We got our first look of the upcoming VW ID.4 at a private event last week, but now the car has shown up in public. Over the weekend, it was spotted by reddit user awang44 […]
Category: Electric
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. In early days, electricity was considered as being unrelated to magnetism
Behind the scenes look at Jeep’s new high power full suspension e-bikes
With Jeep’s new high-powered electric bicycles now being delivered to the first customers, we caught up with the guys behind the bikes to learn more about these two-wheeled powerhouses. Jeep e-bike now making deliveries If […]
Tesla to make two new different electric cars at Giga Berlin and Shanghai, Elon Musk confirms
Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla plans to make two new and different electric car models at Gigafactory Berlin and Shanghai as the automaker is planning to make cheaper electric cars. Tesla’s short- and mid-term product […]
Mercedes-Benz reveals sureal driving footage of insane-looking electric car prototype
Mercedes-Benz has revealed actual driving footage of its insane electric Vision AVTR car prototype inspired by Avatar. The German automaker unveiled the concept earlier this year and we didn’t even covered it on Electrek because […]
Check out these awesome electric cargo bikes replacing trucks in cities
Could electric cargo bicycles replace industrial trucks? It turns out they already are. Look, sometimes you absolutely need a truck. But let’s be honest, most of the time you don’t. How many times have you […]
Chevy Bolt EV electric cargo van: Little-known official upfit makes it so
General Motors has hinted at plans to launch an electric van aimed at commercial fleets, but it turns out GM already has one in its lineup. That vehicle is the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which is […]
Quick Charge Podcast: September 26, 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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday […]
Polestar is going to bring this cool electric car concept to production
Polestar confirmed that it is going to bring its latest electric car concept, the Precept, to production, but without a clear timeline. The Volvo/Geely all-electric brand already has the Polestar 1 and Polestar 2 on […]
Tesla Model 3 with 100,000 miles shows extreme low cost and minimal battery degradation
Today we take a look at one of the first Tesla Model 3 cars with 100,000 miles and the owner’s experience with service, maintenance, and battery degradation. There are quite a few high-mileage Tesla vehicles […]
Climate Week NYC: Prince Charles: We must take ‘swift action’
The biggest climate summit of 2020 took place this week, with more than 350 events. Which countries take climate change the most seriously? The ones who’ve experienced it. What if the US joined the EU […]
VW ID.4 reveal, California’s ICE ban, Battery Day tech and the $25,000 Tesla: The Week in Reverse
Which EV startup took its platform out for a drive without the rest of the car on top? Which battery supplier is setting up two mammoth plants in Georgia? This is our look back at […]
Polestar confirms Precept concept to rival Model S, Lucid Air
At the Beijing auto show Saturday, Polestar announced that it plans to put the Precept concept shown earlier this year into production. The low-set grand-touring fastback electric car would likely fit into the market in the […]
Tesla acquires more land in Texas for future expansion, battery factory?
Tesla is acquiring more land in Austin, Texas for future expansions – potentially a battery factory? After months of going through the process to secure approval from the local government, Tesla announced in July that it […]
Podcast: Tesla Battery Day, Model S Plaid, $25,000 Tesla, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Battery Day, Model S Plaid, a $25,000 Tesla, and more. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover […]
Motley Fool: Tesla Deep Dive Interview with Fred Lambert
Motley Fool did a Deep Dive Webinar on Tesla and interviewed Electrek’s Fred Lambert for it Here’s the interview. Years ago, Lambert used to write articles about Tesla for Motley Fool back when the company […]
Charged EVs | Punch Powertrain and Groupe PSA launch electrification joint venture
Punch Powertrain and Groupe PSA launch electrification joint venture Posted September 25, 2021 by Tom Lombardo & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Punch Powertrain and Groupe PSA have launched a new joint venture to design, […]
Green Deals: Jackery Explorer 500 Solar Power Station $449, more
Jackery via Amazon offers its Explorer 500 Portable Power Station for Solar at $449 shipped when the on-page coupon is clipped. That’s a match of our previous mention from the summer and $50 off the […]
Charged EVs | Luxury travel trailer features solar panels, EV charging, battery storage
Luxury travel trailer features solar panels, EV charging, battery storage Posted September 25, 2021 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Vehicles. Volta Power Systems is providing a lithium-ion battery system for the 2021 […]
Canoo platform, Georgia battery plant, PHEV and EV costs: Today’s Car News
The battery maker SK Innovation this week started ramping up a massive cell plant for U.S.-made EVs. Looking at repairs and maintenance, plug-in hybrids cost less than traditional models. And Canoo has some fast fun […]
Daimler unveils electric bus with 441 kWh solid-state battery pack
Daimler has unveiled an electric bus equipped with a solid-state battery pack — probably becoming the first planned production EV with a solid-state battery. The German automaker has been aggressively electrifying its deep lineup of […]
Charged EVs | Digatron and DSA launch end-of-line tester for lithium battery production
Digatron and DSA launch end-of-line tester for lithium battery production Posted September 25, 2021 by Tom Lombardo & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Digatron and DSA have designed a solution for end-of-line testing for lithium […]
Plug-in hybrids and EVs cost less to maintain and repair, finds Consumer Reports
Electric vehicles are often sold and promoted on the basis that they’ll cost less to maintain and repair versus gasoline-powered vehicles. In a whitepaper released Thursday, the consumer advocacy organization behind Consumer Reports, informed by […]
EGEB: UK will ‘lead by example’ on a big green energy push
UK prime minister Boris Johnson calls for a “global green industrial revolution” in a UN speech. The US House of Representatives passes a sweeping green energy bill — but will it go anywhere? India plans […]
SK Innovation’s Georgia plants will make batteries for 300,000 EVs annually
Korean firm SK Innovation estimates that a pair of factories on a common site in Commerce, Georgia, will build batteries for 300,000 electric cars annually once full capacity is reached. On Monday the company announced […]