As Volta Trucks works toward start of production for its all-electric Zero truck later this year, it has gained the funding to get it over the finish line. The zero-emission truck manufacturer announced it has garnered an additional €230 million (~$260.6 million) in Series C funding. Furthermore, Volta Trucks’ 5,000+ soft pre-orders offer a potential
Month: February 2022
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LIKE if you think more carmakers should be offering fully electric cars SHARE if you think EVs should be competitively priced. Robert’s at the fabulous Caffeine & Machine near Stratford-Upon-Avon for this review of the Audi E-Tron 55 Quattro Sportsback! This spectacularly luxurious, powerful and very big SUV is certainly nice to drive, but it’s
Redwood Materials, the battery materials firm founded by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, has launched a battery recycling pilot in California that aims to “establish efficient, safe and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life hybrid and EV battery packs.” Ford and Volvo are the first automakers to directly support the program, but the company will accept all
I ride electric bikes all the time. It’s kind of my thing. It’s a blast because I get an awesome ride experience without the pain and discomfort that normally comes from a long and arduous pedal bike ride. But nothing harshes a good e-biking vibe quite like a low battery. So Priority decided to nip
One of the GMA T.50 supercar’s most distinctive features is a downforce-generating rear fan. In a pair of GMA-produced videos, founder Gordon Murray and development driver Dario Franchitti give the lowdown on this unusual aerodynamic device. The fan references the Murray-designed Brabham BT46B “Fan Car” Formula One racer of the 1970s. Exploiting a rules loophole,
Tesla produced its millionth large-format 4680 battery cell in January, according to a tweet from the company’s official account posted Friday. The 4680 cells, so far made at a facility in California, are key to Tesla’s plans to continue boosting range and performance while lowering cost. The name references their dimensions—46 millimeters wide by 80
By Joey Klender Posted on February 19, 2022 Tesla’s new Supercharger in Santa Monica, California located on Santa Monica Boulevard opened yesterday, becoming the first Supercharger station in Tesla’s network to accept Dogecoin as a payment. The Supercharger Station is incomplete, for now. Tesla still has another address to develop for this project, and Musk
Polestar continues its global expansion by starting sales in Australia, where the market launch follows the test-drive roadshow. According to the company, the feedback in Australia is overwhelmingly positive, which translated to high demand for the Polestar 2. Within the last 48 hours, the company has received 300 orders, which, considering the scale of the
For those who want to go electric, but have an attachment (sentimental or otherwise) to a particular vehicle, and have the money to pay for what they want, an EV conversion is the way to go. Until recently, conversions have been the exclusive province of independent specialty shops, but the lively scene is starting to
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Utility demand charges—steep fees that commercial customers pay when their power consumption exceeds a certain level—are the bane of public charging operators, and most Charged readers are probably familiar with how they work. Average Joe and Jane, however, are blissfully ignorant of their existence, and might be shocked to learn that they represent a roadblock
After I had such a good time pretending to operate my own private fire service with the mini electric fire truck I found last week, I think I’ll stick with the municipal services for just a bit longer. And considering the famed high-wages that garbage men are supposed to receive, perhaps its time I bought
Which automaker opened reservations for an Ohio-built EV? Which automaker announced plans to build two EV models in Mississippi? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 18, 2022. In a review of the Volkswagen ID.4 AWD, we wondered whether its dual-motor traction and
By Joey Klender Posted on February 19, 2022 They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that holds true when discussing Tesla’s relationship with the State. Not only does Tesla already have a massive, yet unfinished, Gigafactory sitting southeast of downtown Austin that fits the narrative famous phrase, but the automaker also confirmed last night
Luxury Abounds Class oozing with distinctive styling says there is nothing reserved about the 2022 Genesis G80 AWD Sport Prestige luxury sedan. Just the opposite. It may say “sport” in the name, but don’t be fooled as this flagship sedan for Genesis is far more than that. The interior welcomes you with supple quilted leather
Dacia decided that it was not worth developing its own electric vehicle since it was able to strike a deal with parent company Renault to sell a version of the Renault City K-ZE. And in spite of its Chinese and Indian market roots, the Dacia Spring is proving surprisingly popular in Europe (46,000 orders so
Charged’s home state of Florida is something of an EV hotspot—there are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in the Sunshine State, and according to the DOE, Florida has the third-largest number of charging stations in the US, behind only California and New York. This progress is not the result of any particular pro-EV policies of
We got our Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, estimated range of 267 miles, in June 2021. Last autumn, we took it on its first long voyage – 10 hours round trip to Florida. It did great, so when it came time to head cross country with our two cats from Florida to New Hampshire over
The long-awaited opening of Tesla’s Supercharger network recently took another leap forward as the company expanded access for non-Tesla EVs to all 36 of its locations in the Netherlands. To start using the Superchargers, drivers of CCS-equipped EVs simply need to download the Tesla app. Tesla took the first step towards an open network in
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Elon Musk donating billion in TSLA shares, the CEO also goes even more controversial, and Tesla Gigafactory Texas production in sight, and more. Remember to also subscribe to Electrek Quick Charge Podcast hosted by Mikey G and Electrek’s
Ford has joined the growing force ensuring that classic cars can stay on the road even in a future where gasoline might be hard to come by or even banned. The automaker last year unveiled an electric crate motor dubbed the Eluminator, and demonstrated it in a restomodded F-100 that Jay Leno recently got to
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6 are two of the hottest electric vehicle introductions of this past year. Both models are built on the same leading-edge E-GMP platform for EVs. Both brands share the same Hyundai Motor Company parent and are part of the same overarching plan to electrify. But if you happen
By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 18, 2022 Tesla China has initiated a recall for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y over the vehicles’ possible heat pump issue, which could result in a degradation of windshield defrost performance. A total of 26,047 China-made Model 3 and Model Y are affected by the recall. As
Renault seems committed to the EVs and has announced big plans to expand its lineup – it calls these plans the Renaulution. However, following in the footsteps of automakers such as Toyota, Renault is also looking at other ways of cleaning up its act, and one of these ways could be to launch ICE vehicles that
There’s a good argument to be made that legacy automakers that are serious about electrification might do well to spin off their EVs as separate brands. Christiaan Hetzner writes in Fortune that Ford CEO Jim Farley—intentionally or not—made a case for doing just that in a recent earnings call. When asked whether Ford should separate
Tesla has updated their smartphone app to version 4.6 adding some useful new features including actionable notifications and charging stats, and data-miners have found plans for an upcoming cheaper annual subscription to their Full Self-Driving and Premium Connectivity services. But even with this upcoming cheaper subscription scheme, Tesla has so far shown no interest in
Two Russian firms—software developer 4xxi and charger manufacturer L-Charge—are collaborating to create an off-grid EV charging network in London that’s scheduled to be launched this year. L-Charge’s “rapidly scalable off-grid ultra-fast chargers” use energy from locally-stored fossil fuels rather than the electrical grid. L-Charge has tested a mobile gas-powered charging station in Moscow, and plans
Dozens of new Tesla Model Y vehicles have been spotted apparently being prepped for deliveries at Gigafactory Texas. It looks like the deliveries of Tesla’s first structural battery pack vehicles are imminent. Tesla recently confirmed that the first ‘builds’ of new Model Y vehicles were produced at the factory late last year. We also recently
The first production-intent Faraday Future FF91 electric crossover will debut Feb. 23, the automaker announced Wednesday via Twitter. In the auto industry, “production intent” usually refers to vehicles built to the same specifications as production models ahead of the start of actual production. Some “final engineering validation & certification” still needs to take place before
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