The manufacturer announced last year that it would try to create carbon-neutral EVs by 2030. More…
Polestar Gets Suppliers On Board With Climate-Neutral Car Plans
QuantumScape opens R&D center in Japan to expand solid-state battery development
Solid-state battery developer, QuantumScape, has shared plans for a new office in Kyoto, Japan, which will feature a state-of-the-art lab for battery research and development. The company hopes to work alongside experienced battery scientists in the Asia-Pacific region to further develop and manufacturer it battery technologies for electric vehicles. More…
Tesla loses Director of Engineering to generator giant looking to compete with Powerwall
Tesla has lost Brian Dow, Director of Engineering, to Generac, the leader in gas generators who is now trying to compete with Tesla’s Po looking to compete with Powerwall. More…
Honda e Versus Fiat 500e: Which Electric City Car Is The Best?
Let’s find out if there is a clear winner. More…
2022 Nissan Leaf Comes To Europe With A Light Refresh
New paint, new logos and new wheels to try to keep it looking fresh. More…
2022 Nissan LEAF gets cosmetic updates but is still clinging to yesteryear’s CHAdeMO fast charging
Ahead of an opening of orders on March 1, the 2022 Nissan LEAF will arrive in the UK and Europe with a refreshed exterior look. The 2022 models will include new alloy wheels, Nissan brand badges, and new exterior color choices. However, not much else has changed compared to previous model year LEAFs, including the decision to stick with the lame duck CHAdeMO charging port. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid Vs Custom Drag Quad Is A Truly Wacky Race
It may look funny, but this contraption is insanely quick; should the Model S Plaid driver be afraid? More…
Tesla Semi May Get An Automatic Tire Inflation System: Patent
Tesla applied for a related patent years ago, though the new patent addresses previous shortcomings. More…
Biktrix XD unveiled as mind-bogglingly powerful electric bike motor with 300 Nm of torque
Candian electric bike company Biktrix has never shied away from high-power motors. Several of the brand’s e-bikes feature what used to be one of the most powerful mid-drive e-bike motors on the market: the Bafang M620 Ultra motor. I say “used to be” because it has now been surpassed by Biktrix’s own in-house developed Biktrix XD motor, and the new motor solves all of the major problems we’ve previously seen with such high-power mid-drives. More…
WiTricity Announces Aftermarket Wireless EV Charging Solution
A limited beta program will be launched this year. Two electric car models were hinted at. More…
Musk Insists He’d “Do The Right Thing” If Invited To White House
Musk has had sour words for President Biden’s decision to ignore Tesla, but he’s promised he wouldn’t make a scene. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 23, 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…
Owner Loves His Lucid Air Even After Its Steering Failed
This is quite a positive Air review… from an owner whose car is now with Lucid to figure out what caused the steering issue. More…
China expected to add up to 90 GW of solar power capacity, a record increase, in 2022
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) said today that it expects China to add 75 to 90 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in 2022.. More…
Atlis Motors to supply US military
US electric truck maker Atlis Motor Vehicles announced the signing of a collaborative agreement with a U.S. Military supplier to jointly design and produce new technology to convert military vehicles such as gasoline or diesel-powered High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) into electric vehicles. Under the agreement, the technology can be sold to third-party customers, […] More…
Tesla vehicles with 3G modems are starting to lose connectivity as the networks are shutting down
Early Tesla vehicles still equipped with 3G modems are starting to lose connectivity as 3G networks are shutting down, but there are still ways around it. More…
Geely plans to go public with Lotus Technology
The Geely brand Lotus wants to float its technology division Lotus Technology on the stock market in the next twelve to 24 months to raise capital for its electric campaign. It has not yet been decided whether the IPO will be carried out in Asia, London or New York, while the type of IPO is […] More…
Cummins confirms Meritor takeover
US American drive system builder Cummins has announced its intention to acquire supplier Meritor for around USD 3.7 billion. The transaction still has to be approved by shareholders and is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. Specifically, an agreement calls for Cummins to pay $36.50 in cash per Meritor share, for a […] More…
LiveWire to launch Arrow platform for lighter e-motorbikes
Harley-Davidson is planning a second model called Del Mar for its electric motorbike brand LiveWire for the second quarter of 2022. As a more affordable model below the LiveWire One, the Del Mar is to be based on a new platform called Arrow, which has a special technical feature. As Harley CEO Jochen Zeitz recently […] More…
Vicinity Motor signs on Paradigm as sales partner
The Canadian commercial vehicle manufacturer Vicinity Motor has signed a sales and marketing agreement with Ontario-based auto sales, leasing & upfitting firm Paradigm with an initial CAD$12.0 million order for 100 VMC 1200 Class 3 electric trucks. Furthermore, Paradigm has also been appointed to act as Vicinity’s exclusive dealer in the Hamilton and Niagara regions […] More…
