Mercedes-Benz’ truck division has reached a major milestone in their South American expansion, delivering their first, eActros 600 electric semi truck in Chile earlier this week. Read more…
UT Austin spinout Supra aims to recover gallium, scandium and other critical minerals from waste streams
Supra Elemental Recovery, a spinout from the University of Texas at Austin, has launched with a $2 million pre-seed round to develop technology for recovering critical minerals—including gallium and scandium—from domestic waste streams such as industrial byproducts, mine tailings and electronic waste. The US is currently 100% import-dependent for both gallium and scandium, elements essential… Read more…
Navitas unveils 5th-generation SiC MOSFET platform with 35% improved switching figure of merit
Navitas Semiconductor has launched its 5th-generation GeneSiC technology platform, a 1200 V SiC MOSFET line based on what the company calls Trench-Assisted Planar (TAP) architecture. The design combines the ruggedness of a planar gate structure with the performance benefits of a trench in the source region. The headline improvement is a 35% better RDS(on) x… Read more…
Watch The Kia EV2 Take On A Brutal Winter Range Test And Win
The EV2 is Kia’s smallest electric car, but it does surprisingly well in cold winter driving. Lire la suite…
WiTricity brings wireless EV charging to the golf course
The wireless charging experts at WiTricity claim their newest wireless charging pad solution will eliminate the sort of, “Did I remember to charge?” worries that plague retirement communities and golf enthusiasts everywhere. Read more…
Rivian gears up for a busy year with the new R2
During the latest investor call, Rivian shared its plans for the next two years. The automaker had a busy 2025, which it called a “foundational year,” and 2026 is seen as a major turning point. The big news is the launch of the Rivian R2, a smaller and more affordable SUV that the company hopes will win over many new… Read more…
GENIUS: adding solar panels to semi trailers is an idea so obvious it hurts
Refrigerated trailers are critical for hauling your fresh food and flowers from the farm to your local market – the problem is that they pollute like crazy, powered by red-dye diesel gensets that run around the clock, even when the truck pulling them is fully electric. To help solve that problem, one company come up with an idea so obvious you’ll hate yourself for not coming up with it on your own: rooftop solar. Read more…
California’s Helix water district gets state-of-the-art managed charging [Q&A]
Located at Helix water district’s operations center in El Cajon, California, the project supports the district’s full transition to zero-emission vehicles while maintaining the reliability required of a mission-critical public utility. To keep it all running smoothly, the district has deployed Better Fleet’s advanced managed charging software solution – and we’ve got the company’s CEO, Dan Hilson, to walk us through it. Read more…
Don’t call it a concept: 670 hp AUDI E7X electric SUV caught testing
The new electric SUV from Audi’s Chinese AUDI brand is being billed as the most important launch in the young company’s history, and it’s set to make its official debut in production form this April – but thanks to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), you can see it right now. Read more…
Slate Truck: Everything We Know About The Sub-$30,000 EV
A new American startup is working to bring an affordable, simple electric truck to the masses. Here’s what you can expect. Lire la suite…
Charging Demand Is Growing, But Charging Infrastructure Isn’t Keeping Up
ChargePoint says it added 190,000 EV chargers last year. That still isn’t keeping up with demand from drivers. Lire la suite…
Mercedes recalls 19,481 EVs in China due to battery fire risk
Beijing Benz is recalling 19,481 locally produced EQA and EQB vehicles to replace their high-voltage batteries.
The recall campaign is being conducted under SAMR’s defect investigation.
Mercedes delivers first eActros 600 in Chile
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered the first electric truck of the eActros 600 type in Chile. The first customer in the country is Empresas Cavalieri. Six additional units are to be handed over to other customers in Chile in the coming weeks. Read more…
Automakers’ share in China NEV market in Jan: BYD leads with 15.8%, Tesla again falls out of top 10
BYD narrowly retained its position as China’s largest NEV maker by retail sales, though its lead over Geely was only 0.3 percentage points.
Tesla’s January retail sales in China were the lowest since November 2022, partly due to a significant surge in exports from its Shanghai factory.
UE Studios unveils autonomous electric shuttle named SUE
The service provider Uedelhoven Studios, also known as UE Studios, specializing in show cars and prototype construction, has unveiled a new electric shuttle. SUE is an autonomous people mover designed for public transport use, developed by a consortium of ten partners. Read more…
Ford CEO discussed potential roadmap for Sino-US joint manufacturing with US officials, report says
A rough framework would allow Chinese automakers to produce vehicles in the US through joint ventures with American automakers, Bloomberg reported.
This mirrors the strategy China’s auto industry employed decades ago when it was just starting out, highlighting the rapid rise of Chinese automakers.
New Chinese regulations spell out the end of the yoke
Many people thought that the yoke-type steering wheels were the future of electric cars. Tesla isn’t the only EV company that introduced them to its cars – quite a few manufacturers around the world followed that trend. However, China’s safety experts have decided that these designs are not safe for the road. A new law is coming that will likely… Read more…
Podcast: Tesla Semi price, Toyota Highlander EV, Rivian R2, Ferrari Luce, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Semi, Toyota Highlander EV, Rivian R2, Ferrari Luce, and more. Read more…
Toyota suddenly has four new electric SUVs that it is betting will win over EV buyers
With the new Highlander EV arriving later this year, Toyota will have a full lineup of electric SUVs. Toyota believes the new EVs fill a key gap in its lineup and will help it gain a bigger share of the market. Read more…
Google secures 1 GW solar deal as Texas data‑center load surges
TotalEnergies just landed a massive solar deal to power Google’s expanding Texas data centers. The company signed two long‑term power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, or about 28 terawatt‑hours of electricity over 15 years.. Read more…
