The first vehicle you’ll be able to try this real, no-hands self-driving feature is the 2022 S-Class. More…
Mercedes Is First To Sell A Level 3 Autonomous Vehicle In 2022
GM confirms Chevy Silverado electric pickup production starts in ‘early 2023’
GM has confirmed the timing of the Chevy Silverado electric pickup for the first time. More…
VW Boosts EV Spending To Catch Tesla, Will Electrify More Plants
VW Group pledged to increase investments in e-mobility by almost 50% to $59 billion through 2026. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 9, 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…
US: 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E Gets Noticeable Price Increase
Depending on the version, it’s roughly $1,000 to $3,000 more compared to the 2021 model year. More…
Tesla is selling fleet of hundreds of Model 3 electric cars to New York City
The city of New York is currently proposing a contract to buy a fleet of Model 3 vehicles from Tesla. More…
Chevrolet Silverado EV Production To Start In ‘Early 2023’
About a year after the Ford F-150 Lightning. More…
Another close-up look at the Rivian R1T plus test drive footage
As Rivian’s flagship EV continues to be delivered to its first customers around the US, Electrek got another opportunity to experience the R1T close up and tinker with all of its unique features. Additionally, I got a chance to test drive the Rivian R1T for the first time on both an airport tarmac and some rocky SoCal terrain.. More…
VW confirms plans for ID California electric camper van
As part of a new presentation, Volkswagen appears to confirm plans for a VW ID California electric camper van. More…
GM Secures US Rare Earth Magnet Sourcing For Ultium EVs
The company entered into a partnership with MP Materials and Vacuumschmelze (VAC). More…
Diess Stays On As VW Group CEO With Reduced Responsibilities
Diess loses responsibility for China and global sales, gets to oversee the CARIAD software division. More…
Tesla Shows Production Processes Inside Giga Shanghai Factory
Tesla’s Chinese plant is considered the largest EV factory in the world right now. More…
Lucid Elects Bank Of America As Preferred Lender For Financing
This means Lucid buyers will be able to apply for financial services through Lucid via Bank of America. More…
High tech Tesla Cybertruck camper is raising money at astronomical $400 million valuation
CyberLandr, a very ambitious high-tech camper designed for the Tesla Cybertruck, is raising money at an astronomical $400 million valuation. More…
Report: Tesla Model Y & 3 New Features Leaked
Reportedly, Tesla testing in Europe has exposed upcoming features and improvements for 2022. More…
EcoPro BM to build battery materials factory in Hungary
The South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro BM will apparently build its first factory outside Korea in Debrecen, Hungary. This is to produce 108,000 tonnes of cathode materials for electric car batteries per year. This was announced by Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The first construction phase of the factory in Debrecen is to be […] More…
Volvo Penta & Danfoss Editron team up to electrify marine sector
Volvo Penta and Danfoss’ Editron division announced they have signed a partnership agreement “to take the marine sector’s electromobility development to the next level.” The deal will see the companies work together in R&D and right through to installation, commissioning, and aftermarket support. “We’re excited to join forces with Volvo Penta officially,” said Kimmo Rauma, […] More…
Watch Tesla On FSD Beta Try To Navigate Busy New York
Tesla Full Self-Driving does pretty well in many situations, not so much with NY’s chaos and aggressive drivers. More…
VW concludes planning round – Diess stays
Volkswagen has decided to further electrify its European locations as part of its new planning round. 89 billion euros will be invested in future technologies such as electromobility and digitalisation alone over the next five years. This means that for the first time, more than half of the total investment would be in future technologies, […] More…
Best Car To Buy 2022: What didn’t make the cut
As we announced at the start of the week, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Lucid Air, Mercedes-Benz EQS, Rivian R1T, and Volkswagen ID.4 are this year’s finalists for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2022. All of the models on the shortlist met a series of qualifications, including a minimum EPA range of 125 miles—or 32 miles for any… More…
