Rivian (RIVN) plans to bolster its Adventure Network EV chargers with headwinds from the IRA bill. The EV maker is taking a page from Tesla’s playbook in opening up its charging network to non-Rivian drivers as early as next year.
After several years of rumors and speculation the EV leader would open its charging network, Tesla finally opened its first Supercharger stations to other…
CATL announces ultra energy-dense battery that will soon power electric passenger planes
April 20, 2023
The world’s largest battery maker continues to showcase why it’s the name to beat in its given segment. During the Shanghai Auto Show, CATL launched a new condensed battery that delivers the proper safety and energy density to enable the flight of electric passenger…
Now’s your chance to buy a Lightyear 0 prototype as the start-up auctions off all its assets
April 20, 2023
As part of a recently announced restructuring plan in which defunct start-up Atlas Technologies (Lightyear) rose from the ashes of bankruptcy, it is auctioning off hundreds of assets to pay back its creditors and transition into a new business entity. Today, you can buy one…
Jaguar will break its own speed limit with a 430-mile range EV that will be a ‘copy of nothing’
April 20, 2023
Jaguar Land Rover is going to launch a four-door GT EV that will be its fastest car ever, as the first of three luxury electric cars.
The ultraluxury four-door GT will be built in Solihull in the UK. Jaguar Land Rover says the GT will have more power output than any previous Jaguar, but it doesn’t yet say what that is.
Professor Gerry McGovern, OBE, said:
We have radically reimagined…
Autel, a Chinese company long known for making solid automotive supplies and diagnostic tools (and drones) recently jumped into the residential EV charger market with its ($459). As an auto company with technology in its DNA, we hoped to see some innovation. And we did…
A new fully electric SUV is due out from the Italian luxury performance brand marking Maserati’s second EV. The Maserati Grecale Folgore electric SUV was introduced to the world Tuesday at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show.
Maserati, under parent company Stellantis, is…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 19, 2023
April 20, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now onApple Podcasts,Spotify,TuneInand ourRSS feedfor Overcast and other podcast players.
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Elon Musk announced that Tesla is planning to hold a Tesla Cybertruck delivery event at the “end of the third quarter.”
The Tesla Cybertruck is one of the most anticipated Tesla products and also one of the most delayed.
Now, it is finally going into production in…
The AIM EV Sport 01 from former Nissan GT-R design chief is the coolest Japanese EV yet
April 20, 2023
The AIM EV Sport 01 stole the show at the Automobile Council this week with a head-turning design from none other than Shiro Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is the former Nissan senior vice president/chief creative officer credited with designing some of the brand’s most iconic…
Hertz is rolling out its EV fleets to cities across the US in a program called Hertz Electrifies, and it’s chosen Atlanta as its latest city.
Atlanta is already home to Hertz’s third-largest EV fleet in the US, which is now going to expand significantly throughHertz Electrifies.
The car rental giant is going to bring up to an additional 4,000 rental EVs to Atlanta – including…