During a presentation at WasteExpo 2022 in Las Vegas, XL Fleet unveiled its all-electric pre-series powertrain on a Quantum garbage truck as part of collaboration with Curbtender, Inc. This pre-series vehicle is the first toward production models the companies plan to build in 2022.
XL Fleet is an electrified solutions company specializing in commercial and municipal fleets in North America…
Lightning eMotors announced a partnership with Perrone Robotics to integrate Level 2 and Level 4 autonomous capabilities into its medium-duty electric fleet vehicles. By utilizing Perrone’s TONY retrofit autonomy kit, Lightning eMotors can now offer Class 3-7 commercial…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 7, 2022
May 8, 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…
Wheel-E Podcast! Lightweight e-bikes, FREY CC fat e-bike, solar RV trike, new e-Harley & more
May 7, 2022
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This week that includes new electric bikes from the original Mini Cooper maker, FREY launching a fat tire version of the CC commuter e-bike, C3STROM’s motorcycle style e-bike, dueling cannonball runs on electric motorcycles, an…
Fucare launches wild-looking new 28 MPH Gemini electric bikes with dual batteries for long range
May 7, 2022
Fucare’s new Gemini X electric bike pairs a novel looking trellis-style frame with some high performance electric bike parts to create a fast Class 3 e-bike that looks at home on both the streets and the trails.
The frame is rated for 400 lb (181 kg) of load and gives…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Vanlife in a ‘high speed’ electric panel van?
May 7, 2022
Flashy electric sports cars and massive electric trucks may grab more attention and headlines, but it’s the average-Joe electric vehicles that will make a real difference in our cities. But just because something like an electric panel van doesn’t sound flashy, that…
The latest salvo in a battery swapping electric scooter arms race will see Taiwanese scooter giant KYMCO enter Europe via Italy with its Ionex electric scooters.
KYMCO’s Ionex battery swap system competes directly with Gogoro’s own battery swap system, though Gogoro outnumbers KYMCO over 10:1 in its domestic market.
Japanese motorcycle makers including Honda have also gotten into the battery…
Ford tells dealers not to sell F-150 Lightning demo vehicles too quickly or they will face fines
May 6, 2022
Ford is letting its dealers know that they shouldn’t rush in to sell their F-150 Lightning demo units – even though the demand is high – or they will face some repercussions.
The demand for the F-150 Lightning is extremely strong.
Ford received about 200,000…
Tesla releases list of battery material suppliers, confirms long-term nickel deal with Vale
May 6, 2022
Tesla has released a list of direct battery material suppliers and confirmed that it has a long-term nickel deal with Vale, the world’s largest nickel producer.
There’s currently a race to secure battery materials in order to support the rapid growth of the EV…
UK-headquartered multinational mining company Anglo American today launched a a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck in South Africa.
Hydrogen-battery hybrid mine haul truck
Photo: Anglo American
The 2 megawatt (MW) hydrogen-battery hybrid truck generates more power than its diesel predecessor and is capable of carrying a 290-tonne (320-ton) payload.
The truck…
