The UK electric truck manufacturer Tevva has just raised US$57 million through an oversubscribed private placement from new and existing investors. The company says it will use the financing to equip its new London based production facility and quickly scale up manufacturing. Just last month Tevva Motors secured a £4.2 million (just under 5 million […] More…
Ford and Rivian cancel plans for joint EV
Ford and Rivian had been planning to develop an electric vehicle together, but those plans have been canceled, Ford CEO Jim Farley told Automotive News. More…
Podcast: LA Auto Show report, Tesla phantom braking problem, EV incentives, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including our reported from the LA Auto Show, Tesla’s phantom braking problem, EV incentive update, and more. More…
Ford’s Lightning order numbers don’t include fleet buyers, which means it’ll be sold out forever
Ford is going hard on electrification, with a solid showing at this year’s LA Auto Show and big reservation numbers for the F-150 Lightning. Ford has declared its intent to be the biggest EV maker in the world with a big increase in production in the next few years. More…
Autolist Survey: Ford F-150 Lightning Is The Most Wanted EV Pickup
It tops other models – introduced or upcoming – from Rivian, Tesla and GM. More…
Is The Tesla Model Y Really Worth $60,000? Will Orders Slow Down?
Tesla just raised the price of its Model Y yet again. Should you spend $58,990 or more on it? More…
Tesla expands Supercharger network to Alaska, now in all 50 states
Tesla has deployed a new Supercharger station in Alaska. It’s the first in the state and now means there is a Supercharger station in every state. More…
Mitsubishi Reveals Airtrek EV, Is It Based On GAC’s Aion V?
Developed by GAC Mitsubishi, the Japanese brand’s first all-electric SUV offers 323 miles of range from a 70 kWh battery. More…
LA Auto Show Top Debuts And We Go Hands-On With Toyota bZ4X
Episode 85. More…
Genesis reveals Electrified GV70: US-bound EV has 800V fast charging, tech that reads the road
Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand revealed a fully electric version of its GV70 SUV, called the Electrified GV70, on Friday at Auto Guangzhou 2021 in China. And it confirmed that the model will be coming to North America. The reveal fills in a missing piece in a recent report that Genesis could be planning to make the GV70 EV in the U.S… More…
China: Tesla Increases Price Of The Entry-Level Model 3
It went up by 15,000 CNY ($2,350) or 6.4%. Acceleration is slower and the “Standard Range” name disappears. More…
‘Build Back Better Act’ passes House, EV tax credit faces US Senate next
The US House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion “Build Back Better” legislation early this morning, following a lengthy session that included a record-setting speech from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The Build Back Better bill, which includes robust changes to federal tax credits for EVs, will now face the Senate, where two vital Democrats have already shared that they are undecided on their vote. More…
Here’s how Alaska’s only electric school bus is performing in temps as low as -40F
In October 2020, Electrek reported that the state of Alaska got its very first electric school bus. Here’s how the first and only electric school bus in The Last Frontier is running just over a year later. More…
Toyota Angry At Senator For Saying It’s Not On The ‘Home Team’
Toyota joins several other automakers pushing back against Biden’s support of union automakers over rivals. More…
Genesis unveils all-electric GV70 SUV model
Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis has unveiled an all-electric version of its GV70 SUV model. The Electrified GV70 is Genesis’ third BEV model, following the Electrified G80 and GV60, and will be available exclusively with all-wheel drive. With the Electrified GV70 Genesis’ announced electric car trio for Europe should be complete. Shortly after the launch of […] More…
The US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm breaks ground
Vineyard Wind 1, the US’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, has officially broken ground. It’s also the first project of its kind in the Americas region. More…
NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ Officially Launches On Nintendo Switch
Motorsport Games-developed NASCAR game is the first to come to the console, available to play starting today, November 19, 2021. More…
Ford doubles EV production target for late 2023: Will it take the lead after Tesla?
Ford CEO Jim Farley outlined Thursday, with a series of tweets, that the automaker is now expecting to make 600,000 electric vehicles per year globally by the end of 2023. That’s double the previous plan, and enough to potentially be considered the number-two EV maker in the U.S. by then—if other automakers keep to their current plans… More…
Kia EV6 Achieves 250 Miles In Bjørn Nyland’s Winter Range Test
It should be closer to 300 miles in the Summer. More…
Tesla’s FSD Beta Put Through Student Driving Test: Pass Or Fail?
Should Tesla’s FSD Beta testers have a sticker on their car that says “student driver” or “autonomous car training”? More…
