Tesla has strangely denied rumors that a new Model 3 refresh will be produced at Gigafactory Shanghai in China next month.
Late last year, we started hearing rumors that Tesla was working on a Model 3 refresh that would come during the second half of 2023. The project is reportedly codenamed “Highland.”
In December, a Model 3 prototype with heavy camouflage was spotted being tested in…
Some things in the universe are constant. Gravity, the slow march of time, and the same three questions that every new electric bike owner will get from friends, family, and strangers. Those questions are always “How fast is it?,” “Does it pedal when you charge it?,”…
On Wednesday, General Motors launched its newest business unit, GM Envolve. The goal is to utilize all aspects of GM to create a new, all-in-one user experience enabling commercial and fleet customers to transition to electric seamlessly.
GM launches Envolve enabling fleets…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 9, 2023
May 10, 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…
Tesla has achieved its goal of producing 5,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Texas, which was the original goal for volume production at the plant.
The automaker has been simultaneously ramping up two major factories, Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, to…
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted stuck in a field in rural Texas following the groundbreaking ceremony for Tesla’s new lithium refinery.
There aren’t that many Cybertruck prototypes out in the wild, which makes every sighting quite interesting.
Different…
Rivian (RIVN) surprises in Q1 earnings with smaller losses and reaffirmed production guidance
May 9, 2023
Rivian (RIVN) released its first-quarter earnings Tuesday as the EV maker looks to build upon its momentum from last year. Despite a slow start to 2023, Rivian says it still expects to produce 50,000 vehicles this year.
Rivian Q1 2023 earnings preview
After producing 9,395 vehicles and delivering 7,946 total units in the first three months of the year, Rivian says it remains on track to hit its…
The construction of China’s first deep-sea floating wind power platform is ready to come online.
This floating wind platform is known as Haiyou Guanlan, and Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Saturday that it has completed…
If you’ve been waiting to buy Ford’s electric truck, now is your chance. Ford is reopening orders for its trendy F-150 Lightning electric truck again on Tuesday, May 9. However, this time, no reservation is needed.
Since its release in May 2021, the F-150 Lightning has…
Porsche revealed today a new collaboration with former Tesla partner Mobileye to produce premium Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for future models.
Tesla used Mobileye’s computer vision technology (camera-based ADAS), using its EyeQ3 chips, to power its first-generation Highway Autopilot.
The partnership ended in a messy breakup in 2016 after a disagreement over how the tech should…
