In the first year since launch, the company has received more than 144,000 orders and around half come from new Volkswagen customers. More…
Volkswagen ID.3 Attracted 70,000 New Customers To VW Brand
Global Plug-In Car Sales August 2021: Doubled To Over 500,000
Over 3.5 million plug-ins were sold during the first eight months. Will we reach 6-7 million in 2021? More…
Tesla raises Model 3 and Model Y base prices by $2,000
Tesla has raised the base prices of the Model 3 and Model Y by $2,000, the latest in a series of price changes this year. First spotted by Electrek, Tesla’s online configurator now shows the price of the base rear-wheel drive Model 3 Standard Range Plus as $41,990 instead of the previous $39,990. The starting price of the Model 3 Performance also… More…
GM Will Invest $750M In EV Charging Infrastructure Through 2025
The significant investment covers home, workplace, and public charging in the US and Canada. More…
General Motors reveals EV strategy details
General Motors revealed more details about its plans for e-mobility, among other things, at a two-day investor event. The carmaker not only published its sales plans, but also those for the conversion of its plants. Basically, according to the plans presented to investors, General Motors wants to double its annual sales by 2030 – and […] More…
Real electric mobility scooter from Japan
With the C+walkT, Toyota is launching an electric scooter in Japan for the first time that has been specially designed for people with limited mobility. The three-wheeled electric scooter is supposed to score with its low footprint of 150 millimetres, which makes getting on and off as easy as possible. In addition, it can detect […] More…
GM Announces Chevy Equinox And Blazer EVs In Push To Overtake Tesla
The Chevy Equinox EV will cost $30,000 yet an even cheaper EV is in the making, GM President Mark Reuss said. More…
American-built off-road electric motorcycle company goes public, stock soars on first day
Volcon has made history as the first US-built off-road electric fat tire motorcycle. Now the company is making bank too, in the form of an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol VLCN. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 2021
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…
SK Innovation’s Spins Off Its Battery Business, Welcome SK On
SK On is now a wholly-owned subsidiary with an ambition to become the world’s biggest EV battery supplier. More…
DOE: Battery Pack Costs Decreased 87% Since 2008
We are now heading for $100 per kWh. More…
Mahle presents LEV battery concept
Mahle has presented a new lithium carbon battery concept that combines the advantages of supercapacitors and conventional lithium ion batteries. The concept should enable ua-fast charging of light light electric vehicles (LEVs) in under 90 seconds, for example for urban distribution transport. According to Mahle, the battery conceived for two and three-wheelers as well as […] More…
Google Flights now lets you see estimated carbon emissions for planned trips
Google is pledging to help us get a better idea of our travel choices with estimated carbon emissions/impact of any journey planned using Google Flights. More…
Daymak hits $1 billion in pre-order commitments
Canadian manufacturer Daymak has secured over $1 billion in pre-order commitments across its six classes of light electric vehicles (LEVs). The ‘Avvenire’ range of light electric vehicles was announced in November 2020. The Daymak Spiritus EV has generated significant interest for Daymak, with over 25,000 deposits and distribution orders placed ahead of the vehicle’s 2023 […] More…
Nuvve joint venture announces collab with BYD to integrate V2G tech in up to 5,000 BEVs
EV manufacturer BYD has announced a strategic collaboration with Levo – a joint venture between Fleet as a Service (FaaS) provider Nuvve, and capital investors Stonepeak, and Evolve. As part of the collaboration, BYD will implement Levo’s technology and capital to offer fully financed medium and heavy-duty BYD commercial EVs.. More…
Ricardo & Lightning partner up for UK e-trucks
Ricardo and Lightning eMotors have entered into a strategic partnership agreement to deploy electric vehicles in the UK. The US electric retrofitting company will produce powertrains and other elements that Ricardo will then install in commercial vehicles in the UK. Under the agreement Lightning eMotors will build fully electric powertrains at their facility in Loveland, […] More…
GoTo Global takes over Emmy
The Israeli company GoTo Global Mobility is taking over the Berlin-based electric scooter sharer Emmy. The acquisition is meant to expand GoTo Global’s European presence to reach its goal of expanding to every major European city by 2025. GoTo Global Mobility wants to make Emmy’s electric mopeds the core of a multimodal fleet of cars, […] More…
Volkswagen boasts 144,000 ID.3 orders in Europe, and half of those buyers are new to VW
Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3 has found much success during its first year in the European market. Volkswagen has recently reported over 144,000 orders for the ID.3 the past year in Europe, and is now working around the clock to deliver them in a timely manner. More…
Maryland’s Skipjack Wind 1 offshore wind farm leaps forward with a $20M facility
Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind 1 will be a 120-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in Maryland that will power 40,000 homes once it goes live in the second half of 2026. It will generate $225 million in economic investment and create nearly 1,400 jobs in the state. And large offshore wind gives rise to other projects, such as a new $20 million maintenance facility in Maryland for Skipjack Wind 1, which the Danish wind giant announced today. More…
Tesla pushes update to improve new yoke steering wheel experience and more
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to improve its new yoke steering wheel experience in the Model S alongside a few other new features. More…
