Here’s a twist in the ongoing story of GM and CarPlay. General Motors has hired Mike Abbott to run its software team, the company announced today. That’s the same Mike Abbott who just left Apple after spending five years in charge of iCloud software.
Abbott’s role at Apple included leadership over iCloud services and infrastructure including iMessage and FaceTime. At GM, Abbott will serve…
Going on 13 years of e-bike building innovation, Dutch electric bike maker VanMoof has just announced its new VanMoof S4 and X4 e-bikes with “iconic tech” and four vibrant new colors. The new models come in at a lower price thanks to reduced features.
If you remember…
A police department in California has decided to convert its entire patrol fleet to all-electric vehicles using the Tesla Model Y and Model 3.
There is an impressive number of police departments around the world realizing that electric vehicles are the perfect solution to…
Volvo Cars has had a small card… or car, up its sleeve that it is almost ready to show to the world. A new small SUV dubbed the “Volvo EX30” will make its global debut in less than a month and will instantly become available to reserve. For now, Volvo is “drip dropping” info on its latest EV model in a video available to view below.
Volvo Cars Corp. is riding high after a stellar first…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 8, 2023
May 9, 2023
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…
Taking place in Topeka, Kansas, from June 27 through July 2 at Heartland Motorsports Park, this year’s Electrek Formula Sun Gran Prix puts an international group of 22+ school’s solar vehicle teams against each other in an on-track race.
The solar cars will be on the…
Lucid Motors (LCID) Q1 2023 results: Production and deliveries drop, but liquidity remains high
May 9, 2023
American automaker Lucid Motors has shared its financial report for Q1 2023 ahead of its call with shareholders later today. While year-over-year growth is encouraging, most numbers are down compared to last quarter. Still, the company remains quite optimistic about its future.
Although Lucid Motors ($LCID) still stumbled over a production finish line that it had to move up closer twice in 2022…
Tesla has teased a new Cybertruck accessory, a rugged-looking tool rack that fits on the bed of the electric pickup truck.
When Tesla first unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, the automaker talked about a few possible accessories that it plans to make for the electric…
Tesla has officially broke ground at its new Lithium Refinery outside Corpus Christie, Texas. The automaker plans to produce enough battery-grade lithium at the new factory to support the production of 1 million electric cars annually.
In September 2022, we learned…
It’s earnings season again, and EV startups are on deck this week. EV startups, including Lucid (LCID), Rivian (RIVN), Fisker (FSR), and Nikola (NKLA), are all set to report Q1 earnings as funding and production come into focus.
Electric vehicle stocks fall on higher interest rates
Electric vehicle sales in the US hit another record in the first quarter of 2023, surpassing 250,000 units…
