This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a series of Tesla recalls that are not really recalls, Ford makes a fascinating comment on Tesla, Nikola Motors is in troubles again, and more. More…
Biden administration, DOE announce $3 billion in new funding to support US EV battery manufacturing and recycling
President Biden and the US Department of Energy have issued multiple notices of intent to allocate $2.91 billion in support of EV battery manufacturing as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DOE shared plans to use the funds to further battery materials refining, production plants, and battery cell manufacturing facilities in addition to battery recycling. More…
US: Plug-in Cars Sales Approached 5% Market Share (Q4 2021)
There is also a clear shift toward larger electrified vehicles. More…
Watch Tesla Model S Plaid Crash With Truck On Track At 115 MPH
Thankfully, everyone walked away. More…
Here’s the DFEH lawsuit against Tesla, and it’s way more serious than the company made it sound
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has now officially filed the lawsuit that Tesla warned about in a blog post earlier this week, and it’s a lot more serious than the automaker made it sound.. More…
Ford is exploring India as a possible hub to manufacture EVs for export following recent halt to sales in the country
Ford Motor Co. shared it is considering the possibility of manufacturing EVs in India, just months after a halt to all sales and manufacturing in the Asian country. In addition to exploring EV manufacturing in India, Ford is also open to the idea of reopening its sales books in India for EVs only.. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Winter Charging And Range Tests, Kia Sportage PHEV debuts
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smart transforms into an all-electric brand and teases 2023 crossover EV called the smart #1
smart Automobile Co., Ltd. has officially begun its transition into an all-electric automaker by offering the latest taste of its first new EV following parent company Mercedes-Benz AG’s joint venture with Geely Holding. The 2023 crossover EV will be called the smart #1, kicking off the automaker’s new model nomenclature.. More…
2022 Super Bowl LVI EV ads: Dr. EVil, robot dog, charging “issues,” Zeus and the iX, more
With electric cars still supercharging the stock market, it’s no surprise that several automakers are showing big-budget EV ads this Super Bowl Sunday, February 13. Last year’s GM ad was a raucous, brilliantly produced Will Ferrell affair, in which the actor finds out that Norwegians buy way more electric cars per capita than… More…
Elon Musk Admits Refreshed Model X Delays Are Tesla’s Fault
The CEO says the new Model X is extremely difficult to produce, and Tesla “dropped the ball” on its production ramp. More…
Electric bus orders from Houston & Denver
Two new large orders for electric buses have been made public in the USA in recent days. Nova Bus, part of the Volvo Group, has received its largest electric bus order to date from Houston in Texas. New Flyer of America, part of the NFI Group, is to deliver 17 vehicles to Denver in Colorado. […] More…
Here Are 11 Simple Tips To Improve The Range Of Your EV
Did you know that keeping your car’s bodywork clean can actually make a difference? More…
Norway Post goes for 32 Volvo e-trucks
The Norwegian Postal Service has ordered 29 electric trucks from Volvo Trucks. This is the largest order ever for Volvo Trucks from Norway and one of the largest in Europe. The electric trucks on order are the FL Electric and FE Electric, which have identical drivelines but different configurations with two and three axles respectively. […] More…
Battery researcher Jeff Dahn: Why the million-mile battery makes sense
The battery research team around Jeff Dahn continues to work on the million-mile battery. As the Tesla battery researcher explained at an online conference, however, the actual goal is not to actually make an electric car drive 1.6 million kilometres with it. In essence, the work is already known: Back in October 2020, Dahn and […] More…
RadRunner 2 electric bike review: Rad Power Bikes’ most fun utility e-bike yet!
When Rad Power Bikes launched the RadRunner 2, it didn’t show off a laundry list of new updates. Instead, there were only a few key changes. And that’s because the affordably priced RadRunner was already such a popular e-bike that it only required a few small updates to make it better than ever before. More…
Toyota Patents Plans For EV With Manual Transmission And Clutch
The patent appears to show an EV that you can change gears in but you can also set it to a gearless mode too. More…
Umicore signs recycling agreement with ACC
The materials technology and recycling group Umicore has signed an agreement with the battery cell joint venture Automotive Cells Company (ACC) of Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz for battery recycling services for the needs of the ACC pilot plant in Nersac, France. The go-ahead for pilot production in Nersac was given in January 2020, even before […] More…
Amprius Ships First 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/l Battery Cells
The company announced a plan to build its first high-volume manufacturing facility. More…
Tesla Production And Deliveries ‘Extremely Solid’ For Q1: Analyst
The analyst writes that investors should expect Tesla’s Q1 “shipping momentum” to be much better than Q4 2021. More…
Tesla: Musk calls Model X production stop ‘idiotic’
While Tesla sets new sales records for the Model 3 and Model Y in almost every quarter, the Model X has been experiencing problems for over a year. As Elon Musk has now admitted, these problems are largely homemade due to a misjudgement. There are also two other software recalls in the US. The deliveries […] More…
