Frontal collision with 50% offset at 64 km/h (40 mph) each. More…
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Tesla Model 3 SR+ Vs LR 400-Mile Road Trip
How much quicker can a Long Range Model 3 cover 400 miles versus a Standard Range Plus? More…
Tesla Starts FSD Beta Rollout To Drivers With Top Safety Scores
After another delay, Tesla owners with a perfect Safety Score are now getting access to FSD Beta 10.2. More…
EGEB: Ireland launches its first offshore wind auction
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
Sandy Munro Does Deforestation In A Jeep Wrangler 4xe
What will Sandy make of the new electrified Wrangler after he drives it through a wooded area? More…
Cellforce orders battery production tech from Dürr
Cellforce, the battery joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, has ordered a system for coating electrodes for high-performance battery cells from the machinery and plant manufacturer Dürr. The equipment ordered from Dürr is intended for Cellforce’s planned battery cell factory. According to the plant manufacturer, a special process will be used that enables the simultaneous […] More…
Tesla Gigafest Berlin on the ground [Gallery]
Ich bin ein Berliner. These are the famous words with which John F. Kennedy won the hearts of the Berlin population in 1963. Tesla has the same goal. Hearts need to be won in Germany. The stakes are high. Like a gigantesque alien spaceship, the new Gigafactory emerged from the ground in an incredibly short amount of time, for German standards. The skepticism within the German population is very high. An American car company! Building electric cars in the backyard of our German premium brands! You can imagine that a lot of hearts still need convincing. So, Elon Musk announced the Gigafest County Fair, an event for the people of Grünheide, Brandenburg, and Berlin. Tesla got the permission to invite 9,000 people. This is quite exceptional, as COVID-19 restrictions are still quite strict and other big events like the Bavarian Oktoberfest got cancelled this year. More…
Tesla Owner Reportedly Stops Kidnapping By Crashing Model 3
The Model 3 owner repeatedly blocks and rams the alleged kidnapper’s car until the police arrive. More…
Chargeway Helps Dealers & Buyers Navigate EV Purchasing Process
It’s critical for auto dealers around the US to receive “electric fuel” training and resources. More…
EV Morning News: Volvo, Citroen, Gas Shortages And More
Get caught up on some of the latest EV-related news. More…
Tesla To Sell Beer In Cybertruck-Inspired Bottle At Giga Berlin
If the European Gigafactory was being built in France, it would probably have been Cybertruck-inspired wine… More…
Audi Q5 e-tron (VW ID.6’s Cousin) Confirmed For China
Multiple versions with a range of up to 560 km (348 miles) NEDC. More…
Swarco & Transport North East network goes live
In the UK, Swarco Smart Charging and Transport North East have gone live with the 10 rapid charging points in Northern England that is targeted at the taxi and private hire market. The Swarco rapid charging points string a network across Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Durham, Northumberland and Sunderland. Transport North East will […] More…
XPeng Celebrates Production Of 100,000 Electric Cars
The 100,000th EV rolled off the production line on October 11, 2021. More…
Kawasaki announces its motorcycles to go all-electric by 2035
The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer has announced that by the year 2035, it will only sell electric motorcycles in developed countries. More…
Report: Ford is sending “charge angels” to infrastructure trouble spots
As the rollout of the Ford Mustang Mach-E continues, the automaker is reportedly sending “charge angels” to identify faulty infrastructure. Some public charging stations are older and don’t meet Ford’s standards for reliability, Darren Palmer, the automaker’s general manager of battery electric vehicles, said in a recent interview with Automotive… More…
EO Charging to charge Tesco delivery vans
EO charging will be supplying UK grocery store chain Tesco with more than 200 AC fast chargers and 5 DC rapid chargers for its home delivery fleet of electric vans. The Tesco charging depots are located in Lakeside, Oxford, Glasgow (two sites) and Enfield. Here, EO Charging will supply charging facilities for both day-to-day charging […] More…
Blackstone reaches production milestone with 3D printing
Blackstone Resources has announced the validation of 3D printing of battery cells and solid-state batteries with artificial intelligence. The validation by independent experts gives Blackstone access to further funding. In February, Blackstone had shown a pre-production sample cell that was ready for mass production. At the time, the main focus was on energy density; the […] More…
Rock Tech to build lithium plant in Germany
Rock Tech Lithium announces the construction of a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Guben, Brandenburg – 60 kilometres from Tesla’s plant in Grünheide. The plan is to produce around 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year there, or enough for around 500,000 electric cars. Rock Tech Lithium is a German-Canadian company with headquarters […] More…
New York to convert bus fleet to BEVs by 2035
The New York City Council has passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. This is in accordance with the decision to allow only zero-emission passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to be sold from 2035. The bill passed with 44 votes in favour and one […] More…
