Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has now presented the production version of its battery-electric truck model Freightliner eCascadia after extensive testing of pre-production models with customers. Production is scheduled to start later this year at Freightliner’s factory in Portland, Oregon. Freightliner has received around 700 orders for the electric truck so far. Daimler had already […] More…
Rivian broadens quarterly loss year-by-year
The US electric car start-up Rivian has presented its business figures for the first quarter of 2022. The net loss in the first three months of the year was 1.59 billion US dollars, compared to 414 million US dollars in the same quarter of the previous year. Compared to Q4 2021, however, the loss fell. […] More…
First Recorded Rivian R1T Dyno Run Hampered By Safety Systems
The R1T apparently kept cutting power on the dyno because it thought it was going to crash into a wall… More…
DHL orders large fleet of electric trucks from Volvo
DHL, the logistics giant, announced a deal with Volvo Trucks to cooperate on accelerating the electrification of its operations – starting with ordering a large fleet of electric trucks. More…
GM Ready To Return To Europe As EV-Only Maker: CEO
Mary Barra confirmed the automaker’s plan to increase its presence in Europe as GM targets an all-electric lineup by 2035. More…
EU parliament committee votes to ban combustion engines from 2035
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted in favour of the EU Commission’s proposed de facto ban on internal combustion engines from 2035 for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in the European Union as part of the “Fit for 55” climate package. In its meeting on Wednesday, the committee voted in favour of […] More…
Watch Tesla Model 3 On FSD Beta Brake Before Crash To Protect Driver
Autopilot braked the car milliseconds before a Honda truck running a red light smashed into the Tesla’s front left fender. More…
NYC wants to take 25% of its street space away from cars in favor of a walkable/bikeable city
Back when COVID-19 ravaged New York City and turned the city’s transportation needs upside down, significant portions of the road space were repurposed for non-car use. From bike lanes to public seating and urban parks, roads that previously saw gridlocked traffic were nearly instantly transformed into public spaces that benefitted a wider group of residents. More…
Rivian Announces Q1 2022 Results, Posts $1.6 Billion Net Loss
The EV startup also announced $95 million in revenue, below Wall Street’s forecast of $131 million. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 11, 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…
Rivian (RIVN) Q1 2022 results – $1.5b loss, 10k new orders, reaffirms 25k production guidance
Rivian has posted its Q1 2022 results and shareholder letter after market close today, showing $95 million in revenue and a loss of $1.593 billion for the quarter ($1.77 per share), up from a loss of $414 million from the same quarter last year. It ended the quarter with nearly $17 billion in cash, largely from its massive IPO late last year. More…
With Lordstown deal complete, Foxconn pivots to making EVs
Lordstown Motors on Wednesday announced the completion of the sale of its former GM factory to Hon Hai Technology Group—otherwise known as Foxconn, best known as the contract maker of the iPhone. That makes Foxconn an automaker, and enables several potential EV-making activities at the Lordstown, Ohio site. One of them is the assembly of the… More…
Rivian has received 10,000 more reservations, at an average $93,000, since its March price hike
The electric truck maker Rivian confirmed Wednesday that the line of people waiting for its trucks has been getting longer, far faster than it’s been building them. Since Rivian’s controversial price hike of up to $12,000 in March—one met with collective pushback from early adopters—the company has received 10,000 new… More…
Japan could lose 14% GDP and millions of jobs by stalling on electric cars – report
Japan, the world’s second-largest car exporter, risks a 14% drop in GDP if it does not move more swiftly toward producing electric vehicles, according to a new report by the Climate Group. More…
Volkswagen Announces Electric Pickup And Rugged SUV To Be Sold In US
They will be introduced under the Scout brand. More…
Hyundai confirms plans for a new electric car factory in the US
Amid rumors of a new EV factory in Georgia, Hyundai confirms plans for a new electric car factory in the US, but it’s not clear where yet. More…
Elon Musk Confirms CCS1 Plugs Coming To US Superchargers
They will become an additional option, on top of Tesla’s proprietary connector. More…
Volkswagen harvests Scout as an electric SUV brand
Volkswagen will revive the name of an SUV pioneer for a new rugged EV brand. The automaker on Wednesday announced the new Scout brand, taking the name of the International Harvester Scout that debuted in the 1960s as one of the original SUVs. This new Scout incarnation will develop an electric pickup truck and SUV for the United States. The first… More…
2021 VW ID.4 Owner Shares Her Story One Year And 28,000 Miles In
We also featured a video of Lisa and her ID.4 last summer, so it’s interesting to see how things evolved since then. More…
Aventon Pace 500 Next Gen electric bike review: Testing a high-value option for a city e-bike
Aventon’s electric bikes have always impressed me with their build quality and attention to detail. When the company launched an updated version of its popular Pace 500 e-bike, I knew to expect more of the same excellent qualities. Now that I’ve been able to spend some quality time testing the bike, I’m even more convinced of the brand’s commitment to giving its customers more than they anticipated. More…
