Fleet EV developer Lightning eMotors has unveiled a new rolling chassis, purpose-built for Class 4 and 5 commercial EVs. The proprietary Lightning eChassis can support 1,500 lbs greater Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) on average compared to other commercial vehicles in the same class. With the debut of its new eChassis, Lightning eMotors has claimed the title of the first commercial EV manufacturer to offer both purpose-built trucks and electrified conversions of legacy OEM platforms. More…
Wallbox Reveals Quasar 2 Bidirectional CCS EV Charger At CES
The Quasar 2 allows you to charge your EV and power your home, but there’s a catch. More…
Tesla Supercharger network is now ‘officially’ in all 50 states with public Hawaii station
Tesla announced that it installed a new Supercharger station in Hawaii, which means that the Supercharger network is now “officially” in all 50 states. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Pricing Announced
Build and pricing info is now online at Ford.com. Fleet ordering begins tomorrow, while retail ordering opens on January 6. More…
John Deere takes a step into the future with first fully autonomous tractor
John Deere revealed its first fully autonomous tractor today at CES 2022, building off of what it says are 20 years of AI development – and it’s not a concept. The self-driving John Deere is already up and running on select farms and available for sale. More…
Panasonic turns to JB Straubel’s Redwood for recycled battery materials to supply Tesla Giga Nevada
Panasonic announced that it is going to purchase copper foil produced from recycled materials by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials for battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada. More…
US: In December, Hyundai Delivered The First 153 Ioniq 5 EVs
The first cars were handed over on both the West and East Coasts. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 4, 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…
Denmark PM wants fossil-free flights by 2030
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wants to “make flying green” in an ambitious New Year’s speech that included a commitment by Denmark’s government to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030 – how the country will achieve that goal is still in question. More…
How many Americans expect to never drive an EV in their life? New driver report reveals it is more than you think
As we look back on 2021, we can say that it was another tremendous year for EV adoption despite setbacks from a continued pandemic and supply chain shortages. Looking ahead to 2022, an arsenal of new EVs are in the pipeline, offering a strong prospect of the most successful year for EVs yet. With gas prices going up and EV prices going down, many new consumers are looking to go green ASAP. But how many American’s truly plan to drive an EV next year? In the next ten years? How many never plan to drive an EV in their lifetime? All these questions have been answered in a recent report from car insurance brokerage app, Jerry. Here are some of the results. More…
Aventon Soltera electric bike launched as low-cost commuter e-bike with high-quality roots
Aventon is highly-regarded in the electric bicycle industry for its quality manufacturing. With the newly launched Aventon Soltera electric bike, the brand is now bringing its expertise to the more affordable end of the spectrum. The lower cost model still features the company’s high quality manufacturing and looks like it may edge out other competitors in the category on features.. More…
Tesla Model Y Ownership Over 1.5 Years: Should You Buy A Tesla
Most Tesla owners are elated from day one, but what about after the newness wears off? More…
2023 Smart Electric Subcompact Crossover Will Look A Lot Like This
This rendering is based on the design patents Smart filed with the EUIPO last year and the Concept #1. More…
Ford launches F-150 Lightning online configurator, starts at $40,000 but $74,000 for bigger battery
Ford has launched the F-150 Lightning’s online configurator and revealed all prices and options in the process. More…
StreetScooter bought by Odin
Deutsche Post DHL Group has sold its electric delivery van subsidiary StreetScooter to the Luxembourg holding company Odin Automotive. StreetScooter rights and production know-how as well as its subsidiaries in Switzerland and Japan will go from Deutsche Post DHL Group to the new owner. Deutsche Post DHL Group has not made the purchase price public. […] More…
Jim Rowan announced as new CEO of Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars announced to day that Jim Rowan would be taking the helm as CEO & President, but it’s Jim’s background in EVs and autonomous driving tech that should make the rest of the industry sit up and take notice: Volvo is serious about self-driving cars. More…
Mercedes Vision EQXX: 621-mile EV concept charts the brand’s future
Although the Mercedes-Benz EQS is a flagship already showing the world how luxurious long-range electric cars can be, it’s just the ice breaker. The company’s true next-level EV innovation is due to arrive in 2024, and it was revealed on Monday in the form of the Vision EQXX concept. While the EQS fastback and EQE sedan, and the upcoming EQS… More…
Jim Rowan to become new CEO of Volvo Cars
Swedish carmaker Volvo has appointed a new CEO. Jim Rowan will take over as CEO from Håkan Samuelsson in March 2022. Under Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Cars initiated the farewell to the combustion engine – with the goal of making the brand a purely electric car manufacturer by 2030 and accounting for 50% of all sales […] More…
Volkswagen Aero B Tesla Model 3 Rival Spied With Less Camouflage
This compact electric sedan could become really big for VW. More…
Polaris spins off GEM, Taylor-Dunn brands into Waev, Inc.
In a management buyout from Polaris that closed December 31, the newly established Waev, Inc. will take over the manufacturing and operations of both the GEM neighborhood EV and Taylor-Dunn commercial vehicles, officially moving both brands’ headquarters to Anaheim, California. What does this mean for the two EV brands. More…
