The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has unveiled a joint electromobility roadmap until 2030, which envisages investments of a further 23 billion euros over the next five years. The roadmap thus goes beyond what had been leaked in advance. On Monday, the news agency Reuters reported with reference to insiders that the alliance would invest an additional 20 […] More…
Feinmetall launches high-current contacts for battery testing and production
As currents produced by EV batteries get higher, the demands placed on the contacts in the systems used to check cell, module and general battery performance in testing and production are also increasing. High-performance contact probes are therefore growing in importance (writes Peter Donaldson). To that end, contacts manufacturer Feinmetall has launched a family of […] More…
Musk Says FSD Will Be Safer Than Human Drivers By The End Of 2022
Tesla also announced that it has gone from 2,000 cars running FSD Beta in Q3 2021 to 60,000 in Q4 2021. More…
Charging lottery in the UK
New research released by British Gas reveals there is a postcode lottery when it comes to electric vehicle charging costs. There are 21 councils across England and Wales, where it is completely free to charge EVs using council-owned public chargers. However, for each free charger, there are drivers in other areas who are charged up […] More…
Tesla Giga Texas: Model Y And 4680 Structural Packs Are Coming
Pre-production started in 2021 and the Austin-made Model Y will enter the market after final certification. More…
Musk: Tesla Bot Most Important Product Being Developed In 2022
CEO believes the Optimus humanoid robot “has the potential to be more significant than the vehicle business over time.” More…
Tesla Confirms: First Cars From Giga Berlin Will Use 2170 Cells
See the latest photos from the factory floor. More…
Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Cybertruck Production Postponement
There will be no new vehicle introductions in 2022. “Hopefully” in 2023. More…
Tesla confirms Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi pushed until 2023
During its 2021 Q4 earnings call Wednesday afternoon, Tesla confirmed that the wait for any new products from the company would stretch into next year. That means the earliest we will see a Cybertruck, Roadster, or Semi is 2023. Elon Musk said that this year Tesla will focus on scaling output of its current offerings, as the company still… More…
Tesla takes stock of 2021 as a “breakthrough year”
With more than 930,000 vehicles delivered, Tesla confirmed it also achieved new records in sales and profits in 2021, as the new annual report shows. The manufacturer itself speaks of a “breakthrough year”. In the medium term, Tesla wants to deliver 50 per cent more cars per year – and could thus come close to […] More…
Tesla takes stock of 2021
Tesla delivered a total of 936,172 electric cars last year, with 308,600 vehicles delivered in the fourth quarter. While the numbers are impressive, much growth also happened in the areas of supply chain management, battery deployment and energy management. While the vehicle delivery data had been announced a few weeks ago, additional information about the […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 26, 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…
These are the latest big electric bike companies to pull in tens of millions in funding
It may be a new year, but many trends have stayed the course in the electric bicycle industry. Chief among them is a move we’re seeing where VCs and other investors have been tripping over each other to throw money at electric bike companies. More…
Rivian paused production earlier this month to hone its manufacturing processes, hoping to ramp up output to 200 EVs a week
American automaker Rivian reportedly halted its production lines in Illinois to fix some issues and streamline its manufacturing processes. After a difficult start to R1T production amidst COVID-19 and supply chain shortages, Rivian looks to hit higher output targets, aiming for 200 deliverable EVs a week.. More…
Check Out Four Tesla Semi At A Megacharging Station
Is it the first Tesla Semi fleet in the world? More…
Tesla delays Cybertruck production due to supply chain constraints, new timeline is vague
Tesla confirmed today that it is delaying the start of Cybertruck production as supply chain issues, especially the chip shortage, would limit volumes significantly. More…
Tesla confirms Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas, now working on final certification
Tesla confirmed that Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas late in 2021, and now the company is working on “final certification” for the new version of the electric SUV being built at the new factory. More…
Report: Rivian Boosts Production Towards 200 Units Per Week
According to rumors, the plant paused production earlier this month to solve issues. More…
Tesla Q4 2021 Earnings Report: Beats Expectations Yet Again
Another profitable quarter in the books. More…
Tesla unveils fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks
Tesla has quietly unveiled a fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks as part of its new financial result report.. More…
