In the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) is offering an enhanced version of the DCS fleet solution called Charge Now for Business. The offer is in collaboration with EVBox Group, Everon and The Mobility House. The software offers a solution for electric fleets for charging at public charging points, at […] More…
Tesla Stock Short-Sellers Are Giving Up As Success Booms
According to recent reports, Tesla stock short interest is now at an all-time low. More…
EGEB: Kansas’s first big wind farm turns 20. Here’s how it’s going
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
Why Is Mercedes Still Testing The EQC 4×4²?
We know Mercedes decided against building a production version of it, so what gives? More…
GM announces new battery facility to develop lithium-metal and solid-state cells
GM announced today that it is building a new battery facility in Michigan to develop lithium-metal and solid-state battery cells. More…
Here’s What Makes Renault Megane Electric’s Battery Pack Special
It’s a big step forward compared to the hugely popular Zoe EV. More…
Let’s Take A Closer Look At Tesla’s Record-Breaking Quarter
Tesla pulled off its record quarter despite mounting obstacles, and it did it with only two factories. More…
Morgan Stanley: How Tesla ‘Found Chips’ To Break Delivery Records
Tesla delivered a record number of vehicles amid a supply chain shortage that’s hindering automakers worldwide. More…
Volta Trucks expands UK team
The Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks wants to expand its research and development team in the UK to accelerate the development of the Volta Zero. The company is therefore launching a recruitment drive with the aim of employing more than 280 people by the end of 2021. Currently, Volta Trucks says it has over […] More…
Akasol to supply Goldhofer with battery systems
Akasol supplies Goldhofer with its AKASystem 15 OEM PRC 50. The battery system will be used in all of Goldhofer’s Phoenix E towbarless aircraft tractors, which the company is now producing in series. Akasol has also appointed a new chief financial officer. As reported, an electric aircraft tug of the Phoenix E type has been […] More…
ID.3 & ID.4 enter WeShare fleet in Berlin
In Germany, WeShare, Volkswagen’s all-electric free-floating car-sharing service, has renewed its Berlin fleet and added the all-electric ID.4 to its range of vehicles. Initially, around 100 ID.4s will be successively added to the fleet. The carmaker’s car-sharing service reports it is also moving forward with the replacement of the Berlin e-Golf fleet with the new […] More…
Tesla Ordered To Pay $137M To Former Contract Worker Over Racial Abuse
Owen Diaz, a former contracted elevator operator, said during the trial that he faced “daily racist epithets,” including the “N-word.” More…
Hummer EV: An Example Of How GM Will Speed Up Product Development
The Hummer EV’s development timeline was just two years compared to the usual three to four years. More…
US: Audi BEV Sales Drop In Q3 2021 Despite e-tron GT Launch
We assume that it is related more to supply constraints than demand. More…
Volvo Recharge Share Expands To 27% In September 2021
The company has been hit hard by the shortage of semiconductors. More…
New GM Battery Plant In Michigan Tipped To Lower EV Costs
The Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center will accelerate the development and commercialization of longer range, cheaper batteries. More…
Piech GT Electric Grand Tourer Enters Testing Phase, Here In 2024
Its design is clearly retro-inspired, but under the skin it’s all cutting edge, according to its makers. More…
Cree rebrands to ‘Wolfspeed’ & announces cooperation with GM
Cree, a manufacturer of silicon carbide semiconductors, has renamed itself Wolfspeed. Under the new name, the company has also entered into a cooperation agreement with General Motors. The agreement provides for the development and supply of silicon carbide semiconductors for GM’s future electric cars. Cree had increasingly focused on silicon carbide semiconductors in recent years […] More…
ElectReon to install wireless charging in Tel Aviv
In Israel, ElectReon, a company specialising in inductive charging of electric vehicles, has signed a 5-year contract with the Dan Bus Company. The contract provides for an expansion of the wireless charging network for public electric bus lines in Tel Aviv and the wider area. The establishment of the network will enable the inductive charging […] More…
Tevva receives multi-million £ budget for truck development
UK electric truck manufacturer Tevva has secured a £4.2 million (just under €5 million) grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to develop the next generation of medium-duty electric trucks with fuel cell range extenders and gross vehicle weights between 7.5 and 19 tonnes. Only a few days ago, Tevva unveiled a 7.5-tonne truck as […] More…
