EV battery maker StoreDot says its silicon-dominant XFC battery cells didn’t degrade after 1,000 consecutive extreme fast charging cycles.
StoreDot ran an extended set of charging profile tests in which XFC was applied from 10-80% of the charge in 10 minutes, with the remaining charging cycle – from 0-10% and 80-100% – performed with slower 1C charging. At the same time, the silicon battery…
Gigafactory Mexico has received all its needed permits to start construction. Now, it is up to Tesla to give the greenlight after the automaker pumped the brakes on the project.
Tesla officially announced Gigafactory Mexico back in March, and until recently, we were…
Best look at Tesla Cybertruck's powered frunk yet
November 2, 2023
We get our best look at the Tesla Cybertruck frunk with a new sighting with the automatic closing in action.
The front trunk, or frunk, is a popular feature with electric vehicles. It is enabled by electric motors being much smaller than combustion engines.
With the advent…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 30, 2023
November 2, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
This team is attempting to take a solar electric truck atop the highest active volcano on Earth
October 5, 2023
Three men from Switzerland have formed the Peak Evolution Team with the goal of conquering the summit of Ojos del Salado in Chile – the world’s highest active volcano – in a solar electric truck, with the help of Austrian logistics company Gebrüder Weiss. The…
Kawasaki has finally revealed the final specs as well as pricing for its first two electric motorcycles, the Kawasaki Ninja e-1 and Z e-1.
Both bikes are now launching in North American markets (US and Canada) as well as in the UK.
In the US, the Ninja e-1 will be priced at…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 4, 2023
October 5, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Here's how renewables have grown so far in 2023
October 5, 2023
Wind and solar are mushrooming globally, but drought is throwing a wrench in the works – here’s what renewable growth is looking like in 2023.
Emissions from global electricity generation plateaued in the first half of 2023, with a slight increase of 0.2% compared to the…
Toyota has found a battery supplier to power its next wave of electric vehicles in the US. LG Energy Solution and Toyota signed a long-term battery supply agreement Wednesday for upcoming EV models assembled in the US.
Starting in 2025, LG Energy Solution will supply Toyota…
RaceTrac finally opened its first-ever EV charging station
October 5, 2023
The US Southeast’s 570-store service station chain RaceTrac finally got its first EV charging station.
Atlanta-based EV charging provider EnviroSpark has partnered with RaceTrac to install its first-ever EV charging station at 204 Grace Street in Oxford, Alabama. It’s got two 180 kW fast chargers that are compatible with all EVs, and they, along with the parking spaces, are sheltered under a…
