BMW claims it has made huge progress in electric car tech with its sixth-generation eDrive system. This new system, which will be featured in the upcoming Neue Klasse electric vehicles, promises to boost range and charging speed, and improve overall efficiency. One of the key improvements is the new battery. BMW has redesigned its battery cells, packing 20% more energy… Read more…
The Chevrolet Equinox EV Peaks At 150 KW. It’s Still Faster On A 250 KW Charger
Tom Moloughney put the American EV to the test at three different DC fast chargers. The fastest station was not the most powerful. Read more…
Cambridge GaN Devices raises $32 million to expand power semiconductor production
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), a spinout from Cambridge University in the UK, has secured $32 million in Series C financing to expand its operations in the UK, North America, Taiwan and Europe. The investment was led by an unnamed strategic investor and included participation from British Patient Capital as well as existing investors Parkwalk, BGF,… Read more…
This 250,000-Mile Tesla Model S Took Nearly 3 Hours To Fully ‘Fast’ Charge
Don’t worry, though, its performance isn’t quite as bad as it may look. Read more…
New Tesla Model Y First Reviews: ‘Night And Day’
Reviewers say the new Model Y is way quieter, more comfortable and higher-quality than before. Read more…
2026 Polestar 3 EV gets a more powerful brain; so will 2025 models
The Polestar 3 electric SUV will get an upgraded chipset for its second model year, the automaker confirmed Thursday in a press release. Due to arrive in showrooms later in the 2025 calendar year, the 2026 Polestar 3 is the first of the brand’s EVs to receive the Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processor, a more powerful successor to the Drive AGX Xavier… Read more…
Milence opens truck charging park in Italy
Milence has opened its first truck charging park in Italy – in Bagnolo San Vito on the A22 Brenner motorway in northern Italy. The site offers four HPC chargers, each with a capacity of up to 400 kW. Read more…
Go-Ahead orders 25 electric buses from Volvo
Volvo Buses has received an electric bus order from Go-Ahead: The British transport company is adding 25 Volvo BZL Electric solo buses to its fleet in London over the course of this year. Read more…
Rock Tech and Arcore launch lithium subsidiary NewCo
Rock Tech Lithium announces the establishment of a new company called NewCo together with the Swiss mining company Arcore. Among other things, the joint venture will operate Rock Tech’s planned lithium refinery in Brandenburg. Read more…
Xpeng ships 300 X9 MPVs to Thailand, bringing its highest-priced model to global markets
The X9 MPV is Xpeng’s highest-priced and is seen as a strategic model to help boost gross margins.
Xpeng had showcased the X9 in Hong Kong and Malaysia and plans to launch the MPV in Norway as well.
Tesla Recalls 380,000 Cars Because Power Steering May Fail
The issue affects Model 3s and Model Ys, but it should be fixable with a software update. Read more…
Ford Mustang Mach-E is heavily discounted, you can even lease it for less than a Toyota Camry
Ford is offering big savings opportunities right now on its electric vehicles. The Ford Mustang Mach-E can be leased for less than a Toyota Camry in some places despite costing over $10,000 more. Here’s how you can snag some savings. Read more…
Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings
The Trump administration is shutting down EV chargers at all federal government buildings and is also expected to sell off the General Services Administration‘s (GSA) newly bought EVs. Read more…
Power steering could fail in over 370,000 Teslas, recall initiated
Tesla spent over a year investigating the issue at the behest of a non-U.S. regulatory agency In the U.S. Tesla’s latest recall affects the 2023 Model 3 and Model Y Tesla’s NHTSA recall filing leaves unanswered questions for global markets Tesla has acknowledged over 300,000 of its EVs could lose power steering. On Thursday, Tesla’s Daniel… Read more…
Trump Administration Now Removing EV Chargers From Government Buildings
The General Services Administration is reportedly shutting down 8,000 EV chargers at federal sites, and deleting websites about EV efforts. Read more…
Here’s our first look at the Genesis GV90 with coach doors: The next ultra-luxe EV
Genesis is preparing to launch its flagship electric SUV, the GV90. It will be the largest, most luxurious Genesis vehicle yet, loaded with advanced tech, premium features, and Genesis’ signature design. The Genesis GV90 will even feature Rolls Royce-like coach doors, which were spotted for the first time in public on a production model. Check it out below. Read more…
Podcast: Tesla protests, Rivian earnings, Kia’s new EVs, 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 Tesla protests, Rivian’s earnings, Kia’s new electric vehicles, and more. Read more…
NEMA unveils a standard for bidirectional EV charging
NEMA has published its EVSE Power Export Permitting Standard, which defines the technical parameters to allow EV owners to enable bidirectional charging, which allows electricity to flow to EVs and EVs to transfer power back to the grid. Read more…
Genesis GV60 Magma, Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Spied Testing With A Porsche Taycan
The Magma will be the hottest version of the Genesis GV60, with similar performance to a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Read more…
Rivian promises to bring hands-free driving in the following weeks
During an earnings call, following the Q4 2024 report, Rivian’s CEO had some good news to share. First, the company recorded its first “positive gross profit”, and secondly, he teased a new hands-free driving feature for US highways. Rivian’s founder and CEO, R.J. Scaringe, said that the company will release a new feature that would allow drivers to enjoy a… Read more…
