A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck caught fire while charging at an Electrify America station in California yesterday.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
It’s important to keep in mind that electric vehicles are statistically less likely to catch on fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.
But electric vehicle fires can still happen, and sometimes they are worth noting as they have at…
Luminar and Plus partner up to bring LiDAR- and AI-led driver assist to commercial trucking
June 6, 2023
Automated and fully autonomous driving developer Plus has selected Luminar as its exclusive long-range LiDAR provider to support its PlusDrive assisted driving system for commercial vehicles. Together, the companies hope to expand road safety and autonomy across the…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 5, 2023
June 6, 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…
At least Democrats and Republicans are beginning to agree on one thing – EVs can save you money (and the environment). Although EVs are often associated with liberal-leaning voters, more and more conservative buyers are going electric to save money on gas and experience the latest performance and technology.
Electric vehicles hit a record 7.2% share of new vehicle sales in the first quarter…
Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world…
Stellantis forms joint venture to recycle end-of-life vehicles and create a more circular economy
June 5, 2023
Global automaker Stellantis is announced a new joint venture with metal recycling specialist Galloo to develop a more circular economy on its way to becoming greener throughout its entire business by 2030. Together, Stellantis and Galloo intend to implement a service to…
Ferrari CEO doesn’t expect EVs to reduce margins
June 5, 2023
Ferrari’s (RACE) CEO, Benedetto Vigna, said on Monday the Italian luxury sports carmaker’s so-called e-building will be ready next summer. Although Ferrari’s first EV isn’t due out for at least another two years, Vigna claimed he doesn’t expect to see margins shrink.
Ferrari CEO says margins will be maintained with EVs
Speaking at Bloomberg’s Italy Capital Markets Forum, Vigna said…
Following the deal to work with Ford on access to the Supercharger network, CEO Elon Musk says that Tesla is open to licensing Autopilot, Full Self-Driving, and EV technology to other automakers.
Are there going to be any takers?
Back in 2014, Tesla announced that it made…
Fiat is preparing to revamp its brand in the US. The Italian automaker is bringing its top-selling electric car, the Fiat 500e, back to the US in an attempt to take on Tesla and the booming EV market.
With Fiat sales diminishing to nearly nothing over the past several years…
Tesla and Ford partnership on charging standard angers CCS coalition, but they are wrong
June 5, 2023
CharIn, the association behind the CCS EV charging standard, has issued a response to the Tesla and Ford partnership on the NACS charging standard.
They are unhappy about it, but here’s what they get wrong.
Last month, Ford announced that it will integrate NACS, Tesla’s charge connector that it open-sourced last year in an attempt to make it the North American charging standard, into its…
