Electric Cars

By Zachary Visconti Posted on October 1, 2024 Around 45,000 workers at ports from Maine to Texas went on strike this week, as negotiations with one of the largest maritime unions continued past the deadline of previous contracts. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union launched the strikes on Tuesday, after previous contract with the United

On today’s Halloween-y episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got record EV sales from GM, Hyundai, Kia, and more! We’ve also got big trucks and fat oysters and ALL of it is powered by electric! That’s right, kids – despite the doom and gloom you see on your racist uncle’s social media feed, electric vehicle sales keep

By Maria Merano Posted on September 29, 2024 Hyundai Motor Company hit its 100 million-unit milestone on Monday, about 57 years after it was founded.  The Avante compact sedan was Hyundai’s 100-millionth unit to cross the production line. According to local records, Hyundai’s most-sold vehicle is the Avante, with over 15 million units sold as

Heavy lifting and transport company Mammoet has officially debuted a new land-based electric crane. Dubbed the SK6000, the company is calling the 200m tall unit the world’s largest, strongest electric crane. With an absolutely massive, 6,000 tonne lifting capacity (over 14.5 million lbs.), Mammoet says its new SK6000, “redefines the scale of human construction, allowing

By Zachary Visconti Posted on September 28, 2024 A former Tesla executive went in-depth about his time at the company over the weekend, including discussions on electric vehicles (EVs), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Elon Musk’s politics, China’s EV market, and more. Former Tesla Vice President of Public Policy Rohan Patel was hosted on the

Photo: GM It’s an exciting week for grid resiliency-lovers in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed up his earlier smart grid law and signed another law this week which may require bidirectional charging on EVs in the future – though the law has no hard timeline attached, so it may be a while before we see

By Joey Klender Posted on September 26, 2024 Tesla Robotaxi Day will be “one for the history books,” CEO Elon Musk says, hyping up the event that has the potential to be the biggest in the company’s history. Tesla has been hyping self-driving for years, and at its Robotaxi Day event, it will show off

The latest electric RV concept from Thor is a Class A motorhome with big batteries, electric drive, and a range-extending generator. Will this PHERV (?) make it to production? Visually similar to Thor’s existing Vegas Class A motorhome and co-developed by Thor and commercial EV manufacturer Harbinger, this “world’s first hybrid RV” combines a gas-powered

By Joey Klender Posted on September 25, 2024 Tesla is sending out the invitations to its Robotaxi Event at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles, scheduled for October 10. Tesla started sending out invitations on Wednesday just after 5 p.m. EDT, with the title “We, Robot,” as it will show off its fully autonomous

On today’s gigantic episode of Quick Charge, the world’s number 1 electric car brand celebrates its 9 millionth NEV with a new, 1,200 hp hypercar and a massive ocean liner big enough to fit 7,000 new electric cars! We also cover BYD’s rapid expansion into new markets, Ford’s struggles with overcoming EV myths, and the

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 23, 2024 Reports from the Tesla community have revealed that the electric vehicle maker has started the rollout of FSD (Supervised) V12.5.4 to owners of both Hardware 3 and Hardware 4 cars. The update seems quite substantial, as it includes a larger range for Actually Smart Summon (ASS) and

Which would you rather have, a fast-charging e-bike or one with 217 miles (350 km) of range? With the new Engwe LE20 electric cargo bike, apparently you can have both. It’s a bold claim, but Engwe says that its newest cargo e-bike has significantly more range than just about any other e-bike out there. The

By Zachary Visconti Posted on September 22, 2024 Tesla will soon begin rolling out Autopark to a wider group of Cybertruck owners, after the company initially began releasing the feature to a select few earlier this month. In the past few weeks, Tesla has rolled out two initial builds of Autopark for the Cybertruck to

The Canadian home improvement chain picked up a pair of Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks, and it’s putting them to work on last-mile delivery routes in the Greater Toronto Area. This month, the Canadian home improvement retailer Home Hardware began operating two Volvo electric semi trucks out of its St. Jacobs, Ontario truck depot. The

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 20, 2024 It appears that the Tesla Model Y is still a very notable presence in China’s SUV market. From January to August 2024, the all-electric crossover appears to have become China’s best-selling SUV, battery-electric or otherwise.  Based on data compiled by Yiche, the Tesla Model Y sold a

Photo: Alpitronic Electrek‘s Seth Weintraub went to Alpitronic America’s new HQ to speak with CEO Mike Doucleff about its plans to roll out its ultra-fast chargers across the US. Bolzano, Italy-based Alpitronic was founded in 2009, and it specializes in the development and production of DC fast chargers. The global company’s best-known product line is

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 19, 2024 Elon Musk has asked the Tesla Shanghai team to provide help to anyone in need to the best of their ability. Musk’s comments came as Shanghai deals with the aftermath of the strongest typhoon to hit the city in the past 75 years.  Asia is hit with

Photo by Cindy Shebley on Pexels.com The Federal Reserve cut interest rates yesterday, and while it’s meant to support the broader economy, here’s how it helps homeowners go solar. On Wednesday, the Fed cut interest rates by a half point, lowering the benchmark lending rate to 4.75-5.25%. Over the past few years, higher interest rates