Tesla announces its second quarter (Q2) 2022 production and delivery results today and confirmed just over 250,000 deliveries – its first down quarter in a long time. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 2, 2022
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. More…
US: Volkswagen ID.4 Deliveries Collapsed In Q2 2022

Over 20,000 were delivered so far, but deliveries slowed down to hundreds a month, on average.More…
Tesla Delivers 254,695 Cars In Q2 2022

The numbers are in, but this time deliveries fell below expectations.More…
US: GM Delivered Over 7,000 Plug-In Vehicles In Q2 2022

The Bolt EV/EUV duo is finally rebounding, while the GMC Hummer EV Pickup is ramping up.More…
Over A Dozen Cruise Driverless Taxis Blocked Traffic In San Francisco

It happened Tuesday night on Gough Street which was completely blocked on all lanes by autonomous cabs.More…
Polestar Wants To Build O2 Convertible Concept But It’s “Not Easy”

The drop-top study has been winning praise for it looks and Polestar was previously not clear on its production intentions.More…
Tier & Remondis to extend battery recycling operations
Micromobility provider Tier Mobility and Remondis have agreed to cooperate on recycling lithium-ion batteries on a large scale. As a result, Remondis will be responsible for recycling the batteries from over 160,000 e-kick-scooters, e-bikes and e-mopeds from the current Tier fleet in 16 European countries. Batteries that have reached the end of their useful life […] More…
Munro Confirms 4680-Powered Tesla Model Y Teardown Coming

The team will begin the project starting with the new 4680-type battery system.More…
Britishvolt & Posco Chemical join forces on batteries
Britishvolt and South Korean company Posco Chemical have agreed to collaborate on the development and supply of anode and cathode materials for electric car batteries. Britishvolt is securing a stable supply of raw materials ahead of commercial production of its battery cells. Britishvolt‘s factory in Blyth in the northern English county of Northumberland will have […] More…
GAC unveils next-gen LFP battery
Chinese carmaker GAC has unveiled a next-generation LFP battery designed to improve energy density as well as low-temperature, fast-charging and durability indicators. It is expected to be in use as early as next year. The new SmLFP technology adds a higher capacity microcrystalline active cathode material to conventional LFP chemistry. According to GAC, this increases […] More…
BMW rumoured plans for electric cars in Mexico
The BMW plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is rumoured to have plans to produce electric cars based on the New Class for the North American market from 2027. Reports claim an i3 sedan and station wagon are planned, as well as the new generation of the iX3. The plans in Mexico were first reported […] More…
Volvo to construct new plant in Slovakia
Volvo is to build a new electric car plant in Slovakia. The new production facility near Kosice will be designed to manufacture up to 250,000 all-electric vehicles per year. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023, with series production starting in 2026. The Geely-owned Sweedish manufacturer is investing around 1.2 billion euros in the plant […] More…
Toyota EVs and plug-in hybrids: Full $7,500 EV tax credit will likely phase out October 1
It appears that sales of Toyota’s plug-in models in recent months were enough to trigger the automaker’s phaseout period for the federal EV tax credit this past quarter—leaving buyers less than nine months to buy a vehicle like the BZ4X electric car or RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid and be able to claim the full $7,500 amount. Across… More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $4,000 Electric Cargo Truck from China
Light electric vehicles are great for utility work, where companies big and small are exploring replacing their conventional box trucks with smaller electric cargo vehicles. But what if you’re not some big or small company? What if you’re merely a dude who wants his own fun little electric cargo truck?. More…
GMC Hummer EV Production Ramp-Up Slow, Currently At 12 Per Day

It’s not much yet, but General Motors is at least building the electric Hummer at some rate and production isn’t stalled.More…