The company is asking its loyal fanbase to help support the effort. More…
Tesla Aims To Expand Direct Sales In New York
Electric Airstream travel trailer revealed: Game-changer for EV camping?
The classic Airstream trailer is going electric. Just under a year after it announced plans to pursue electric travel trailers, Airstream parent company Thor Industries unveiled a concept version Wednesday at the 2022 Florida RV SuperShow. Dubbed eStream, the concept uses built-in battery packs and an electric motor to reduce the range loss of EV… More…
Here’s A Ridiculously Cool Police Chevy Silverado EV Rendering
Police pickups have become a thing over the past decade, so this probably predicts the future. More…
Hyundai to optimise batteries using quantum computing
Hyundai is cooperating with the US company IonQ, which specialises in quantum computing, to improve future batteries for electric cars. The goal is to optimise the charging and discharging cycles of next-generation batteries as well as their durability, capacity and safety through quantum-driven simulations of battery chemistries. Specifically, the partners want to develop so-called variational […] More…
GM Says Its Fuel Cell Generators Could Enable EV Fast-Charging
While GM won’t use hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars, the technology has far too many commercial applications to ignore. More…
GM Says Its Fuel Cell Generators Could Enable More EV Fast-Charging
While GM won’t use hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars, the technology has far too many commercial applications to ignore. More…
VanMoof’s dual-motor 31 MPH electric bicycle has over 10,000 reservations, and it’s not even legal
Late last year, VanMoof unveiled the VanMoof V as a high-performance electric bicycle that the Dutch brand referred to as a “hyperbike.” Now the company claims to have surpassed 10,000 reservations, despite the bike reaching a top speed that isn’t legal in most countries. More…
Monta closes financing round with €15 million
Danish charging platform Monta has reportedly closed a €15 million Series A funding round. The Copenhagen-based startup plans to use the fresh capital to expand into new markets and double its headcount. The funding round was led by Creandum, a Stockholm-based venture capital firm. Headline is also said to have made a significant investment. Monta […] More…
Thor Industries presents electric camper concept
Thor Industries, a US manufacturer of motorhomes, has presented two electric concepts: an electrically powered motorhome and an e-assisted caravan. For later series models, Thor does not want to rely on electrified chassis from other manufacturers, but to become active itself. The Airstream eStream Concept caravan is based on a high-voltage electric chassis from Thor […] More…
Moscow to buy another 500 electric buses in 2022
The Moscow city government plans to procure another 500 electric buses in 2022, according to Mosgortrans, who operates buses and trams in the Russian capital. Moscow already runs 1,000 electric buses, and the city targets having a 100% electric bus fleet by 2030. Mosgortrans says the 1,000 electric buses currently running on 66 routes in […] More…
Dongfeng begins construction of off-road EV plant
The Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng Motor has started building a new production facility for electric off-road vehicles in Wuhan. This is scheduled to start production in 2023 with a planned capacity of 10,000 vehicles. The vehicles will be built on a new off-road platform developed by Dongfeng called MORV, which is designed exclusively for New Energy […] More…
Fiat considers electrifying the Panda
Fiat may bring back the Panda as a model family as part of its plan to become an all-electric car brand by 2030. According to a British media report, a subcompact, an SUV and possibly other variants are planned for the next five years, which will also be offered with electric drive. The models are […] More…
Airstream Looks To The Future With eStream Electric Camper Trailer
The eStream concept features two electric motors making a combined 242 hp, powered by integrated batteries with 80 kWh capacity. More…
GM receives tax break for factory renovation
General Motors has been granted a tax break for a planned $1.3 billion investment to expand its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan to produce more electric cars, according to U.S. media. To note, the investment is to be $1.3 billion, not the tax abatement. The exact amount of that is not yet known, with […] More…
Motor laminations
Layer by layer Peter Donaldson reports on how lamination technology has evolved in recent times to meet changing demands from the EV industry Whether or not governments eventually ban the manufacture of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, it is clear that the electrification of transport fleets is set to accelerate and that the EV industry will therefore […] More…
Porsche rakes in Guinness World Record
The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has set an official Guinness World Record with around 5,000 metres of altitude covered. A team drove the electric car from the lowest point they could reach with a vehicle in the USA to one of the highest in just over 24 hours. The drive itself proved to be a […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 19, 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…
A bunch of former SpaceX engineers are making electric and autonomous railway vehicles
A bunch of former SpaceX engineers banded together to create a new startup looking to make electric and autonomous railway vehicles to revolutionize rail-based freight transport. They have a big task ahead of them. More…
Watch Sandy’s First Impressions Of Hyundai Ioniq 5
It’s not a teardown yet, but hopefully there will be one. More…
A second US offshore wind farm just got approved for construction
The US Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today gave final permitting approval to South Fork – New York’s first offshore wind farm. It’s now the second US offshore wind project authorized by the US government to begin construction. More…
