Although Tesla has moved its headquarters to Texas and opened a factory in the US state, Tesla’s electric cars remain excluded from the subsidy programme in Texas for electrified vehicles. The reason is Tesla’s direct sales without an intermediary dealer, which is an exclusion criterion for the subsidy programme. Laura Lopez, a media and community […] More…
Buick To Launch Five New EVs In China By 2025, Including Two In 2022
GM’s most popular brand in China embarks on an accelerated transformation toward an electric future in the world’s largest car market. More…
Module aimed at 900V powertrains
NXP Semiconductors is working with Hitachi on a power module using 1200 V SiC transistors (writes Nick Flaherty). The collaboration combines NXP’s GD3160 isolated gate driver and Hitachi Energy’s RoadPak SiC half-bridge power modules for faster development of efficient, reliable and functionally safe EV powertrains using 900V battery packs.The RoadPak uses 1200 V SiC MOSFETs, […] More…
Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a ‘nutty’ end-of-quarter delivery wave
Elon Musk told Tesla employees to expect a “nutty” end-of-quarter delivery wave this quarter at a new company-wide meeting. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 8, 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…
Honda Prologue Electric SUV Rendered As A Production Model
This will be the first Honda model to ride on the Ultium platform it gained access to through a partnership with General Motors. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is going out of ‘closed loop’ with workers sleeping at the plant this week
Tesla is planning to get Gigafactory Shanghai out of its ‘closed loop’ system with workers sleeping at the factory by the end of the week. More…
AutoFlight releases test flight video of updated Prosperity I eVTOL air taxi
Next-generation air taxi developer AutoFlight has released new video of an upgraded proof-of-concept version of its electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Prosperity I aircraft undergoing a new battery of test flights. More…
Fisker PEAR: 3,200 Reservations Already, 310-Mile Range, Solar Roof
Along with the first interior rendering, Fisker reveals that the urban electric crossover will feature a mysterious “Houdini trunk.” More…
Audi’s charging hub proves successful in pilot phase, several more charging sites to follow
Following a six-month pilot phase of its first charging hub site in Nuremberg Germany, Audi has seen a number of return customers and “overwhelmingly positive” feedback. As a result, the German automaker has announced plans to expand the charging hub model to other sites, beginning later this year. More…
Cadillac teases its next electric car, the Celestiq, with new pictures
Cadillac is teasing its next electric car, the Celestiq, with a series of new pictures to highlight some design accents. More…
Cupra shares three ‘electrified’ models to arrive by 2025 alongside plans for global expansion
Following public ambitions to become an entirely electric brand by 2030, Cupra has shared its first phase toward this new era, which includes a PHEV SUV and two BEV models, all set to arrive by 2025. Additionally, Cupra intends to use these electrified models to expand its vehicle deliveries into other international markets. More…
Meet Sparky, the electric tugboat operating in the Ports of Auckland with 2,784 kWh of power
The Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has welcomed a new member to its maritime family. A bright green, electric tugboat named Sparky recently arrived in Auckland as “the world’s first full-sized ship-handling electric tug.” By delivering the same bollard pull as the Ports of Auckland’s strongest diesel tug, Sparky represents a future in which zero-emissions ship handling is possible around the globe. More…
The world’s first CO2 battery for long-duration energy storage is ready for global launch
Italian startup Energy Dome today announced the launch of the world’s first CO2 battery in Sardinia, Italy. The battery uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy on the grid, and Energy Dome says the technology can be quickly deployed anywhere in the world. More…
Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo Turns Out To Be Thirsty In Range Test
Bjørn Nyland notes that the Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo’s energy consumption is slightly higher than other Taycan versions. More…
Would You Spend $18,000 On Optibike’s New R22 Everest Edition E-Bike?
It boasts some impressive specs that put it in the running as one of the most versatile e-bikes ever. More…
Senator Promotes EVs After Successful Road Trip, Fox News Mocks Her
Fox News calls the Democrat a braggart and the electric car “expensive,” though neither is arguably the case here. More…
This California city is giving out free electric bikes to delivery drivers
While the Golden City is far from perfect and certainly has its own fair share of problems (name one that doesn’t), San Francisco is known to lead on many social issues. And the latest move from SF will soon see it giving out dozens of free electric bicycles to delivery drivers to be used as delivery e-bikes. More…
JIDU officially unveils ROBO-01 concept EV that can talk and share its emotions
Following months of teasing the public, Baidu’s intelligent EV startup JIDU has officially unveiled its AI powered, robotic EV, called the ROBO-01. The ROBODAY presentation took place today on Baidu’s metaverse platform and included a slew of images, video, and details of the upcoming JIDU smart EV. More…
Former Tesla Worker Sees Racism Damages Cut From $137M To $15M
A federal judge gave the ex-contract worker two weeks to decide whether to accept or reject $15 million in damages over racial abuse. More…
