The low-cost Rio compact car will not be making a return in the US for a 2024 model year. Instead, Kia is expected to transition its production facility in Mexico, where the Rio is built, to produce two new EVs in Mexico.
Kia retires the Rio in favor of new EVs
According to a new report from Automotive News, the Kia Rio will follow in the footsteps of its small Hyundai counterpart, the Accent…
A new report claims that Tesla Gigafactory Berlin production has been dipping under the 5,000 units per week that the automaker reported earlier this year.
When Tesla launched Model Y production at Giga Berlin, the goal was to ramp things up to 5,000 units per week.
The…
Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia is going to host a solar, battery storage, and EV project – the US’s largest clean energy project at an airport.
The state of Virginia and Dominion Energy officials broke ground on the $200 million clean energy project…
Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, was inaugurated today by global power giant Equinor and its partners.
Norway-headquartered Equinor developed and is operating Hywind Tampen, which consists of 11 8.6 megawatt (MW) turbines. It’s around 140 km (87 miles) off the Norwegian coast in a water depth of between 260 and 300 meters (853 to 984 feet).
It produced its…
Polestar (PSNY) hits production milestone as 150,000th Polestar 2 rolls off the assembly line
August 23, 2023
Up-and-coming EV maker Polestar (PSNY) just announced a significant production milestone. The Swedish EV maker’s 150,000th Polestar 2 electric sedan rolled off the assembly line Wednesday as it expands the brand globally.
Polestar was known for its high-performance…
One of the major advantages of riding electric bikes is that the extra electric assist means you don’t have to worry about weight penalties as much. Pedal bike designers have to minimize weight to make the bike less grueling to ride, but e-bike manufacturers can add in…
Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis is considering partnering with a Chinese EV maker, following in Volkswagen’s footsteps. Stellantis EVs may ride on an EV platform from China to strengthen its brand in the region.
Stellantis follows VW with Chinese EV partnership talks
People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Stellantis is exploring alliances in China to expand its brand in the…
A Tesla Cybertruck, likely the final version of the electric pickup truck, was spotted being tested on the automaker’s own test track in Fremont.
As we reported last week, it feels like the Cybertruck program is really on the cusp of reaching production.
We were…
The AYRO Vanish, an electric mini-truck designed and built in Texas, has just completed homologation to receive its street-legal status in the US and Canada.
Homologation is the process that new vehicles undergo to test and verify that they meet or exceed vehicle…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 22, 2023
August 23, 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.
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