Ford Motor Company has just announced a new holistic charging system for electrified fleets called Ford Pro Charging. As the world and, more specifically, commercial fleets transition to electric vehicles, Ford Pro Charging will soon provide both a software and hardware infrastructure to support charging and energy management. Even if the vehicles don’t bear the blue oval. More…
Tesla Model 3 Is Edmunds’ Top Rated EV For 2021
This is the third year in a row when the Model 3 has won an Edmunds award, making it a hat trick for the entry level Tesla. More…
Tesla crash in Paris leaves cause unclear
On Saturday evening, there was a serious accident with a Tesla Model 3 in Paris in which one person died and 20 others were injured. A taxi driver lost control of the car during a private ride. According to the driver, the pedal jammed. According to Tesla, a remote data evaluation of data did not […] More…
Audi Built Ken Block This S1 Hoonitron EV For The Next Gymkhana
The one-off drift car’s styling is an homage to the 1987 Audi S1 Quattro Pikes Peak, but everything about it is all-new. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 15, 2021
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…
CharIN Testival Aims To Improve The EV Charging Experience
Improving interoperability between all vehicles and the various charging equipment available today is the task at hand. More…
Hyundai Plug-In Electric Car Sales Above 15,000 In November 2021
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 wholesale sales crossed 9,000 for the first time. More…
2022 single motor Polestar 2 receives impressive 270-mile EPA range
Swedish EV automaker Polestar has shared an official EPA range of 270 miles for its long-range, single motor Polestar 2 sedan, the company’s longest range to date. This is a huge jump compared to previous versions of the Polestar 2, and is joined by OTA updates for the dual motor version as well. More…
John Deere buys Kreisel Electric, plans to electrify its lineup
John Deere has been working to electrify its vehicle lineup for years, but the effort is expected to accelerate now with the acquisition of Kreisel Electric. More…
REE Automotive teams with Hitachi to bring scalable service platform to commercial EVs
EV startup REE Automotive announced a strategic agreement with Hitachi America Ltd. to help accelerate commercial fleet EV adoption. Together, the companies plan to co-create a scalable platform that can offer both Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) to support a new generation of connected commercial EVs. More…
Senate expected to pause Build Back Better bill, revised EV tax credits remain in limbo
During a congressional sprint to pass legislation before holiday recess, the US Senate is reportedly planning to put a pin in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Build Back Better bill to focus on other acts it hopes to pass before 2021’s end. Unfortunately, any delays to the Build Back Better bill means a delay in the proposed revisions to federal tax credits for EV automakers and moreover, US consumers. More…
Kia EV6 Ramps-Up: Wholesale Sales Below 5,000 In November 2021
Almost 24,000 were produced within the last five months. More…
Mercedes Teases Efficient Vision EQXX Ahead Of Jan. 3 Premiere
Mercedes says the Vision EQXX will be able to achieve a whopping six miles per kilowatt-hour. More…
GMC Teases Sierra Denali Electric Pickup, Will Reveal It In 2022
The first teaser of the Sierra EV reveals a bold front end and intense welcome lighting sequence. More…
The US’ first-ever National EV Charging Summit is coming, and it’s free to the public
A coalition of business, labor, and environmental advocacy leaders will host the US’ first-ever National EV Charging Summit on January 20, 2022. Members of the public are invited to attend, and it’s free.. More…
Harley-Davidson’s new middleweight electric motorcycle platform could finally drop prices
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire engineers have been hard at work for years developing multiple platforms of electric motorcycles. The original Harley-Davidson LiveWire bike that morphed into the LiveWire One under H-D’s new sub-brand gave us our first look at a high-powered electric Harley, but the manufacturer’s Arrow platform for a second electric motorcycle pushes that technology further with a new middleweight design that is likely to be easier on riders’ wallets. More…
GMC Sierra electric pickup due in 2023 with Denali luxury, Hummer EV design cues
General Motors’ GMC truck brand has provided a first look at the all-electric version of its Sierra full-size pickup, with a full reveal of the design to come in 2022 and an expected market arrival in 2023. Although the electric GMC Sierra will share its Hummer EV–derived “structural sandwich” underpinnings with the… More…
OMV Petrom grows Southeast Europe charging network
The Bucharest-based energy company OMV Petrom is expanding its charging network in Southeastern Europe. The Romanian oil company plans to install a total of around 100 fast and ultra-fast charging stations at its service stations in Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Serbia by the end of 2022. The bulk of the charging stations are to be […] More…
Bob Lutz Says BMW And Mercedes Are Afraid Of Tesla’s Elon Musk
Lutz has been hot and cold, mostly cold, about Tesla over the years, so this is telling. More…
The Rimac Nevera Is A Game Changer For Hypercars, DeMuro Says
If you have a cool $2.5 million lying around, the all-electric Rimac Nevera is the hypercar to have. More…
