This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new e-bikes from Ride1Up, new e-scooters from NIU, Ted Cruz’s war against safer e-bike batteries, Talaria MX5 fire, Gogoro’s CEO resigning, and more. Read more…
Are Insurers Treating Higher-Power Dual-Motor EVs As High-Risk?
Dual motor EVs’ blend of more power, more weight and higher repair costs than combustion vehicles is only part of the story. Read more…
Remember Bollinger? It’s Building A Class 4 Electric Truck Now
Production of the Bollinger B4 started this week in Michigan. Read more…
Europe gets its first AWD electric pickup truck and yes, it’s from China
The first all-wheel-drive mid-size electric pickup truck to grace European roads is here. Ford dipped its toes with the F-150 Lightning landing in Norway earlier this year, but then went quiet. So Maxus stepped in and got the honor of being the first in the niche. The eTerron 9 swooped in, claiming the title and leaving the likes of Rivian,… Read more…
UK: Shell opens first electric truck charging station
Shell has installed a 400 kW DC charger at the Markham Moor truckstop in Nottinghamshire, UK. It offers two charging connections and is reserved for electric trucks. Read more…
Vestel founds e-mobility division and announces MCS charger
At the IAA Transportation, the Turkish electronics group Vestel announced the introduction of a megawatt charging system for 2025. The initiative is part of Vestel’s roadmap to sharpen its focus on e-mobility. Read more…
VW recalling certain 2003-2024 ID.4s due to air bag inflator
Volkswagen is recalling a small number of ID.4 electric vehicles that may have improperly installed airbag inflators. The recall includes just 837 vehicles from model years 2023 and 2024. In these vehicles, nuts securing the primary inflator of the passenger front airbag may have been left loose at the factory. This could cause airbags to inflate… Read more…
CPCA expects China’s NEV retail to be 1.1 million in Sept, above 1 million for 2nd consecutive month
In September, China’s passenger NEV retail sales are expected to be around 1.1 million units, up 47.3 percent year-on-year and up 7.3 percent compared to August, CPCA’s estimates show. Read more…
MAN and E.ON open first site of their truck charging network
MAN Truck & Bus and E.ON are aiming to set up around 170 truck charging parks across Europe. The cooperation partners’ first charging site has now gone into operation near Berlin. Two further German sites are to follow soon. Read more…
US battery recycler Redwood wins BMW as a customer
The US recycling company Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has gained another major customer in BMW. The agreement provides for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries from BMW vehicles in the USA. Read more…
Bollinger Motors starts serial production of B4 Chassis Cab
The 2025 model year of Bollinger Motors’ all-electric B4 Chassis Cab will sell from 158,758 (MSRP). Series production kicked off mid-September, with first customer deliveries scheduled for next month. Read more…
2025 Rivian R1S And R1T Tri-Motor Now Shipping With 371 Miles Of Range
It’s the first time Rivian has offered a tri-motor configuration on its flagship EVs. Read more…
Nio denies plans of taking over Audi’s car plant in Belgium
Shortly after Audi announced its plans to close its car manufacturing facility in Brussels, Belgium, rumors started spreading that Nio is looking to acquire the factory. However, the company’s CEO denied any such plans. A report surfaced the other day claiming Nio will buy the factory after officials from the company visited the facility and submitted an offer. But after… Read more…
Nio is not interested in Audi factory in Brussels; launches Onvo L60
That was quick: barely 24 hours after rumours emerged that Nio could take over the Audi factory in Brussels, the Chinese electric car manufacturer has denied the possibility. Meanwhile, the new Nio sub-brand Onvo is celebrating the market debut of its first vehicle. Read more…
Volvo revises its product roadmap
Volvo Cars has presented its revised product plans to its North American dealers after the brand recently dropped its goal of becoming an all-electric car manufacturer by 2030. Accordingly, Volvo plans to launch ten new or updated models within two years. Read more…
Volkswagen reconsiders revamping the MEB
Volkswagen’s Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz could significantly reduce the Group’s investments. For example, he may overturn the planned billion-euro revamp of the MEB electric modular system, with which Volkswagen wanted to keep the ageing ID.3 and ID.4 models fresh. Read more…
EV Registrations Dropped Again In The EU In August, But There’s More To The Story
Just one powertrain type saw a modest increase in registrations last month. Read more…
Xpeng sees 500,000th production car roll off line
Xpeng saw the 500,000th production vehicle roll off the line, which was the 10,000th production car of the Mona M03 launched on August 27. Read more…
Nio’s Onvo L60 starts deliveries at lower price than Tesla Model Y
Nio’s sub-brand Onvo’s inaugural model, the L60, has officially gone on sale. This mid-size SUV comes at an attractive price point, positioning itselft as a formidable contender against the Tesla Model Y. Nio’s CEO, William Li, envisioned Onvo as a disruptor in the mass market segment. The L60’s starting price of RMB 206,900 (approximately €26,370) significantly undercuts the Tesla Model… Read more…
Nio denies it has plans to take over Audi Brussels car plant
Nio has no plans to take over the Audi plant, and the company is cautious about investing in fixed assets, the EV maker’s CEO William Li said. Read more…
