After nearly a year of operation on a dedicated track line at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Australia, BHP is proving that these 4,400 hp battery-electric powered heavy-haul locomotives are ready for prime time. Read more…
Climate XChange is giving away more EVs than ever before in its 11th Annual EV Raffle
What would you choose with up to $120,000 to spend on a fully customized EV – a Lucid Air, Rivian R1S, Porsche Macan Electric, BMW i7, or perhaps two EVs instead of one. Read more…
Here’s all the dumb oil wars that electric cars have nothing to do with
We’ve all heard about the Strait of Hormuz, currently closed to most ship traffic as a result of a now six month long war of choice that seems to have no real strategy attached. Read more…
Leapmotor’s latest innovation promises to kill the old lead-acid 12V battery
As you are sitting inside an EV that packs enough energy to power a suburban semi-detached house for three days straight, run by silicon microchips executing billions of calculations per second, there’s one major problem with it. When you stumble out to the driveway on a freezing morning, the entire rolling supercomputer is stone-cold dead. Why? Because a primitive, 15… Read more…
Swaptopus inches towards reality as CATL reveals new semi truck battery
In a move that challenges Orange Juicer and Buick Electra for the highly coveted Best Name in the EV Business title, a new venture between CATL and Octopus Energy called “Swaptopus” has been formed to build out a European battery swap network for commercial trucks. Read more…
‘The Trend Is Clear’: How EVs Are Closing In On Gas Car Prices
The average new EV costs only 9.4% more than a gas car, with incentives playing a shrinking role in that shift. Read More…
Hyundai’s Answer For The EV Slowdown: Building Thousands Of Robotaxis
Hyundai’s CEO said it plans to build “tens of thousands” of Ioniq 5 robotaxis for Waymo. Read More…
Is This An E-Bike Or A Moped? It Depends On Who You Ask
E-moto models are all the rage. But if you want the best e-bike experience, I recommend a more conventional design. Read More…
Forum Mobility expands California truck charging network
US electric fleet service provider Forum Mobility is building four truck charging sites in California, expanding its charging capacity by 30 megawatts. The company is leveraging a close partnership with Tesla, which will operate public ‘Megachargers’ at three of the four locations. Read more…
Lucid and Bolt plot electric Robotaxi service for Europe
Lucid and Bolt aim to jointly establish autonomous mobility services in Europe. To this end, Bolt plans to deploy at least 25,000 autonomous electric vehicles based on Lucid’s upcoming midsize platform across multiple European cities and countries. Read more…
Pakistan: Islamabad police force acquires 50 electric cars
Pakistani capital Islamabad has acquired 50 new electric cars for its police force. The new electric police car fleet has already entered operations and is being used across the city. Read more…
New self-loading tech for bulk cargo vessels cuts freight emissions in HALF
Moving millions of tons of coal, sugar, and other bulk cargo is serious business, and decarbonizing that business presents a number of unique challenges – especially when loading and unloading. That’s what makes the new MV Yampu so interesting: it’s the world’s first self-loading and unloading bulk cargo vessel. Read more…
It’s finally here: Porsche puts wireless EV charging into production [video]
Buried in a press release titled, “Even more colours and even greater convenience for the Cayenne Electric” was news that Porsche, for the first time, would be offering electrically wireless inductive charging on its impressively powerful Cayenne Electric SUV. Read more…
Waymo’s next destination is Singapore, here’s when it’s launching its robotaxi service
Waymo has now announced its next destination for its autonomous ride-hailing service: Singapore. This comes after its US expansion, of course, but also its announcements about landing in Tokyo, London, and Munich. In Singapore, Waymo plans to start offering its autonomous ride-hailing service in 2028. Ahead of that, in 2027 trained specialists will drive manually around the city-state, “adapting the… Read more…
Toyota’s new electric SUVs are catching on, with nearly 5,000 sold in August
Toyota led US new EV sales growth last month with a refreshed lineup of electric SUVs. Read more…
Hyundai warns the US may be next in line for a wave of cheaper Chinese EVs
Chinese automakers like BYD are quickly taking over global markets with low-cost electric vehicles, and Hyundai Motor’s CEO Jose Munoz warned the US could be next without safeguards. Read more…
Want to get off gas? Learn how at Drive Electric Month events across the US
Drive Electric Month continues this week with over 150 online and in-person events celebrating electric vehicles through most of September and the start of October. Events will be held for the next few weekends, with events in most US states, and one in Canada. Read more…
Podcast: Tesla Roadster gets a date, VW XL1 comes back electric, BYD’s new Tesla fighter, 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 Roadster getting a reveal date, VW XL1 coming back electric, BYD’s new Tesla fighter, and more. Read more…
What If We’re Thinking About EV Charging All Wrong?
On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast, we talk curbside charging, the Tesla Roadster 2.0, the Mercedes GLC, and Ford Fathom. Read More…
Zapgo opens EV charging hub with ten 200 kW chargers in Barrow-in-Furness, England
Zapgo opens its largest EV charging hub in Barrow-in-Furness with ten 200 kW Alpitronic chargers, supporting local residents and visitors. Read more…
