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Watch Rivian R1T Take On World’s Toughest Towing Test
When climbing, it was consuming more than 1% state-of-charge per mile. More…
Rivian Stock Poised For Surge After 45% Decline Since IPO
According to Morgan Stanley Rivian stock is currently “overly depressed” with better times are on the way. More…
Porsche Taycan goes coast-to-coast with just 2.5 hours of charging
Porsche has announced that it’s driven a Taycan from Los Angeles to New York City with less than two and a half hours of cumulative charging. The trip covered 2,834.5 miles and included 2 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds of charging, with results certified by the Guinness World Records organization. That beats—by a lot—the… More…
Fifth Gear Team Test Finds MG ZS EV Surprisingly Competent
The MG ZS EV is designed and built in China and related to the Roewe RX3 crossover. More…
Europe: Tesla Model 3 Breaks Into Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In 2021
The Model 3 was also the only BEV in the top 50 models. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 29, 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…
Ford Intelligent Backup Power: 15 Questions Answered By Ford
You had questions, we got the answers. More…
Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Spotted Supercharging
This confirms the location of the charging inlet at the rear of the vehicle. More…
Solid-State Batteries: Mercedes-Benz Invests In ProLogium
The two companies will deepen technology development cooperation. More…
Lucid Air Dream Editions Emerge On eBay: All Priced Over $200,000
Only 520 will ever be made and all were sold, but we already found a few available for purchase. More…
Alpine EV Crossover To Be Named GT X-Over, Due In 2025
In three years time the GT X-Over will enter production in Dieppe, France. More…
Breaking: Non-Tesla EV Supercharging Spotted In Norway
Audi e-tron, as well as other non-Tesla BEV models, were seen charging at a Tesla Supercharging station. More…
Joe Biden choosing to ignore T-ESL-A prompts mini tweet-storm
US President Joe Biden has praised General Motors and Ford on Twitter for producing electric vehicles – ignoring Tesla once again, even though the Californian company builds the most electric cars in the USA by far. Elon Musk’s response did not take long. “Starts with a T, ends with an A, ESL in the middle,” […] More…
BYD presents next electric school bus doubling as energy source
BYD has presented another electric school bus with bidirectional charging in the USA. The new ‘Type A’ is significantly smaller than the ‘Type D’ the company introduced last year. The new electric school bus of Type A comes in three lengths of 22.9, 24.5 and 26.7 feet (7 to 8.1 meters) and can accommodate up […] More…
Tesla Vs Chip Shortage: In-House Strategies Come To The Rescue
Tesla’s unified computing architecture and control over its software played a major role in its success. More…
BAM Infra Nederland converts asphalt spreading machine
BAM Infra Nederland has commissioned Wirtgen and New Electric to convert an asphalt spreading machine into the first fully-electric asphalt paver. On an annual basis, the use of this machine will save more than 93,000 kilograms of CO₂ and 115,000 grams of nitrogen oxide emissions. The newly installed electric drive comprises two motors and a […] More…
CA: Solid-state battery start-up Sparkz opens pilot plant
A new battery company from the US called Sparkz announced opening a pilot facility in Livermore, California, for its patented solid-state battery technology. Last year, Sparkz won a grant for $2.6 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC). The money was to extend Sparkz’ development into solid-state batteries. The company is banking on a zero-cobalt […] More…
Nio marks 800+ battery swapping stations in China
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is expanding its network of battery exchange stations at great speed. The company already operates 828 stations in China, plus Nio recently opened the first battery swap outlet in Europe. Staying in China, for now, Nio had announced in September last year its intention to massively expand its battery […] More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $499 super-basic electric snowmobile
When it comes to snowmobiles, there’s kind of a set way to do things. They’re effectively trikes with a pair of skis up front and a single wide track in back. But this new take on old-school snowsports seems to have reinvented the idea of just what a snowmobile can be. And it’s just wild enough to earn itself a coveted spot in this week’s edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series.. More…
