News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

Tesla expands its real-time data car insurance product to Illinois

By electrek.co 12/17/2021 - 11:51 08/28/2023 Electrek

Tesla has now expanded the availability of its real-time data car insurance product to car owners in Illinois. More…

Ricardo shows Steel E-Motive Level 5 concept EVs

By E-Mobility Engineering 12/17/2021 - 11:49 12/17/2021 E-Mobility Engineering

Keen to show off what the latest generation of advanced high-strength steels can do, WorldAutoSteel, the automotive arm of the World Steel Association, has chosen Ricardo to design an EV family that could be offered in the nascent market for mobility as a service from around 2030 (writes Peter Donaldson).
The first two designs created under this Steel E-Motive (SEM) initiative were revealed at the recent Battery Show Europe and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo in Stuttgart, where WorldAutoSteel’s technical director George Coates and Ricardo’s chief engineer for vehicle attributes Neil McGregor outlined the progress with them so far. More…

Musk: Tesla Investing $10B In Giga Austin, Will Create 20,000 Jobs

By insideevs.com 12/17/2021 - 10:39 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

CEO also says the factory will lead to the creation of 100,000 indirect jobs. More…

Price Matters: Dacia Spring Becomes Best-Selling Car In Romania

By insideevs.com 12/17/2021 - 09:55 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

The least expensive electric car in Europe was the most registered in Dacia’s home market. More…

Hyundai Ioniq 5 first drive: A seriously cool crossover EV competitor [video]

By electrek.co 12/17/2021 - 07:17 08/28/2023 Electrek

We recently got an opportunity to test drive the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV ahead of its North American debut in 2022. As you’ll see in the video below, the long anticipated Ioniq 5 sets the tone for the new sub brand of Hyundai Motor Group with a focus on style, safety, and crazy fast charge speeds. More…

Rivian confirms first R1S electric SUV deliveries, lost $1.2 billion last quarter

By electrek.co 12/17/2021 - 02:51 08/28/2023 Electrek

Rivian has released its first earnings report since going public and revealed a lot of interesting new information in the process, including that it started deliveries of the R1S electric SUV. More…

Quick Charge Podcast: December 16, 2021

By electrek.co 12/17/2021 - 02:05 08/28/2023 Electrek

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…

Rivian Officially Announces Second EV Plant In Georgia

By insideevs.com 12/17/2021 - 01:24 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

Construction will start in Summer 2022 with capacity for up to 400,000 next-generation EVs. More…

Rivian Reports R1T/R1S Production And Delivery Numbers

By insideevs.com 12/17/2021 - 00:25 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

The number of pre-orders is skyrocketing to roughly 71,000. More…

Rivian Confirms R1S Customer Deliveries Are Underway

By insideevs.com 12/17/2021 - 00:05 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

The first two units were delivered this week. More…

VW’s 3.0 ID. software update improves quick charge time by nine minutes

By electrek.co 12/16/2021 - 23:34 08/28/2023 Electrek

VW is preparing a software update for its ID. series electric cars that increases peak charging speed from 125kW to 135kW on the largest 77kWh battery. More…

Rivian announces a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia

By electrek.co 12/16/2021 - 23:11 08/28/2023 Electrek

Rivian announced a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. More…

Elon Musk: Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas, employ 20,000 workers

By electrek.co 12/16/2021 - 22:47 08/28/2023 Electrek

Elon Musk says that Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas and will eventually employ 20,000 workers. More…

GMC Hummer EV Matches Rivian R1T On Doug DeMuro’s Scoreboard

By insideevs.com 12/16/2021 - 21:24 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

Those are the two vehicles with the highest scores among pickups right now. More…

ABCs Of EVs: F For Frunk

By insideevs.com 12/16/2021 - 20:56 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

What the frunk is that? More…

Ford Outlines F-150 Lightning Ordering Process: Starts In January

By insideevs.com 12/16/2021 - 20:52 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

It will happen in waves – a new batch of reservation holders will get their chance to order every two weeks. More…

Jim Cramer On Hypocrisy Surrounding Tesla’s FSD Beta: Insight

By insideevs.com 12/16/2021 - 20:50 08/28/2023 Insideevs (en)

There are hundreds of car crashes every day, but if there’s an incident related to Tesla’s tech, it’s huge news. More…

Ride1Up launches 28 MPH Cafe Cruiser dual-rider electric bike with low entry price

By electrek.co 12/16/2021 - 20:00 08/28/2023 Electrek

Ride1Up has spent years earning a well-deserved spot at the front of the pack for commuter e-bikes. But now the San Diego-based electric bike company is branching out into a new class of rides with a more beach cruiser-esque model known as the Cafe Cruiser.. More…