Tesla announced that it is starting to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric cars in China.
It’s another step toward making the Supercharger network a fully-opened global charging network.
The automaker first started to open Supercharger stations to non-Tesla electric vehicles in Europe in 2021.
In Europe, it is fairly easy for Tesla to do since its vehicles and Superchargers use…
GM and Samsung SDI have announced that they are partnering to build a new $3 billion battery cell factory in the US to power GM’s electric vehicles.
It’s a change for GM, which has so far been mostly partnered with LG Energy for its battery cell supply.
For the last few…
Tesla has released a rare update on the battery degradation in its electric cars. The automaker claims its batteries only lose about 12% of capacity after 200,000 miles.
Battery degradation, which represents the loss in capacity and range over time with increasing mileage…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 24, 2023
April 25, 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.
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Watch a Rivian R1T and Ford Lightning electric truck go head-to-head in a towing test [Video]
April 25, 2023
Electric trucks are winning over drivers with improved range, towing, and more power off the line than gas-powered pickups. One of the most common questions potential electric truck buyers ask is how much it can tow. Check out two of the most popular electric trucks on the…
Tesla is releasing a new software update that brings back regenerative braking options for its electric cars.
Tesla previously allowed drivers to adjust the strength of the regenerative braking, which is one of the coolest features of electric vehicles.
Instead of using a…
Colorado is getting its first electric fire truck
April 24, 2023
The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck.
Austrian-based Rosenbauer’s RTX is equipped with a 360 kW electric powertrain and two Volvo Penta Batteries totaling 132 kWh of power. It has four-stage electronic regenerative braking.
It’s a range-extended EV, so it also has a 3.0 liter 300HP 6 cylinder BMW clean…
Polaris has just announced that shipments have begun for its revolutionary new Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic UTV (utility terrain vehicle). The first shipments of the high-power electric side-by-side are headed to dealers this week for customer pickup.
Ever since I first got…
Boston kicks off rollout of 750 electric school buses with first of the fleet transporting students
April 24, 2023
Boston Public Schools has kicked off an ambitious new program to eventually convert its entire fleet of 750 vehicles to electric. The first Blue Bird Vision electric school buses are now in service, transporting thousands of students daily in what local government officials…
Volkswagen Group’s battery electric vehicle deliveries saw a large increase of 42% year-over-year in Q1 2023.
In Q1 2023, Volkswagen Group handed over 141,000 battery electric vehicles to customers globally – an increase from 99,200 in Q1 2022.
BEVs made up 6.9% of VW’s total deliveries Q1 2023, compared with 5.2% in Q1 2022.
Nearly 70% of VW’s BEV deliveries, or 98,300 cars, went to…
