A Tesla Model S owner in Finland decided to blow up his electric car with dynamite after it needed a battery replacement, which Tesla said was going to cost $22,000. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 23, 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…
Taiga Motors makes its first production electric snowmobiles
Taiga Motors announced that it has manufactured its first production electric snowmobiles and deliveries are expected to start early next year following regulatory approval. More…
Tesla Secures Contract With Hyundai Glovis To Ship Cars Out of China
The $422 million contract runs for one year, and it’s the largest of its kind in many years. More…
Biden administration approves three big solar farms on public land
The US Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday that it has approved two solar farms, with a third nearing final approval, on public lands. More…
Tesla applies to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors
Tesla has applied to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors, which would be a first in the US. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid: What’s It Like To Own As Your Daily Driver?
Is Plaid ownership a love and hate relationship like we’ve heard about other Tesla models? More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalist
Among all the new electric cars coming out this year, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the one that best shows that affordable EVs don’t have to look and feel like everything else. There’s room to reformat the car and mix in some rad cues from the past, without losing focus on a future that doesn’t involve tailpipe emissions. The Hyundai… More…
Audi Increasing Investments In EVs, Hybrids To €18 Billion By 2026
That’s out of a total of €37 billion the automaker has pledged to invest in new vehicle projects. More…
Patent Reveals Tesla Cybertruck’s Potential Folding Rear Seats
Does this mean people will have access to the vault from the cabin? More…
Meet The Florida-Based Firm That Electrifies Classic Land Rovers
E.C.D. is a Florida-based company that restores, updates, customizes, and electrifies classic Land Rovers with Tesla powertrains. More…
2022 Tesla Model 3: Charging to 100% can be the norm for 272-mile LFP version
Tesla is providing a recommendation to owners of new base 2022 Model 3 RWD electric cars equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells that is something of a gift in usable range: Charge to 100% on a regular basis. The automaker began using LFP cells for Chinese-market vehicles, but has been hinting at a broader shift for some time… More…
Study: Rising Gas Prices Is Boosting Interest In EVs
Gas prices have risen higher in the past, but there weren’t many compelling EVs on the market. More…
Report: Tesla CCS1 Adapter Works In NA, But Only With Newer Cars
The 2021.40.6 software update shows whether the CCS adapter support is “Enabled” or “Not installed.” More…
Panasonic Expands Its EV Battery Related Operations In Nevada
The company will open a new campus in Reno, not far from Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 in Sparks. More…
Three-Digit Number Of Lucid Air Production Cars Seen At The Plant
Will they produce all 520 Dream Edition cars before the end of this year? More…
New Cupra Born EV Priced At Under £34k In UK
The sole launch powertrain is expected to be joined by an even cheaper option in 2022. More…
Arrival reveals its EV especially designed for Uber and ride hailing
In Europe and in the U.S. alike, ride hailing needs to go fully electric as soon as possible. Otherwise it’s adding to local pollution issues and global warming. And yet the needs of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are quite different versus typical personal use. They are essentially the new generation of taxi fleets. And it… More…
Buick Electra Canada Trademark Filing Hints At Future EV Crossover
Is it for a production version of the spectacular Buick Electra Concept unveiled at Auto China 2020? More…
Ola wanted to build 2 million electric scooters per year, but it’s hit a big problem
Ola Electric became the darling of the Indian electric scooter market when it unveiled its S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters earlier this year. The high-performance scooters boasted speeds of over 70 mph (115 km/h) yet came affordably priced at between US $1,050-$1,300.. More…
