After a tumultuous four year journey to this point, Lordstown Motors has announced it has finally reached that pivotal moment in any flagship EV lifecycle, the start of commercial production. The American EV automaker shared that it has already completed two production-ready Endurance pickups as part of a slow ramp up in Lordstown, Ohio toward 500 units that will begin sales next quarter. More…
Watch how Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwalls survived in a hurricane
Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwall owners are showing how their energy products fared in Hurricane Ian after it hit Florida. More…
Mahle announces new motor at IAA Transportation
Mahle unveiled its SCT (Superior Continuous Torque) electric motor at the IAA Transportation show last week. Mahle says the motor solves the dilemma between continuous and peak power. While previous electric motors can only produce their peak power for a short time and then drop to about 60-70%, the SCT motor can be operated continuously […] More…
2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV First Drive: Commodious, Luxurious, Capable
The world’s newest full-size, three-row, three-ton EV SUV is ready to go anywhere (even if you probably don’t need it to). More…
Autel Energy Presents EV 101: Charging and Battery Basics
New to EVs or interested in owning one? Here’s your guide to all things batteries and charging. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 29, 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…
Here’s how Americans feel about home backup power – and rising outages
As Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida, Goal Zero, a Bluffdale, Utah-based portable clean energy company, released survey results that found 84% of Americans worry about power outages and 26% feel vulnerable to power outages. So here’s how Americans feel about mitigating blackouts with backup power. More…
‘No more excuses’ – New York announces new zero-emission vehicle mandate by 2035
New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday there will be “no more excuses” not to buy an electric vehicle after directing the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take significant action to accelerate the state’s transition to clean transportation to protect the environment.. More…
NIO Installs First Battery Swap Station In Germany
NIO ET7’s market launch is coming soon. More…
Tesla Cybertruck is going to be ‘waterproof enough’ to cross rivers
Elon Musk says that Tesla Cybertruck is going to be “waterproof enough” to cross rivers and serve as a boat for short periods. More…
Volvo EX90 Has Interior Radar System To Prevent Hot Car Deaths
With the new interior radar designed to detect children and pets, Volvo wants to ensure that “no one will be left behind or forgotten.” More…
2023 Hyundai Kona EV Shows Interior And Charging Port In New Spy Photos
The upcoming Kona EV is expected to look quite different compared to the current model, but specs will hardly change. More…
The Roetz Life Is A Modular E-Bike That Claims To Last Forever
The Roetz Life has a modular skeleton frame that allows you to configure and repair it as needed. More…
Tesla employee was hit by a car in bizarre Supercharger ICEing incident
A Tesla employee was reportedly hit by a car in a bizarre ICEing incident at a Supercharger station in Austin, Texas. The police are now asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect. More…
VW CFO says it’s well-positioned for EV transition after Porsche listing, will a PowerCo IPO be next?
After the historic public listing of Volkswagen’s sports performance brand, Porsche, the automaker’s chief financial officer (CFO), Arno Antiliz, says VW is ready and well funded to execute its EV strategy. He also mentions the possibility of listing its battery unit, PowerCo, to free up even more funds and accelerate battery cell development. More…
German courts challenge Renault over remote battery termination
The German Federal Supreme Court is hearing a case to decide how much power manufacturers have over vehicle batteries in a lease. The court will decide whether it is legal for the battery of an electric vehicle to be remotely turned off in the case of an extraordinary termination of the lease. In Renault’s terms […] More…
Mallorca asks Irizar to supply e-buses with solar panels
Irizar has won a contract to deliver twelve electric buses to Palma on the island of Mallorca. EMT Palma expects deliveries of the Irizar ie tram e-buses to begin in early 2023. This time, Irizar has added an extra to the roof of the buses. The Irizar buses of type ie tram headed for Mallorca […] More…
Lordstown is making Endurance electric pickups, but they’re not customer-bound quite yet
Ohio-based Lordstown Motors announced Thursday that it has started production of “commercially saleable” examples of its fleet-only Endurance electric pickup truck. There’s a reason the company isn’t making much ado about it right now with a first delivery celebration, too: It’s not yet up on all the certifications it… More…
Europe: BYD Announced Pre-Sale Prices Of Han, Tang And Atto 3
The Chinese trio will be initially launched in 7 countries and then gradually in all major markets in Europe. More…
Citroen Oli EV Concept Seems Inspired By The GMC Hummer EV
Even with the upright windscreen, this electric concept can do 400 km (248 miles) with its 40 kWh battery pack. More…
