Vehicle electronics supplier Actia has announced it has set up a Power division to consolidate the various activities of the wider Actia Group relating to the design and manufacture of onboard batteries, power electronics and electrification systems for electric and hydrogen hybrid mobility. It says its experience in vehicle electronics and power management means the […] More…
EVs as a group are worst for reliability, hybrids and PHEVs best, according to Consumer Reports
Electric SUVs were the lowest-ranked category in the latest Consumer Reports reliability rankings, but hybrids and plug-in hybrids were the best. While compact hybrids—including the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius—as well as plug-in hybrids topped the rankings with above average overall reliability, electric SUVs were ranked last, with… More…
Rumor: Toyota Might Build Batttery Gigafactory In North Carolina
It would be a joint venture project with Panasonic. More…
Lucid COTY, Plus LA Auto Show With Porsche, Hyundai, & Fisker
This was a big week for EV news with the LA Auto Show, electric school buses, and much more. More…
Tesla Launches First Supercharger In Alaska
It has four 250 kW stalls. More…
Porsche buys up majority share in high-tech electric bike company Greyp
Porsche is diving even deeper into the electric bicycle market with its announcement today that the company acquired a majority stake in Greyp Bikes.. More…
GM rolls out software update limiting Chevy Bolt EV charge to 80%, but removes parking restrictions
GM announced that it is starting to roll out a new software update to Chevy Bolt EVs as part of its recall due to battery fire risks. More…
Enphase Energy To Acquire ClipperCreek
The EV charging pioneer has sold more than 110,000 Level 2 AC charging stations since 2006. More…
Alpha Saga Is A Retro Electric Sedan With A 300-Mile Range
To us, this looks a lot like a four-door version of the previously revealed Ace coupe. More…
Taycan GTS Sport Turismo: Third body style of Porsche EV is a performance wagon
Porsche on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its sole electric car. The 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo marks the debut of the new Sport Turismo body style, as well as the addition of the sporty GTS badge to the Taycan lineup. Debuting at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, the Sport Turismo is a wagon that uses the same body shell as the… More…
Audi Q5 E-Tron Breaks Cover As The VW ID.6’s Cooler Cousin
Three-row Q5 E-Tron is based on the same MEB platform as the ID.6 and a host of other VW Group EVs. More…
Blix Packa Genie electric cargo bike review: Time to replace your car with an e-bike
I love riding electric bikes in part because of how many different uses they offer. I enjoy riding the trails or cruising the beach as much as the next guy, but e-bikes offer so much more than just fitness or recreational riding. Any day I can replace a car trip with an e-bike is a good day, and electric cargo bikes like the Blix Packa Genie I’ve been riding offer some of the best utility out there for true-errand running and people-moving. More…
Tesla (TSLA) is in a position to grab $2.5 trillion of EV market, says top analyst
Dan Ives from Wedbush, one of the top 10 ranked stock analysts in the world, has increased his price target on Tesla’s stock (TSLA) as he believes the automaker will take a significant part of the growing EV market. More…
US-Bound 2022 Genesis Electrified GV70 Makes World Debut In China
The 483-hp AWD electric SUV is said to cover 311 miles of range on China’s CLTC cycle, but the EPA rating will be different. More…
EdisonFuture EF1-T Pickup And EF1-V Van Electric Concepts Land In LA
These electric vehicles share the same platform and offer promising specs on paper, but will they happen? More…
XPeng unveils G9 SUV with X-PILOT 4.0 ADAS and ability to charge 200 km in 5 minutes
EV automaker XPeng Motors unveiled its fourth EV today at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in China. The new electric SUV dubbed “the G9,” matches previous speculation about the vehicle, and it will arrive with XPeng’s latest technologies. This includes the company’s new EV architecture, ADAS system, and supercharging capabilities. More…
XPeng Unveils Sleek New G9 SUV Designed For Global Markets
XPENG’s fourth offering is the first to be designed specifically for global distribution. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 18, 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…
Three Tesla Model Y Spotted Rolling Out Of Giga Berlin Plant
They were later seen at the test track. More…
Ford announces plans to produce 600,000 electric vehicles per year by 2023
Ford announced today that it doubled its planned electric vehicle production capacity by 2023 to 600,000 electric vehicles per year. More…
