Imagine driving behind a diesel truck spewing clouds of smoke into the air while your new fully electric vehicle cleans up its carbon emissions. This dream may soon be a reality. A team of 35 students from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands has created a Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) vehicle – a fully electric, battery-powered EV that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) as it…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 14, 2022
September 15, 2022
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…
Lightyear 0 solar EV dethrones GM’s EV1 as the most aerodynamic production car ever made
September 15, 2022
As it sits mere months away from bringing its first solar EV to market, Lightyear is once again showcasing the potential of its Lightyear 0. Following a series of drag-coefficient tests in Germany under WLTP conditions, the Lightyear 0 SEV should hit the market as the most…
Aventon Level.2 review: Truly a top-class commuter electric bike, but for one thing
September 14, 2022
I’ve been an Aventon fan for a long time, having been routinely impressed with the quality of each new electric bike the company has released and so I went into this review of the new Aventon Level.2 with a fairly high bar for the company. Fortunately for everyone, Aventon largely cleared that bar with room to spare, delivering a Level.2 that is truly worthy of the label “flagship commuter…
Volvo Trucks ramps production of its 44-ton heavy-duty electric trucks
September 14, 2022
Volvo Trucks hit another milestone Wednesday, as the heavy-duty truck maker announced its massive 44-ton electric trucks are hitting the production line. With the addition of three of its heaviest electric truck models, Volvo now has a six heavy-duty EV lineup – the…
Tesla manages to squeeze a lot more energy in a single Megapack
September 14, 2022
Tesla has updated the Megapack and managed to squeeze a lot more energy in a single battery system for large-scale energy storage projects.
Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and…
The Shyft Group receives first pre-order for 2,000 units of its Blue Arc electric delivery vans
September 14, 2022
Specialty vehicle manufacturer The Shyft Group has received its first pre-order for all-electric walk-in delivery vans under its new Blue Arc sub-brand. The initial order comes from one of the largest automotive dealer groups in the Carolinas and will consist of 2,000 Blue Arc electric delivery vans to begin.
The Shyft Group ($SHYF) is a North American vehicle manufacturer that also specializes…
Come join Electrek and Super73 on an e-bike group ride in Los Angeles this weekend!
September 14, 2022
Electrek is doing another e-bike group ride! Come join us as we partner up with the awesome e-bike brand Super73 and cruise through Los Angeles this Saturday evening!
We’ll all be meeting up at Super73’s Showroom at 16591 Noyes Avenue in Irvine, California. Be there at…
Magna pilots autonomous pizza delivery robot in quest to expand presence in micromobility
September 14, 2022
During the North American International Auto Show today in Detroit, Michigan, mobility tech company Magna International shared its progress of a novel last-mile delivery robot designed for urban environments. The company has been piloting the fully autonomous three-wheeled…
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin expansion is on hold, awaiting approval
September 14, 2022
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is seeing its expansion caught up in German bureaucracy once more as a vote to approve the project has been put on hold, but it still looks like the vote should happen by the end of the year.
The automaker’s experience building Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas simultaneously has set the tone for Tesla’s future factory projects.
The main takeaway is that the…
