Electric Cars

Photo by Sam Forson on Pexels.com The UK, which felt the punch of Storm Pia today, set a new wind energy generation record in just a half hour this morning, according to National Grid Electricity System Operator data. The wind energy generation record of 21.8 gigawatts (GW) of clean electricity was set between 8 and

There’s a lot of conflicting information being hurled at electric vehicle buyers right now. Much of it’s good. Some of it’s bad. Taken together, it can all be tough to make sense of.  One day it’s: “EVs are the future!” The next it’s: “Never mind, nobody wants them.” One day that car you had your

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 19, 2023 Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) has nearly been adopted by every automaker in the industry, now including Volkswagen’s entire lineup of brands. Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche will adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port beginning in 2025, as announced on Tuesday in a press release. Electric vehicles (EVs)

Global e-scooter company Bird, an early pioneer of shared micromobility, has seen better days – it has confirmed that it is filing for bankruptcy for its service in the US, while keeping its Canadian and European operations intact for the time being. Bird released a press release this morning announcing it has entered “into a

Lexus has just announced the 2024 Lexus RZ model year, which will be available in two main versions—the already-known RZ 450e and an all-new RZ 300e. The Lexus RZ 300e is an entry-level version, with only one electric motor (front-wheel drive), and a slightly different battery—72.8 kilowatt-hours from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL). It’s

By Maria Merano Posted on December 18, 2023 Tesla announced plans to compensate for electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in Germany after the government abruptly ended the incentives program for EVs. The Texas-based automaker said it would also maintain its manufacturer’s share of €2,250 in its new Model 3 and Model Y orders, starting December 18

Trevor Milton, founder and former CEO of Nikola Corporation, has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding investors with false statements about the company’s electric trucks. Milton was found guilty last year of three out of four counts of securities and wire fraud, but sentencing did not happen until today. His sentence includes

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan’s EPA range and energy consumption ratings recently emerged on the EPA website, revealing interesting changes compared to the 2023 model year. Mercedes-Benz launched a total of four EQE sedan versions so far, including the rear-wheel drive EQE 350+, all-wheel drive EQE 350 4Matic and EQE 500 4Matic as well as

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 16, 2023 After overseeing the investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system over the past couple of years, the acting chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ann Carlson, has announced plans to step down. Carlson has been the regulator’s chief administrator since September 2022, and she emailed employees

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers fresh insights into the impact of wind farms on the values of nearby homes. The analysis, “Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States,” scrutinized a dataset of 500,000 home sales near 428 wind

The electric vehicle production challenges of General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen and various startups have gotten a lot of headlines this year. But despite being an electric pioneer, Nissan has had plenty of headaches of its own. Its Nissan Ariya crossover has faced innumerable production challenges and software woes since its launch two years ago, leading

By Joey Klender Posted on December 15, 2023 Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is producing Model Y vehicles at a rate that is quickly outpacing that of the Model 3, showing the demand for the all-electric crossover is larger than that of its smaller sibling. The factory in China has been Tesla’s biggest producer of vehicles in

On 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’s Autopilot ‘recall’, our first drives of the Porsche Macan EV and Chevy Blazer EV, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by WOLFBOX, a leading brand in the automotive electronics market, with an unwavering

Things are getting worse at Cruise, General Motors’ troubled self-driving taxi division. After a series of mishaps in California, the ouster of its founder and CEO and the dismissal of nine executives, the robotaxi startup is also laying off 900 employees, or roughly 24% of its workforce, TechCrunch first reported on Thursday.  No one knows

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 13, 2023 Tesla has faced significant scrutiny over water use at its Gigafactory Berlin over the years, though the automaker has recently highlighted its water recycling efforts in production at the plant. On Wednesday, the Tesla Manufacturing page on X stated in a post that up to 100 percent

From left to right: 2025 GMC Sierra EV Elevation, 2025 GMC Sierra EV AT4, 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 (Source: GMC) In its latest setback, GM is delaying the launch of EV drive production at its Toledo Propulsion Systems plant in Ohio. The company will now begin building electric drives at the end

In October, the number of new all-electric car registrations in the United States increased once again. According to the registration data from Experian (via Automotive News), the total number of battery electric car (BEV) registrations during the first ten months of 2023 amounted to 955,509, which is about 58% more than a year ago and

By Maria Merano Posted on December 12, 2023 Tesla Gigafactory Mexico received approval for construction in the form of federal land use permits. Mexico’s Federal Ministry of the Environment recently notified Tesla in the United States of the permit approval.  According to Milenio, The Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife of the Management of Subdelegation for