Several Tesla Semi electric trucks have been spotted being shipped around the country ahead of the long-awaited start of deliveries.
Tesla Semi, an all-electric class 8 truck, was unveiled back in 2017. At the time, it was supposed to come as soon as 2019.
The vehicle program was delayed for years, and until recently, it wasn’t expected to go into production until 2023.
However, Elon Musk…
Volkswagen’s PowerCo forms new partnership to produce battery materials for 2.2M EVs
September 26, 2022
Volkswagen’s new battery company, PowerCo, announced Monday that it would be forming a joint venture with Umicore to produce battery materials for around 2.2 million EVs. The new joint venture is a significant milestone, establishing one of the first fully integrated auto…
NYC surpasses 4,050 city-owned electric vehicles, meeting its target 3 years ahead of schedule
September 26, 2022
New York City hit a massive milestone as the city announced it has already met its 2025 goal of 4,000 electric vehicles in its fleet. As of September 2022, NYC had replaced around 4,050 gas-powered models with zero-emission electric vehicles.
NYC aims to be the nation’s…
Tesla claims its used car business is “as big as some publicly traded used car retailers,” and it is expanding fast.
Many factors separate Tesla’s business from other automakers, and its direct-sale model is one of the biggest – and probably the one that other automakers are most jealous of.
Tesla operates all of its stores, service, and delivery centers. It doesn’t use the third-party…
Faraday Future (FFIE) resolves investor dispute, raises up to $100M to launch FF 91
September 26, 2022
EV start-up Faraday Future (FFIE) inches one step closer to finally launching its flagship EV, the FF 91, after announcing Monday it has reached an agreement to resolve an ongoing dispute with its largest shareholder to fund production.
Faraday Future continues raising…
A fire broke out at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s recycling plant in the early hours of the morning, and now a local group that has been fighting the project is using the fire to call for stopping production.
In the early hours of the morning, Tesla’s own fire brigade at…
Huck Cycles Overland is a US-made Mad Max-style electric moped proving popular in big cities
September 25, 2022
Huck Cycles, a North Carolina electric moped maker, is finding that its off-road optimized electric moped is actually proving quite popular for city riders as well.
It’s a surprising finding, considering the bike was originally designed for hunters, campers and other outdoor enthusiasts that wanted a powerful but (relatively) lightweight electric two-wheeler.
The bike was inspired by the classic…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 24, 2022
September 24, 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.
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Weird Alibaba: Anyone want a $2,000 school bus-shaped electric food truck from China?
September 24, 2022
Sign me up! The weird and wacky world of Chinese electric vehicles just got even more interesting. That’s because it turns out you can order yourself a fancy-shmancy new electric food truck in the shape of a school bus straight from the other side of the world.
And that…
The second largest electric school bus fleet in the US just crossed 500,000 service miles
September 24, 2022
The school year is beginning, so the buses will be out in full force. However, you may notice a significant difference this year as emission-free electric school buses roll out across the United States. One of the nation’s leading school bus manufacturers, Thomas Built Buses, just achieved a major milestone with help from its Virginia-based dealer Sonny Merryman — Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley…
