Electric Cars

By Joey Klender Posted on August 30, 2024 In a quick turnaround, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster has regained flight approval operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA revoked Falcon 9’s launch permittance after an anomaly occurred following a successful launch and deployment of 21 Starlink satellites earlier this week. After attempting to land

Photo: SunPower Solar developer SunPower filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, but here’s some good news for its customers. Solar panel manufacturer Maxeon, a spin-off from SunPower, has announced it will provide warranty support in the US for SunPower-branded solar panels that it’s manufactured. Maxeon had a supply agreement to provide solar

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 28, 2024 The Lucid Air Sapphire has now effectively become the world’s fastest armored car.  The armored Lucid Air Sapphire was the creation of the U.S. Armor Group, a global threat mitigation company that lists entities such as the Department of Defense and DARPA as some of its partnership

EV charging network ChargePoint announced it is recruiting artificial intelligence (AI) to expedite the diagnosis and repair process of downed chargers. ChargePoint describes the new AI-powered driver support tool as the first of its kind in the EV charging industry, and it will help improve uptime and dependability issues across the network. As we’ve pointed

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 27, 2024 Tesla’s electric vehicles tend to be well-received, though some of their tech-forward features, like their steering wheel-based turn signals, have attracted a lot of criticism over the years. This was one of the reasons why a Norway-based driving school has opted to design a workaround for Tesla’s

NIO is expanding into Tesla’s territory with its new mass-market Onvo brand. The brand’s first model, the Onvo L60, will take on Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Starting at around $30,000 (219,900 yuan), NIO’s new electric SUV undercuts the Model Y by about $4,000 (30,000 yuan) in China. With the first batch of stores opening next

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 25, 2024 The United Automotive Workers (UAW) union has threatened to escalate labor efforts into an organized strike against Stellantis, claiming that the multinational company has failed to keep to promises of re-opening an Illinois factory. Now, one UAW official has said the Stellantis CEO “needs to go,” following

It’s official – Isuzu has announced the official start of production for its highly anticipated new electric cab and chassis, the Isuzu NRR-EV (and I’m super excited about it). I’ve been a fan of Isuzu’s medium duty cabover trucks for more than two decades, and often try to dream up reasons to weasel one into the

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 24, 2024 Tesla has launched its new referral program, after the company did away with its previous version of the program just a few months ago. On Saturday, Tesla launched the new referral program via its mobile app, following its decision to end the previous referral program in May.

Electric micromobility specialist Macfox Bikes is showing off two of its best models and offering an exclusive discount to Electrek readers. Whether it’s the X1S commuter, all-terrain-ready X2, or one of the brand’s other bikes, Macfox is passing on the savings to its loyal community of riders. Table of contents Some modified Macfox Bikes Macfox

By Joey Klender Posted on August 22, 2024 Honda has been somewhat hesitant to commit to electric vehicles in a more aggressive manner. America President and CEO Kazuhiro Takizawa, alongside Global Executive Vice President Shinji Aoyama, explained the reasoning for that, and we are starting to see some other automakers adopt a similar sentiment moving

While Ford is canceling plans to launch its three-row electric SUV, overseas brands like Kia, Hyundai, and Volvo are looking to take advantage. By scrapping its larger SUV, Ford opened the door for rivals to take control of the segment. The “personal bullet train,” as Doug Field, Ford’s head of EVs, called the three-row electric

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 20, 2024 A former executive at Rivian has departed from the electric vehicle (EV) maker to join multinational automaker Stellantis, heading up North American operations. Rivian’s VP of Manufacturing Operations Tim Fallon has left the company after just two years, and will now join Stellantis as the company’s North

Polestar (PSNY) has hired Philip Römers to lead its design team. Before joining Polestar, Römers was a lead Volkswagen and Audi designer known for designing the Mk7 VW Golf and Audi e-tron GT. Polestar hires former VW and Audi designer Römers is taking over for Maximilian Missoni, who has spent the past six years with

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 19, 2024 Considering the negative news coverage attracted by the Tesla Cybertruck, it’s no surprise to see the all-electric pickup truck surprising people when it performs in a way that’s absolutely unexpected. This definitely seems to be the case in a recent video featuring a Cybertruck in a sled-pulling

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk has a lot of fans in the Russian war criminal demographic, Unplugged Performance wants to sell you an idea, CASE debuts an all-electric backhoe, and the city of Oakland converts 100% of its school bus fleet to electric. We’ve also got the rumored return of Actually Smart Summon

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 17, 2024 Tesla has deployed a new version of its mobile app, with the update including a release notes button and new hints about Actual Smart Summon’s upcoming deployment. Not a Tesla App spotted Tesla mobile app update v4.36.0 on Saturday, notably including a new release notes button that

Tesla Cybertruck might enter the war in Russia and Ukraine on the Russian side, as the leader of the Chechen region got one and put a machine gun on it. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechen region, has one of the worst modern human records as the defacto dictator of Chechnya for the past

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 16, 2024 A recent collaboration between a veteran Tesla tuner and a provider of high-power solutions for government and defense applications has resulted in what could only be described as the coolest Cybertruck variants to date. In a recent announcement, Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance’s specialized fleet division, UP.FIT, and

The Volkswagen GTI badge will live on in the electric era. Volkswagen’s first electric ID GTI “will be a real go kart” to drive with elements from the legends. Volkswagen unveiled the ID GTI Concept last September, a preview of its first electric GTI model. “100% electric, 100% GTI,” VW said the concept is a

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 14, 2024 Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson recently highlighted just how far ahead the Lucid Air is compared to its competitors when it comes to efficiency. As per Rawlinson, if Tesla were to maintain its rate of progress, the Model S would match the Lucid Air Pure’s present efficiency

Rivian owners rejoice! The Camp Kitchen is back! Well… sort of. After teasing it months ago, Rivian has officially launched a new portable Travel Kitchen designed to give you all the necessary equipment to prepare food from your R1T, R1S, or wherever else your adventures take you. If you’ve had a chance to explore a

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 13, 2024 Tesla’s Diner, Supercharger, and drive-in movie theater in California continues to make progress on construction, as a pair of videos this week show early glass installs, preparations for weatherproofing, and more. In a pair of videos shared on Monday and Tuesday, YouTube channel 247Tesla shows drone footage

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got a medium duty Tesla RV that could help stop sliding sales in Europe, Tom Kasper from SWTCH Energy shows up to talk EV charging in older buildings, and we cover Biden’s big bump to Chinese solar. We’ve also got an all-new Jackrabbit OG2 review from Micah Toll,

Big thanks to this year’s event sponsors: Velotric, NIU, MathWorks, Generac, IOSi, SunCat Solar, and Tesla It’s been another extremely successful year for the Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) and the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) pre-qualifier event! Now that racing has concluded and we’ve had time to decompress from all the solar excitement,

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 10, 2024 Tesla has been rolling out its latest version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised, v12.5, over the last few weeks, though only to those with vehicles sporting the newer HW4 computer. While HW3-equipped vehicles are expected to get the release this week week, CEO Elon Musk said over

Downtown LA skyline. Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games wrapping up, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is in town to prepare the world for what the 2028 Olympics will look like in Los Angeles. And one thing she’s promising, in a big surprise to everyone’s who’s even heard about

By Maria Merano Posted on August 8, 2024 General Motors Canada announced its support for tariffs on China-made electric vehicle (EV) imports as Chinese automaker BYD plans to enter the Canadian auto market.  “We’re encouraged by the government’s examination of these issues. Because on the basis of strong competition, a fair playing field, it encourages

With electric vehicle prices down, this summer may be the time to buy. Several brands are slashing lease prices as new EVs hit the market. New EVs like the Nissan Ariya are on a fire sale with lease prices under $200 per month this August. Check out all the EVs available to lease for under

By Joey Klender Posted on August 7, 2024 Rivian is eager to begin ramping up the production and deliveries of its Electric Delivery Van (EDV), which has been used exclusively by Amazon for several years. It realizes it will have to explore customers outside of the e-commerce giant to justify the ramp-up, as it will