The US offshore wind industry’s rapidly growing pipeline is made up of 51,377 megawatts (MW) of expected capacity, according to a new report from the American Clean Power Association.
The projects’ expected capacity, across 32 leases, is enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 20 million homes. Early development projects represent 33,875 MW, while advanced development projects…
Audi released its Q1 2023 earnings Friday, showing a 43% rise in EV deliveries. The increase comes despite a weaker market in China, with overall deliveries falling nearly 16% YOY in the region.
Audi EV deliveries in Q1 2023
Audi delivered a total of 34,584 EVs in the first…
Tesla is teasing the start of deliveries of Model Y vehicles with the new Midnight Cherry paint job – a rare new color added to the automaker’s lineup.
Tesla electric vehicle buyers have been waiting for new paint options for a long time.
Back in the early days of the…
You can’t have offshore wind power without export cables, and cable maker Nexans just landed a €1.7 billion contract to deliver 2,160 km (1,342 miles) of subsea and land cables.
The Paris-based company will be working with TenneT, which is the transmission system operator for the Netherlands and a large part of Germany. Nexans has already supplied 320 kV direct current (DC) cables for…
As many of my regular readers will know, nearly two years ago I set out on a saga to buy an electric mini-truck from China. Now that it’s been with me for over 18 months, I’ve had the chance to put in a number of awesome upgrades to turn the truck into a true…
Tesla has reportedly secured a large order of interior parts for the Cybertruck worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
There are many eyes on the Tesla Cybertruck production program. It is expected to have a significant long-term impact on the EV industry and the pickup…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 4, 2023
May 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…
Kia aims to enter a new software-driven era with its flagship EV9 electric SUV. The EV9 will be the Hyundai Motor Group’s first model to offer on-demand features and over-the-air (OTA) updates.
The Hyundai Motor Group, including the Kia and Genesis brands, surpassed GM…
Aptera offers solar EV production update: Tooling progresses, but more funding needed [Video]
May 5, 2023
In true Aptera fashion, its cofounders shared a video update outlining the company’s progress in bringing a solar EV into scaled production. The webinar which debuted live this morning can be viewed in full below and offers a slew of news surrounding grants, funding…
A bill has been introduced in California which would require all EVs to have bidirectional charging capability starting in model year 2027.
The bill is numbered SB 233, introduced in the California Senate by Senator Nancy Skinner, who represents the Oakland area, just north of Tesla’s factory in Fremont; it has a lot of organizations supporting it.
It would require all new electric vehicles to…
