Only three Tesla Supercharger stalls available in the entire city of Las Vegas on a Saturday morning is not an encouraging sign. More…
Is This The Future? Waiting To Charge At Tesla Supercharger Station
Tesla unveils giant new 360 MWh Megapack project that is going to help power 60,000 homes
Tesla has unveiled its latest giant Megapack project consisting of 360 MWh of energy storage capacity used in concert with a solar farm to help power 60,000 homes. More…
Tesla Ends Lease Buyouts For All Vehicles Starting April 15, 2022
The company did not say why it made this decision, but it may have something to do with wanting to cash in on sky-high used car prices. More…
Envision AESC Announces $2 Billion Gigafactory In Kentucky
It will produce at least 30 GWh of batteries per year with an option for 40 GWh. More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: An Electric Nap Car for Sleepy Adults
You know that feeling, right? It’s Monday morning and you just barely have the energy to get out of bed to face the day. You groggily down your coffee just so you can open your eyes enough to drive yourself to work. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if there was an Uber service that could let you finish your sleep on the way to work? Well my friends, it appears that’s exactly what the masterful engineers at Alibaba have come up with. And this primo specimen of ingenuity on China’s largest online shopping platform is perfect for the latest entry of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.. More…
Look and listen as we get our first video of the Ducati racing electric motorcycle doing hot laps
When we first learned that Ducati would be taking over Energica’s role as the sole supplier of racing electric motorcycles for the FIM MotoE electric motorcycle racing series, the news came as a bit of a shock. At the time, Ducati didn’t even have any electric motorcycles – at least not that they were showing off. Now we’re getting our first look – and listen – to the company’s upcoming electric racing models. More…
VW CEO Experiences First ID Buzz AD Autonomous Drive In Munich
The automaker wants to have a self-driving ID Buzz on the road in 2025. More…
Podcast: Elon Musk moves to take over Twitter, Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota bZ4X price, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we are going to discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk trying to take over Twitter, the price of the new Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota launching the bZ4X, and more. More…
Tesla now doesn’t let anyone buy their car after lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing
Tesla has changed its policy to now not allow anyone to buy their car after their lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing to new records. More…
Germany’s economic ministry wants to lower EV subsidies and completely halt PHEV aid by the end of 2022
Reports out of Germany state that the country’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has proposed to gradually phase out subsidies for EV purchases through 2025 and completely eliminate any benefits to consumers purchasing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by the end of this year. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) is pushing back, arguing that PHEVs remain vital to EV adoption. More…
Toyota Plans To Launch Electrified Versions Of Crown In SUV Form
Toyota will reportedly offer the Crown in hybrid, PHEV, and fully electric versions arriving in 2023 and 2024. More…
We Drive Jeep Magneto 2.0, VW MEB Products Getting Huge Upgrade
Episode 106. More…
CATL invests in $6 billion battery project to manufacture, recycle, and mine material in Indonesia
Fresh off news of its first expansion outside of China into Germany, CATL is expanding further as part of a new $6 billion dollar battery chain project in Indonesia. Through its subsidiary and an agreement with Indonesia PT AnekaTambang (ANTAM) and PT Industri Baterai Indonesia (IBI), CATL will have a majority stake in five of the six planned battery projects. More…
VW Launches Online Leasing For Its EVs In Germany
For now, German customers can only lease the VW ID.4 and ID.5 online, with the ID.3 to be added later. More…
VW Launches Online Leasing Of Its EVs In Germany
For now, German customers can only lease the VW ID.4 and ID.5 online, with the ID.3 to be added later. More…
Tesla’s Supercharger cost revealed to be just one-fifth of the competition in losing home state bid
New documents show that Tesla has a major cost advantage when deploying fast-charging stations as its Superchargers cost just one-fifth of what the average competing charging networks are paying to deploy new stations. More…
Tesla’s cost to deploy Superchargers is revealed to be just one-fifth of the competition
New documents show that Tesla has a major cost advantage when deploying fast-charging stations as its Superchargers cost just one-fifth of what the average competing charging networks are paying to deploy new stations. More…
A Guide To Becoming An Electric Vehicle Engineer: Part 3
There are many new jobs popping up in the EV space, so how do you get a leg up and land a good one? More…
California targets 35% EVs by model year 2026
California aims to increase zero-emission vehicle sales to 35% of all new car purchases by the 2026 model year, on the way to ending sales of new gasoline-only cars by the middle of the next decade. This proposed target from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) includes battery-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles… More…
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai May Restart Production April 18
The factory has been idle for weeks now thanks to COVID lockdowns, and Tesla has fallen far behind on production. More…
