At the 2022 JP Morgan Auto Conference yesterday, General Motors (GM) EVP and CFO Paul Jacobson talked about scaling EV production and said the company is hitting an inflection point.
GM is aggressively electrifying its fleet, despite shortages and supply chain disruptions. Meanwhile, GM plans to scale EV production this year with a slate of new models and several deals to lock up critical EV…
If you want an EV, buy this week – Rivian, Fisker and others rush to lock in EV tax credits before changes
August 10, 2022
Rivian, Fisker, and other EV makers are offering binding purchase agreements to reservation holders after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act with big EV tax credit changes. The availability of tax credits could change within the span of the next week if the House…
Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range starts shipping this year, says Musk
August 10, 2022
Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range is going to start shipping this year.
After unveiling the Tesla Semi in 2017, the company first guided a start of production in 2019.
This was delayed many times, but in the summer of 2020, CEO…
How billionaires’ quest for key EV resources under melting ice caps can boost industry
August 10, 2022
A new quest is underway due to the melting ice caps in Greenland. The world’s richest billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg, are funding a campaign to search for resources critical to the EV industry and climate change.
The accelerating ice melting in and around Disko Island, Greenland, presents a new opportunity. And no, it’s not more glacier water. Instead…
The Meyers Manx, the iconic 1960s dune buggy, is returning as the new all-electric Meyers Manx 2.0.
The original Manx, the first “dune buggy,” was a kit car, built on a modified VW Beetle chassis with a fiberglass body kit. It was popular in desert racing in the 60s…
Solid Power (SLDP) Q2 results: $2.6M in revenue, EV-scale solid-state cell testing starts in Q3
August 10, 2022
Solid-state battery manufacturer Solid Power has posted its financial results for Q2 of 2022, highlighting significant revenue increases compared to 2021 as well as continued progress to deliver 20 Ah silicon anode cells to automotive partners like Ford and BMW.
Waymo One is Alphabet’s autonomous ride-hailing service, and work to upgrade the passenger experience is happening hand-in-hand with expanding availability. The latest Waymo autonomous vehicle (AV) improvements focus on the pickup experience and include a new melody.
Waymo wants to make its autonomous service more inclusive and recently (via The Verge) rolled out a handful of features to…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 9, 2022
August 10, 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…
Tesla has disclosed that CEO Elon Musk sold around $6.5 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) shares last week.
It’s a significant chunk of his Tesla stake, but the reason behind the sale is unknown as of now. A Twitter settlement maybe?
Update: Musk has commented on the sale, and…
Wing Bikes has now launched and begun deliveries of its latest electric bike model, the . As a step-through e-bike, the Freedom ST is designed to offer similar performance to what we’ve come to know from Wing Bikes, yet with a much more accessible frame design.
These step-through frame designs have become quite popular lately.
Once a favorite of female and older riders, now many new electric…
