Volkswagen on Tuesday confirmed that it’s working on wireless electric car charging in its own patented coil and charging pad design with silicon-carbide materials, aimed partly toward daily garage use. The project goes well beyond that, though—into charge rates that are currently on the speedy side of DC fast-charging territory. According to Volkswagen, their original attempt…
The Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid is being recalled, and it affects charging. Jeep is sending a lower ratio of electric SUVs to Europe than it previously suggested. And which VW Group brand or vehicle might get the company’s very fast wireless charging? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Cold-weather charging of the…
Anyone with a VanMoof ebike is likely concerned after the Dutch company confirmed that it is in financial trouble. Update: VanMoof has now officially been declared bankrupt. Even if the company is sold, that means that orders which have been paid for are unlikely to be delivered, and warranties have been rendered worthless. Those whose…
Kia is already accumulating sales after beginning deliveries of its flagship electric SUV less than a month ago. Kia sold over 1,300 EV9 models in its first month on the market. Kia drops first EV9 monthly sales report in June After several months of teasing, Kia finally took the sheets off its new electric SUV…
British soldiers may be getting a new type of military vehicle, only this time it will come with just two wheels. According to top brass, rocket launchers mounted on electric bikes could soon be headed for the British Armed Forces. The idea isn’t altogether new. In fact, Ukraine has shown great success using fast, high-powered…
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Despite a disappointing start for General Motors’ electric vehicle sales, the automaker is vowing to build more this year. GM says it’s overcoming battery supply chain issues and expects “a lot more EVs being built in the second half of this year.” Ultium battery production hurdles After EV sales reached over 20K for the first…
We get a rare look at Tesla’s early designs for the Cybertruck that didn’t make it and some insights into what led to the electric pickup truck’s polarizing design. When it was unveiled in 2019, the Cybertruck’s design was polarizing, to say the least. The vehicle’s design inspired hundreds of memes making fun of it,…
A growing wave of small and light electric boats is hitting the market, bringing affordability to the masses. And with more options brings more diversity, including this interesting little electric sailing catamaran known as the IZIBoat. The small catamaran measures 4.8 meters (15’8″) and is designed to fit up to four occupants for sailing adventures….
Tesla plans to deploy something called a “CyberCanopy” at a new Supercharger station. Is this a new Tesla product? Elon Musk has been promising that Tesla will power all Supercharger stations with solar and batteries for a long time, but the rollout has been significantly delayed. Back in 2016, Musk told me that Tesla was…
American EV maker Lucid Motors (LCID) is expanding overseas. Lucid’s EVs are now available for lease for the first time in Saudi Arabia. First Lucid EVs available for lease in Saudi Arabia Lucid produced 2,173 electric cars in the second quarter of 2023, delivering 1,404. The numbers were disappointing, showing a downward trend in production…
VW’s US Innovation Hub just announced four breakthroughs in electric mobility and sustainable transport – here’s what the research center has achieved. Volkswagen’s Innovation Hub opened in 2020 at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park at Cherokee Farm in Knoxville. The federally funded Oakridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is there too. VW collaborates with UT…
There’s a new ride in town, and it’s got three wheels. Oh, and it also leans. It’s the X-OTO, and this electric scooter is already zipping around in the US. The three-wheeler uses a patented system to lean the scooter up to 45 degrees, giving the stability of three wheels and the carving operation of…
Tata Group, the parent company behind Jaguar and Range Rover, is set to announce a new EV battery plant in West England. According to a new report from BloombergTata has chosen a site in Somerset, West England. People familiar with the plans who wish to remain anonymous say the Indian conglomerate will outline them as…
Tuesday’s fresh lineup of the best green energy deals is now live with a new all-time low offer on Jackery’s Explorer 1000 Pro at $769. That’s joined by a $300 discount on this slick Hover-1 500W Altai Pro e-motorcycle, price cuts on electric pressure washers, and more. Just don’t forget about all of other the…
On Tuesday, Stellantis announced it has entered into agreements worth over $11.2 billion (€10 billion) for semiconductors through 2030. The automaker says it has built a “comprehensive ecosystem” to reduce the risk of running into EV supply chain shortages. The parent company behind RAM, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and several others is investing…
Tesla has revealed the Cybertruck’s seats in a new video featuring its butt robot – a robot that simulates someone sitting in a seat. I didn’t think I would ever write about a butt robot when I first started writing for Electrek eight years ago, but now, over 12,000 articles laterit’s actually my second time…
Over a year and a half after initially announcing a pivoting of its EV business strategy into commercial vehicles, Bollinger Motors has begun pilot production of its B4 chassis cab vehicles. We have our first glimpse at the “design validation” builds below, which will soon see public demonstrations and testing before reaching fleet customers. Bollinger…
Tesla is rumored to have partnered with Samsung to produce a new self-driving chip based on a 4-nanometer node for Tesla’s Hardware 5 (HW 5.0). Back in 2016, Tesla started building a team of chip architects led by legendary chip designer, Jim Keller, to develop its own silicon. The goal was to design a super…
After seven years of research and development, Slovenian shipyard EJET has achieved one of the first goals the company was founded upon – create an electric jet tender that outperforms its combustion-dependent competitors. Today, EJET has brought its 4X high performance electric jet tender to market as it puts the finishing touches on its next…
Tesla reported on Saturday that its first Cybertruck was built at Tesla’s factory in Austin, Texas. The announcement, which sets the stage for further discussion during Tesla’s quarterly update for shareholders on Wednesday, was accompanied by no new information about the electric truck, or even a verification that this is truly a production model. Also…
Ford gives its electric truck a big price cut. Europe plans to expand charging infrastructure—and hydrogen fueling. Tesla and BYD are reportedly considering an expansion into India. And Tesla made at least one Cybertruck. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A nearly $10,000 price cut on the Ford F-150 Lightning means that at…
The Portuguese company Faro Electric Boats has just pulled the cover off of the new Faro PowerDock. The off-grid electric dock and boat lift is powered by a solar array, offering recharging opportunities even when shore power isn’t an option. As more electric boats hit the market, charging those marine batteries has become a larger…
The final chapter in the VanMoof financial saga has been written this morning. The e-bike maker has officially filed for bankruptcy. The move was first reported by Thomas Ricker in The Verge, citing an internal email sent by VanMoof co-founders and brothers Taco and Ties Carlier informing company employees of the decision. The full text…
Ford Motor Company says it is in the home stretch of massive upgrade to its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan – soon enabling the facility to triple F-150 Lightning production. This level of scaling paired with reduced raw materials costs is now enabling Ford to cut the price of all trims of the F-150…
Kia is already accumulating sales after beginning deliveries of its flagship electric SUV less than a month ago. Kia sold over 1,300 EV9 models in its first month on the market. Kia drops first EV9 monthly sales report in June After several months of teasing, Kia finally took the sheets off its new electric SUV…
Tesla is suing a supercapacitor company in Australia for patent infringement, despite the automaker’s pledge that “all our patents are belong to you.” But Tesla’s pledge to open its patents came with a very important requirement that this company didn’t respect. In a now-famous blog post called “All Our Patent Are Belong To You,” Elon Musk…
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee…
Discounts on green energy gear are about more than just switching to a more environmentally-conscious option, as they can also help you save some time too. That’s exactly what the $75 discount on this Sun Joe electric pressure washer can do at $164though switching to the more eco-friendly model can also save you some green,…
As Porsche moves toward an electric future, the automaker aims to deliver the same margins with its EVs, if not more, than its ICE models. Porsche’s production manager Albrecht Reimold says the Taycan and Macan EVs are “on the right track” to achieve a comparable margin with its combustion engine models. After its debut in…