The Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced that it will invest 500 million US dollars in its Canton assembly plant in the US state of Mississippi. Two electric models for Nissan and Infiniti as well as battery packs for them are to be produced there from 2025. Nissan is also planning a battery cell factory in […] More…
Review: Testing out the affordable $199 Issomi 300 Wh portable power station & emergency battery
Gone are the days of actually having to be near a wall outlet in order to plug in your AC devices. With today’s new offerings in the portable power station industry, plugging in everything from camping lights to power tools and even charging your electric bicycles can be done literally anywhere. And as I discovered from my testing of the unit, Issomi’s small yet mighty power station can do all of that and more. More…
MAN targets heavy electric truck production in 2024
MAN Truck & Bus has announced the start of production of heavy electric trucks in Munich for the beginning of 2024 – almost a year earlier than planned. The delivery of an initial 200 units is to follow promptly. MAN also presented a near-production prototype of the new electric truck for the first time. MAN […] More…
MAN takes aim for heavy electric truck production in 2024
MAN Truck & Bus has announced the start of production of heavy electric trucks in Munich for the beginning of 2024 – almost a year earlier than planned, according to the company. The delivery of an initial 200 units is to follow promptly. MAN also presented a near-production prototype of the new electric truck for […] More…
Volkswagen to bring back the e-Up
It had been indicated for a few weeks, now the time has come: Volkswagen is once again taking orders for the electric small car e-Up. The Style ‘Plus’ variant is available at prices starting at 26,895 euros. Rumours of a comeback of the long-sold-out e-Up had been circulating since mid-January, citing a dealer letter. The […] More…
Renault Teases Future Hydrogen Combustion Concept
To us that sounds like an internal combustion engine that runs by burning hydrogen. More…
Redwood Materials Starts Recycling Batteries From Ford, Volvo EVs
The program kicked off in California, the oldest and one of the largest electric vehicle markets on earth. More…
Rolls-Royce reimagines its ‘Spirit’ for the upcoming electric cars
Rolls-Royce has reshaped its ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ figurine to grace the bonnet of its new all-electric car, Spectre, 111 years after registering the original shape. The new Spirit leans a little lower with newly shaped wings (actually her robe), for the sake of aerodynamics, so Rolls-Royce, that is the spirit of it. rolls-royce.com More…
Webasto swappable batteries power Staad electrified excavators
With many European cities now insisting that machinery such as excavators used on construction sites must not produce harmful emissions, the pressure on the industry to electrify them is growing (writes Peter Donaldson). In 2020, Staad, the Dutch importer of Doosan machinery, formed its Electric Construction Equipment (ECE) division to convert excavators and now offers […] More…
Nissan, Infiniti Announce Two New US-Made EVs Coming In 2025
The unnamed EVs from Nissan and Infiniti will be built in Canton, Mississippi, following a $500 million investment. More…
Tesla app update adds actionable notifications, plans for annual FSD/connectivity subscriptions
Tesla has updated its smartphone app to version 4.6 adding some useful new features including actionable notifications and charging stats, and data-miners have found plans for an upcoming cheaper annual subscription to their Full Self-Driving and Premium Connectivity services. More…
Tesla app update adds actionable notifications, charge stats, plans for annual FSD/connectivity subscriptions
Tesla has updated their smartphone app to version 4.6 adding some useful new features including actionable notifications and charging stats, and data-miners have found plans for an upcoming cheaper annual subscription to their Full Self-Driving and Premium Connectivity services. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 17, 2022
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…
Elon Musk and Tesla argue that SEC is ‘harassing’ them in strongly-worded letter
Alex Spiro, Elon Musk’s lawyer, sent a letter to the SEC on behalf of Musk and Tesla arguing that the agency is “harassing” them and failed to transfer money to Tesla shareholders. More…
Why Australia’s largest coal-fired plant will close seven years early
Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant will close seven years earlier than originally planned. That’s because its operator, Origin Energy, says it’s unable to compete with renewables. More…
Tesla Giga Texas: Over 100 Model Y Appear Ready For Transport
Are customer deliveries imminent? More…
Dozens of new Tesla Model Ys spotted being prepped for deliveries at Gigafactory Texas
Dozens of new Tesla Model Y vehicles have been spotted apparently being prepped for deliveries at Gigafactory Texas. It looks like the deliveries of Tesla’s first structural battery pack vehicles are imminent. More…
Nissan and Infiniti announce US-built EVs due in 2025
Nissan is planning to build two fully electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi plant, starting in 2025, the company revealed Thursday. One will be a Nissan-brand vehicle, the other the first U.S.-market electric vehicle for Infiniti. The two models were shown briefly in concept form, obscured, but enough to see that the Nissan concept might be… More…
US Geological Survey Reveals Significant Battery Mineral Imports
The good news is that once recycling comes into play, things should improve. More…
Some Early Tesla Model X Orders Now Delayed To July 2022
Certain customers have placed orders as early as December 2020 and have seen their estimated delivery dates delayed four times already. More…
