new generation of the iX3. The plans in Mexico were first reported […] More…
Volvo will build electric cars at a new plant in Slovakia
Volvo Cars will build electric cars in Slovakia at a new factory designed to manufacture up to 250,000 all-electric vehicles per year. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023, with series production starting in 2026. The Geely-owned Sweedish manufacturer is investing around 1.2 billion euros in the plant in eastern Slovakia, and notes that around […] More…
Volvo to construct new plant in Slovakia
Volvo is to build a new electric car plant in Slovakia. The new production facility near Kosice will be designed to manufacture up to 250,000 all-electric vehicles per year. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023, with series production starting in 2026. The Geely-owned Sweedish manufacturer is investing around 1.2 billion euros in the plant […] More…
Toyota EVs and plug-in hybrids: Full $7,500 EV tax credit will likely phase out October 1
It appears that sales of Toyota’s plug-in models in recent months were enough to trigger the automaker’s phaseout period for the federal EV tax credit this past quarter—leaving buyers less than nine months to buy a vehicle like the BZ4X electric car or RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid and be able to claim the full $7,500 amount. Across… More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $4,000 Electric Cargo Truck from China
Light electric vehicles are great for utility work, where companies big and small are exploring replacing their conventional box trucks with smaller electric cargo vehicles. But what if you’re not some big or small company? What if you’re merely a dude who wants his own fun little electric cargo truck?. More…
GMC Hummer EV Production Ramp-Up Slow, Currently At 12 Per Day
It’s not much yet, but General Motors is at least building the electric Hummer at some rate and production isn’t stalled.More…
Toyota just started its BEV program, but it wasted all its tax credits on hybrids
Toyota has sold its 200,000th plug-in car in the US, meaning its access to the $7,500 federal tax credit will sunset over the course of the next 15 months. More…
Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update]
Rhode Island has passed a law requiring all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US. More…
Opinion: EVs will be supply constrained until ICE cars die out
Question: When does an internal-combustion-engined car become valueless?. More…
Compare Electric Cars: EV Range, Specs, Pricing & More
All of the pricing, specs, range and performance figures on today’s plug-in electric cars can be found here.More…
Podcast: Cadillac Lyriq test drive, Tesla Plaid speed record, Giga Texas ramp, more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our Cadillac Lyriq test drive, a Tesla Model S Plaid achieving a new top speed record, Giga Texas ramping up, and more. More…
NIO Set New Electric Car Sales Record In June 2022
Next month, the company expects to start deliveries of its fifth model, the ES7 SUV.More…
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop with Tesla vehicles connects to its first resort
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop with Tesla vehicles traveling in tunnels, the first commercial application of its transportation system, has now connected to its first resort on the strip. This marks the beginning of the city-wide loop. More…
Ducati Pulls The Covers Off The SCR-X And SCR-E GT Folding Electric Bikes
Ducati adds these two Scrambler-branded e-bikes to its growing range of e-mobility products.More…
Rivian Delays Deliveries In Canada Another Year, To H2 2023
Rivian originally hoped to deliver before the end of 2021, and a more recent update suggested September 2022.More…
Texas-based Volcon launches 80 MPH ‘Stag’ electric UTV with 100+ miles of range
The Round Rock, Texas-based electric powersports company Volcon may be a relative newcomer to the industry, but the American manufacturer has already made a splash with its popular Grunt off-road electric motorcycle. Now the company is following up with twice the wheels and well over twice the power in the new all-electric Volcon Stag UTV. More…
Volkswagen ID. Aero Rendered As 2024 Production Electric Sedan
This appears to be a pretty accurate depiction of Volkswagen’s upcoming electric sedan based on the pre-production ID. Aero show car.More…
We Drive Cadillac Lyriq, Hyundai Ioniq 6 And VW ID. Aero Debut
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Here’s The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 EV Before Its Blistering Goodwood Run
This electric racing Porsche 718 with over 1,000 horsepower was the second-quickest vehicles to tackle the famous hillclimb this year.More…
Study Predicts Both Ford And GM Will Overtake Tesla By 2025
2022 “Car Wars” report forecasts Ford and GM each will have roughly 15% EV market share while Tesla will plummet from 70% to 11%.More…
