Electric Cars

The first images of the Baojun Yep (YueYe in Chinese) – a mini electric SUV made by a joint venture between GM, SAIC, and Wuling (SGMW) – have surfaced in China. The two-door compact SUV bears a resemblance to a Ford Bronco, only fun-sized. GM JV’s mini electric SUV, the Baojun Yep spotted in China

Swedish all-electric car manufacturer Polestar is preparing an upgrade for its limited edition, performance-oriented Polestar 2 BST 270 model, according to a couple of teaser tweets posted yesterday. The Swedish brand’s CEO, Thomas Ingenlath, published a short video showing a Polestar 2 with a center stripe, with the description: “Very soon: Next edition of our

By Joey Klender Posted on March 15, 2023 Tesla is going to let owners of its electric vehicles charge their cars using excess solar energy that has accumulated throughout the day and can’t be stored in a Powerwall, coding in its smartphone app seems to reveal. “Plug in your vehicle at home during the day

After a costly and time-consuming legal battle to secure the trademarks for its most powerful HyperScorpion and HyperScrambler 2 e-bikes, Juiced Bikes has decided to discontinue the current model lines. As part of that closeout, the company has put its existing inventory on closeout sale. Juiced Bikes is one of the oldest and most established

BMW has had a lot to say at its annual conference, particularly in regards to EVs. Adding to the list is confirmation that the upcoming redesigned X2 will be joined an all-electric version called, not surprisingly, the iX2. We’ve seen spy shots of the iX2 before and even commissioned a rendering of what the production

By Joey Klender Posted on March 14, 2023 Tesla Autopilot had stones cast in its direction by Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who said the naming of the driver assistance suite didn’t align with “common sense.” In an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, Buttigieg said Autopilot shouldn’t be called what it is because it still

It looks like Google-owned navigation app Waze is finally going to make it possible to add your EV and plug type into its app to find EV chargers along your route – but when, exactly? I have two EVs: a VW with a J1772 plug and one with a Tesla plug. Sometimes I use Waze

By Joey Klender Posted on March 13, 2023 The State of Maryland followed in the footsteps of California today by banning all new gas vehicle sales by the model year 2035. On Monday, the State of Maryland’s Air Quality Control Advisory Council unanimously voted to approve a regulation that would see an implementation of California’s

Imagine having a ChatGPT-powered virtual personal assistant in your electric vehicle that could act as the brains behind the car. Well, GM is looking to make it a reality in its future EVs as part of an expanding collaboration with Microsoft, which made a multi-billion dollar investment in the AI chatbot’s developer OpenAI earlier this

When comes to evading a suddenly appearing obstacle on the road, the Tesla Model 3 is one of the best performers. Most recently, an entry-level Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, with a rear-wheel-drive powertrain and a battery pack of roughly 60 kilowatt hours (Tesla does not reveal the capacity), was tested in the evasive

By Joey Klender Posted on March 11, 2023 Elon Musk challenged the validity of a recent report that claimed he was building an employee neighborhood in Texas that would be ideal for workers. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that Musk was planning to begin constructing a neighborhood in Bastrop County near SpaceX

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January 2023 was quite a challenging month for car sales in China, as the total number of registrations decreased by more than 30 percent to around 1.3 million units (partially because the holidays were in January, instead of February). According to EV Volumes’ data, shared by Jose Pontes, some 343,691 new passenger plug-in electric cars

By Joey Klender Posted on March 10, 2023 Tesla has launched Powerwall Direct, a new program that will allow those interested in the residential battery storage system to get their hands on one without ordering a full solar array. Tesla officially launched Powerwall Direct on Friday evening, Teslarati spotted on its website. “Order Powerwall and Tesla

Lion Electric ($LEV) has officially crossed 10 million miles driven, according to the commercial EV manufacturer’s fourth-quarter earnings released Friday. The electric bus, truck, and school bus maker doubled revenue in a record quarter as its total EVs on the road approached 1,000. Lion surpasses 10 million electric miles driven The Quebec-based medium and heavy-duty

LG Energy Solution and Honda recently held the official groundbreaking ceremony for their EV battery joint venture factory, which will be built in Fayette County, near Jeffersonville, Ohio. The two partners announced the intention to build a 40-gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery plant in August 2022, while the location was confirmed in October. In January, the joint

By Joey Klender Posted on March 8, 2023 Tesla has updated its Service Manuals for the Model S and Model X, indicating that the automaker installed a “dummy camera” in its forward-facing bi-camera. Early looks at Hardware 4 showed Tesla was going to update the vehicles with an additional camera and perhaps the reintroduction of

The next electric Mini will come with much bigger battery options, more power, and a refreshed design when it hits the road in 2024. The car will have two battery options, 40kWh and 54kWh. These are significantly higher than the outgoing Mini‘s 32.6kWh battery. While we don’t yet have official range estimates on the EPA

Outspoken and wildly optimistic Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising a self-driving car for many years now, though it’s not even close to happening. Still, the CEO recently shared that the US EV maker’s next-gen car will operate “almost entirely in autonomous mode.” Let’s keep in mind that Tesla’s next-gen EV is going to be

By William Johnson Posted on March 7, 2023 Volkswagen has confirmed the upcoming ID.Buzz will debut in the United States during the summer of this year. The VW ID.Buzz has captivated car buyers with its retro styling and electric drivetrain, a rarity for the Volkswagen lineup in the United States. Luckily, customers won’t have to

Bafang is best known for its electric motors, batteries, controllers, and other powertrain components that help millions of electric bicycles zip through streets around the world. But after two decades in the bicycle market, Bafang has now launched a new brand known as T&D to expand its influence into the electric motorcycle industry. The Suzhou,

Hyundai previewed the bold design of its 2024 Kona family in December 2022 and followed up with the powertrain specs for the gas-powered and hybrid variants of the subcompact crossover in January 2023. The company has now dropped the first powertrain specifications and EV-specific equipment details of the family’s most anticipated member, the 2024 Kona Electric. The

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 5, 2023 For better or worse, Tesla Investor Day was a technical tour de force that involved in-depth discussions on the electric vehicle maker’s plans for the future. Similar to other Tesla live events, however, Investor Day ended up polarizing Wall Street analysts and EV community members alike. So polarizing

Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles

Tesla announced during the 2023 Investor Day on March 1, 2023 that its cumulative production reached four million electric vehicles. The jubilee vehicle happens to be a Tesla Model Y, produced at the Giga Texas factory, where the event was held. The company released also a short video with employees celebrating the new milestone:  

By William Johnson Posted on March 4, 2023 Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. Two of the biggest challenges in the industry of electric vehicles are the price of battery materials and what happens

One of the many hallmarks of bizarre vehicles I often find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column is a strange combination of parts. And rarely is that trait so perfectly exemplified than in this cute little two-seater electric car… with tank tracks. It’s not the first vehicle with tank tracks

The recently announced Tesla Giga Mexico factory is expected to be one of the largest projects in automotive history. So far, Tesla revealed only an image of the planned site, confirming its intention to produce in Mexico its next-generation all-electric cars. A bit more details were revealed by Mexico’s government, which said that the land

By William Johnson Posted on March 2, 2023 An Energica Experia electric motorcycle has been spotted at a Tesla Supercharger following the opening of the charging network to other electric vehicles. News of Tesla opening its fabled Supercharger Network in the United States has been met with a combination of excitement and dread. But there

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