During its annual NIO Day even held in Suzhou, China this year, NIO has unveiled its new smart, mid-sized sedan, the ET5. With over 1,000 km CLTC range and pricing below $41,000 with the battery swap version, it could be a serious Tesla competitor in China. Additionally, we got updates on the deliveries and new features on the ET7, and NIO’s plans for global expansio. More…
Tesla’s 2022 Growth Potential Is Significant To Say The Least
Tesla has amazed the critics this year despite a pandemic, a chip shortage, and other speed bumps. What will 2022 bring? More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $1,300 Electric Santa’s Sleigh
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for Micah clicking his keyboard and mouse. He was on the hunt for the latest Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week, but was utterly dismayed as his prospects looked so bleak. More…
KYMCO likely to follow Harley-Davidson’s lead, spin-off electric motorcycle division with IPO
KYMCO, the largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer in Taiwan, says it is likely to spin-off its IONEX line of electric vehicles as a new public entity with an overseas IPO. The move would take a page out of Harley-Davidson’s book. More…
Tesla Introduces Active Road Noise Reduction For New Model S, X
This feature was made available with a recent software update, but only for the company’s two flagship models. More…
Charging Curves And Peak Charge Rates: Why It Matters
The curve and peak both matter, so let’s dive into the details. More…
Eaton aims to reduce DC charging complexity and cost
Power management company Eaton has been awarded a grant of $4.9 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying DC electric vehicle charging infrastructure. During the three-year program, Eaton aims to develop and demonstrate a novel, compact and turnkey solution for DC fast-charging infrastructure that is meant […] More…
Porsche venture Cellforce finds a home in Southern Germany
The location has now been chosen for the German battery cell factory planned for Cellforce Group, the battery joint venture between Porsche and Customcells. The industrial park lies across the districts of Reutlingen-Nord/Kirchentellinsfurt in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Building the Cellforce development and production facility for high-performance battery cells will start in 2022 and production […] More…
Cellforce finds a home in Baden-Wuerttemberg
The location has now been chosen for the German battery cell factory planned for Cellforce Groupy – the joint venture between Porsche and Customcells. The industrial park lies across the districts of Reutlingen-Nord/Kirchentellinsfurt in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Building the Cellforce development and production facility for high-performance battery cells will start in 2022 and production […] More…
Extreme E races at the Jurassic X Prix in England for inaugural season finale
Extreme E is back this weekend for the fifth and final race of its inaugural season, this time on the Jurassic Coast in Southern England. More…
Audi opening a unique charging hub concept with 320 kW chargers and exclusive upstairs lounge
Next week, Audi will open what it is calling “world’s first” charging hub concept in Nuremberg, Germany, complete with reservation options and a lounge area. Audi’s pilot project is intended to test charging solutions for the impending demand for EV infrastructure, particularly in urban areas where drivers might not have access to charging at home.. More…
VW invests in training & charging at US dealerships
Volkswagen of America has announced that it is now investing $20 million to support its more than 600 dealership partners to transform into “regional hubs of EV experience.” The idea of the program is to provide Volkswagen’s 50-state dealership network – which includes over 600 dealerships – with underlying EV infrastructures such as upgraded service […] More…
Podcast: Rivian EV of year / first earnings, Hyundai Ioniq 5 price, Hummer EV deliveries, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a bunch of Rivian news through its first earnings report and it being named Electrek’s vehicle of the year, Hyundai announcing Ioniq 5 price, first Hummer EV deliveries, and more. More…
GM’s BrightDrop Delivers First EV600 Electric Vans To FedEx
BrightDrop today shipped the first five of 500 electric delivery vans ordered by FedEx. More…
When a Bluebird is a Newbird
Nissan is now showing its former Bluebird model as a special all-electric model powered by the Nissan Leaf. The iconic, electrified car is unfortunately only a one-off to mark the 35th anniversary of production at the Sunderland plant. The old-new electric car has everything an electric car really needs. The iconic 80s car was converted […] More…
GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Pickup Truck Customer Deliveries Begins
The first unit was auctioned earlier this year at a price of $2.5 million. More…
Arrival shows prototype of ride-hailing car for Uber
British electric vehicle developer Arrival has unveiled the first finished prototype of the Arrival Car, which is being developed with Uber for the ride-hailing business. Arrival will now begin testing the electric car and will incorporate feedback into the next design phase. The production of the vehicle was previously announced for the third quarter of […] More…
GM announces first deliveries of GMC Hummer EV pickup truck
GM announced today that it produced the first GMC Hummer EV pickup trucks for customers’ deliveries, which can now begin. It’s the second electric pickup truck to hit the market. More…
The Rivian R1T is Electrek’s 2021 vehicle of the year
This pickup truck has everything – faster than most sports cars, a roomy interior with lots of storage and extras, and it can go off-road where no other production vehicle can go. It’s the first time electrification has hit the off-road pickup in a meaningful way, and it proves why electric is king both on-road and off.. More…
Waze is adding support to show and search for EV charging stations
As electric vehicles grow in popularity, there are two big challenges to overcome. First and foremost, there’s, of course, the pricing. However, the other major problem for many customers today is finding a charging station, and that’s a task Google’s Waze app will now assist with. More…
