Tesla released a new important detail about the Megafactory under construction in California. More…
Tesla Launches CCS1 Charging Adapter In South Korea: Soon In US?
It will allow using publicly available CCS Combo 1 fast chargers by Tesla owners. More…
EVs In 60ish Seconds: This Week’s Top News, October 8
There’s never a dull week when it comes to EVs, and the good news is ramping up in a big way. More…
Geely’s Geometry EX3 EV Launches In China With $9,250 Base Price
This 200-mile range subcompact crossover is one of the most affordable five-seat EVs in China. More…
Tesla’s Goal Is To Sell 20 Million EVs Per Year By 2030
Tesla and Elon Musk have always had lofty goals, but this may be the wildest yet. More…
Candela’s C-8 flying electric boat is already selling better than gas-powered boats
When Stockholm-based boat builder Candela launched its C-8 electric hydrofoil boat last month, the company considered it to be the “Model S moment of leisure boats,” replacing its largely hand-built C-7 with a mass-produceable product that was superior in many ways. More…
Elon Musk Shares More Details About Tesla’s FSD Beta Rollout
Tonight’s the night. Should we be excited or worried? More…
EGEB: GM, GE to collaborate on boosting EV rare earth materials supply
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
What have Daimler electric truck fleets taught over a million real-world miles?
Electric trucks from Daimler Trucks’ Freightliner division have racked up one million miles in real-world use with fleet operators, and now the company is ready to discuss what it has learned. Over 40 Freightliner eCascadia semi trucks and Freightliner eM2 box trucks have been tested by about 50 customers in real commercial fleet operations, the… More…
Rivian R1T Test Drive: Raw Footage From Team Rivian
If people drive it, they may be compelled to buy it. More…
Elon Musk: It Will Take 30-40 Years To Replace All Cars With BEVs
20 years would be the bare minimum just to replace the fleet, assuming 100% market share for BEVs. More…
Tesla Cyberquad electric ATV “that won’t roll” still due to pair with Cybertruck
In Tesla’s annual shareholders’ meeting, held Thursday, CEO Elon Musk pointed to the supply chain—and batteries in particular—as related to the delay of the company’s electric pickup, the Cybertruck. Musk confirmed that the start of production for the Cybertruck will happen in 2022, with volume production in 2023… More…
Allego to install 120 HPC chargers at Van der Valk hotels
Allego has expanded its partnership with the Van der Valk hotel chain and will install 120 new fast chargers at more than 50 hotels in Belgium and the Netherlands from the end of this year. These will primarily be DC charging points in different power classes. The main focus will be on the installation of […] More…
Volvo CE introduces three new construction BEVs
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled three new electric compact equipment models. The L20 Electric, EC18 Electric and ECR18 Electric models are now available to reserve online for delivery in 2022. The L20 Electric is a compact wheel loader that sits below the already available L25 Electric. It has a payload of 1.8 tonnes […] More…
SK Innovation opens first Polish battery material plant
SK IE Technology (SKIET) has officially opened its first of a total of four planned production facilities for separators for use in electric car batteries in Poland. The subsidiary of the South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK Innovation plans to start production there this year. The first separator plant in Poland is expected to have […] More…
Renault signs nickel supply deal with Terrafame
The Finnish state-owned mining company Terrafame is to supply Renault with fully traceable nickel sulphate for electric vehicle batteries in future. This is provided for in a memorandum of understanding now concluded between the two companies. With this agreement, Renault Group secures an annual supply of nickel sulphate from Terrafame for up to 15 GWh […] More…
Ebusco to hit the Amsterdam stock exchange
The Dutch electric bus and charging infrastructure manufacturer Ebusco is planning its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam. Through the IPO, which is to take place in the course of the coming weeks, Ebusco is aiming for gross proceeds of around 300 million euros. Ebusco says it will use the capital to finance investments in its international […] More…
Hyundai Mobis invests in fuel cell system plants
Hyundai Mobis, the South Korean automotive supplier belonging to the Hyundai Motor Group, has announced that it will invest about 1.3 trillion won (equivalent to about 950 million euros) in the construction of two plants for fuel cell systems in the Korean cities of Incheon and Ulsan. The two factories will perform different tasks in […] More…
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Has Overtaken The Fremont Factory In Output
Elon Musk broke the news and congratulated the Tesla China team for an “incredible job.” More…
Tesla moves HQ to Texas
Tesla will move its headquarters from Palo Alto in Silicon Valley to Austin in Texas. Elon Musk made the announcement at Tesla’s annual general meeting, which was already held in Texas. The move of the company’s headquarters to Texas has a history: As early as 2020, Elon Musk had threatened to move the headquarters in […] More…
