As someone who’s owned and operated their fair share of EVs, I was looking forward to experiencing Volkswagen’s first truly mainstream electric vehicle, the VW ID.4 SUV. As a part of a #vwpartner collaboration with Volkswagen, I got the opportunity to drive the VW ID.4 for a few days. What I found was an SUV for the masses that is easy to adapt to if you’re coming from a traditional gas-powered vehicle.. More…
Rivian DC Charging Network: Initially Exclusive, Then Special Rates
The chargers are engineered by Rivian. More…
Audi e-tron GT Vs Tesla Model S: Which EV Sports Sedan Is Better?
Both are rapid, practical and tech-laden – but which one should you buy? More…
Farasis Batteries With Silicon-Carbon Anode Get 25% Energy Boost
The new cells with Group14’s silicon-carbon anode reach 330 Wh/kg and 750 Wh/l. More…
Bosch E-Mobility Product Sales To Reach A Billion Euros In 2021
Bosch has been preparing for the EV transition for years. More…
Comparison: Rivian R1T Vs Ford F-150 Lightning
Which all-electric truck reigns supreme when it comes to practicality, range, price and more? More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A fake electric Ferramborghini from China
Tech bro and manly compensation jokes aside, how cool would it be to have your own supercar parked in your garage? How many young boys didn’t grow up looking at Ferrari posters or have at least one Lamborghini in their Hotwheels car collection? I for one never thought I’d actually own one… at least until I found this work of art on Alibaba. Though the more I looked, the more things didn’t seem to quite add up for this being a bona fide Italian sports car. More…
Tesla Plaid Slays 1,000-HP Lamborghini And C8 Corvette
It’s going to take more than “just” 1,000 hp to beat a Plaid. More…
Rivian Intends To Produce Battery Cells In-House
The company bets on vertical integration. More…
Electrek Podcast: Tesla record numbers, prices, shareholders’ meeting, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s delivery record numbers, Model 3 and Model Y prices, TSLA shareholders’ meeting, and more. More…
Tesla wants to share ‘Full Self-Driving’ with other automakers when it has yet to deliver it to people who paid for it
Elon Musk is talking about licensing Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software to other automakers, but the company has yet to deliver the feature to Tesla owners who paid for it. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid Versus Lucid Air
Let’s see if there’s a clear winner here. More…
Mercedes-Benz EQS Gets 350 Miles Of EPA Range
Nowhere near the Lucid Air or even the Tesla Model S. More…
Ford Sending ‘Charge Angels’ To Find Faulty EV Charging Stations
Ford says, there are plenty plugs out there, but many are old, low quality, and unreliable. More…
A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 wind turbine. Once it launches, it will dwarf the 14-megawatt (MW) GE Haliade-X. Why do they keep getting bigger. More…
Tesla Insurance expands to Texas next week , ‘aspirationally’ most of the US next year
After a long wait, Tesla Insurance is finally expanding outside of California, starting with Texas next week. More…
How Can A Lamborghini Huracan Evo Lose So Badly In A Drag Race?
Is this why Lamborghini has decided to electrify all its models by 2024? More…
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS tops out with a 350-mile EPA range rating, trailing Tesla and Lucid
The final pieces of the puzzle are falling into place for the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS ahead of its U.S. launch this fall, and one of those is its official EPA range rating. After our first drive of the EQS in Switzerland over the summer, we guessed that the most efficient models might top 400 miles of range given the car’s WLTP cycle rating… More…
Watch Our Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 First Drive Video
Here’s what we think of the dual-motor non-AMG EQS. More…
Bjorn Nyland Drives Tesla-Swapped 1966 Chevy Impala
Big battery pack replaces a small block V8. More…
