After pulling the Titan full-size pickup from the US market, Nissan is banking on a segment it’s better positioned in with mid-size trucks. Amid Nissan’s next-gen Frontier delay, speculation is rising that it could reemerge as a mid-size EV pickup.
According to a supplier memo viewed by Automotive News, Nissan is extending production of the current generation Frontier by two years.
Nissan…
Tesla Electric customers came out of Texas heatwave with an extra $100 in their pockets
August 17, 2023
Powerwall owners on the Tesla Electric plan in Texas are coming out of the recent heatwave with an extra $100 in their pockets on average.
Late last year, after gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla took things a step further with the launch of…
Fisker shares new details of Alaska pickup, including battery sizes and 'world's largest cupholder'
August 17, 2023
Two full weeks after first unveiling its all-electric pickup prototype in California, Fisker Inc. is looking to pull some of the spotlight from Monterey and put it back on Alaska… the BEV, I mean. The American automaker shared new details of its first electric pickup this…
If you haven’t considered battery swapping as the future of electric motorbikes, then the last few days should give you reason to consider. With companies like Gogoro leading the way and KYMCO hot on their heels, now Vammo is launching its own battery-swapping stations for electric motorcycles.
If you haven’t heard of Vammo before, then you’re probably not alone. Not only did the company…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 16, 2023
August 17, 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…
This is the rugged electric 4x4 SUV we've been waiting for, and it's not a Jeep Wrangler
August 17, 2023
Meet the new all-electric Thar.e rugged SUV concept. The electric 4×4 looks like a modern-day Jeep Wrangler EV, but it’s from Mumbai-based Mahindra Automotive and poised to enter international markets.
Meet the Thar.e rugged electric 4×4 SUV concept
Mahindra Electric…
It looks like Taiwanese motorbike maker KYMCO is ready to take its battery-swapping IONEX electric scooter platform global, starting with Thailand. The news comes to us in the form of a recently announced Thai partnership set up around the company’s battery-swapping system.
Just a few hours ago, the Thai company Arun Plus filed a notice with The Stock Exchange of Thailand announcing that it had…
Waymo received final approval to operate its driverless taxis in California last week and will start charging for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco starting Monday, August 21.
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission issued its final approval…
Rivian’s new Dual-Motor R1S and R1T earn over 350 miles of EPA range with additional large battery pack
August 16, 2023
EV maker Rivian’s new Dual-Motor R1T and R1S finally received official Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ratings. And compared to the Quad-Motor, the numbers are impressive.
Rivian revealed it was working on a cheaper Dual-Motor configuration and LFP battery last…
Texas officially forces Tesla’s NACS on charging stations to get access to $400 million in subsidies
August 16, 2023
Texas has officially approved an initiative that would force charging stations to be equipped with Tesla’s NACS connector in order to get access to over $400 million in subsidies.
After the first wave of automakers announced that they would adopt NACS, a connector that Tesla designed and is trying to make the new charging standard in North America, Texas’s Department of…
