The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its business figures for the third quarter of 2021. Sales from July to September rose to around 5.72 billion yuan (around 800 million euros), but the net loss also increased to just under 1.59 billion yuan (around 220 million euros). Xpeng delivered 25,666 electric cars during the […] More…
IONITY Gets €700 Million Investment To Add 5,000 Chargers By 2025
The existing automotive shareholders were joined by BlackRock’s Global Renewable Power platform. More…
Best Black Friday & Cyber Monday EV Lease & Purchase Deals In 2021
This long weekend may be the best time of the year to get into a new electric car. More…
Tesla Giga Berlin Workers Reportedly Planning To Organize A Union
Trade union IG Metall claims Tesla is offering pay 20 percent below the collectively bargained wages offered at German automakers. More…
Carbon Counter: How Does Tesla Stack Up Against Other Clean Cars?
The folks at MIT have devised the ingenious Carbon Counter, and you may be shocked by what it reveals. More…
Ionity gets €700m boost for EU charging
Ionity is receiving a 700-million-euro investment from its current shareholders and new partner Blackrocks Global Renewable Power Platform. The money will be used to massively expand the HPC network in Europe to around 1,000 locations by 2025. At these 1,000 locations, the fast-charging joint venture then wants to operate around 7,000 charging points, which would […] More…
Precept concept is becoming Polestar 5, due in 2024
The Polestar Precept concept will morph into a new flagship dubbed Polestar 5, scheduled for a 2024 launch, Polestar announced Tuesday. Confirmation came with the release of the third of a series of videos on the Precept concept’s design. This video focuses on the exterior design of the concept, which Polestar claims will be fairly close to the… More…
Environmental objection period for Giga Berlin closed
The online discussion on objections to the Tesla plant in Grünheide, which was scheduled for a second time, is now closed. Brandenburg’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Jörg Steinbach, remains optimistic that the first electric cars will roll off the assembly line there this year. The third round of public participation in the approval process for […] More…
Van Hool reveals double decker travel coach
Long-distance buses with battery-electric drives are still a rare species but the Belgian commercial vehicle manufacturer Van Hool pushed zero-emission evolution forward with a double-decker coach with purely electric drive. The TDX25E is supposed to have a range of up to 500 kilometres and has been created for the North American market. * * * […] More…
Polestar presents near-series concept of the Polestar 5
Polestar has previewed the final design of the Polestar 5 in a documentary series on Youtube. The electric four-door performance GT based on the Polestar Precept study is scheduled for market launch in 2024. In terms of basic shape, the vehicle now shown remains very close to the concept: the proportions are more or less […] More…
Rivian Notifies R1S Reservation Holders Of Delivery Delays
Previously confirmed for January 2022, the earliest deliveries are now pushed back to May–June 2022. More…
Schwinn launches new electric bikes that rock cool frame lights for the city and trails
Just about everyone has a memory of riding a Schwinn at some point as a kid. But the fun doesn’t have to stop, especially with the company’s line of electric bikes. Now with the launch of three new models consisting of the Schwinn Marshall, Coston CE, and Coston DX, there are even more options available. More…
Tesla is offering free Supercharging in off-peak hours to help alleviate holiday traffic
Tesla announced that it is offering free Supercharging during off-peak hours in California to help alleviate holiday traffic and avoid long wait times at Superchargers. More…
Ground vibration testing of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft
Electric propulsion is spawning aircraft with diverse and novel configurations. The multiple motors, rotors, propellers and fans associated with distributed electric propulsion are shaping many complex and unusual forms in the quest to enhance lift and thrust, and to reduce drag through close aerodynamic coupling with airframes.
One of the most important processes in their development is ensuring that they don’t suffer from damaging vibration. To that end, NASA has used equipment from Hottinger Bruel & Kjær (HBK) to collect and process accelerometer data in ground vibration testing (GVT) for its X-57 Maxwell aircraft. More…
2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Pickup Enters Production, Costs $112K
All-electric truck offers 329 miles of range and is classified as a heavy-duty vehicle. More…
Yadea launches new low-cost KS3 electric scooter with suspension
When thinking of Yadea, images of the brand’s popular seated electric scooters more readily come to mind. But now the electric scooter giant is competing in a whole new pricing and specifications category with the launch of the KS3 electric scooter. More…
GM’s Hummer EV has 329 mile range, “Edition 1” deliveries start in December
Hummer EV deliveries are imminent, slated to begin next month as confirmed today by GMC brand chief Duncan Aldred. While the truck will not be EPA rated, GM says it will have an all-electric range of 329 miles. More…
Review: Serial 1 Mosh CTY e-bike is an urban commuter dream
Serial 1 provided a Mosh CTY review bike to me so I could commute from my hotel in downtown Los Angeles a mile or so south to the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.. More…
Serial 1 Mosh CTY e-bike is an urban commuter dream
Serial 1 provided a Mosh CTY review bike to me so I could commute from my hotel in downtown Los Angeles a mile or so south to the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 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…
