National Grid, a utility that serves more than 20 million people in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, is expanding its Off-Peak Charging Rebate Program in Massachusetts that it runs with ev.energy, a certified B corporation and global provider of managed EV charging software.
EV charging rebates improve in Massachusetts
The existing program is expanding to new territories throughout…
Electric car price war is coming, says Ford CEO
June 1, 2022
Ford CEO Jim Farley believes that the electric car market is going to soon enter a price war with upcoming $25,000 models.
Thanks to production constraints and strong demand, there’s currently nothing resembling a price war when it comes to electric cars. On the…
BloombergNEF today released its seventh annual Electric Vehicle Outlook. While the study also makes longer-term predictions, here’s where its researchers think electric vehicle adoption is going between now and 2025.
Electric vehicle adoption to 2025
As Electrek reported…
Premium electric bike maker Gocycle shakes up business model, drops prices on high-tech new e-bikes
June 1, 2022
UK-based premium electric bicycle maker Gocycle is redesigning the company’s retail model in a move to bring more value to both its retailers and its customers. The good news for the latter group is that the new model means much lower pricing on Gocycle’s most premium (and most expensive) fourth-generation e-bikes known as the G4 line.
The move is centered around the company’s new Gocycle…
Elon Musk has requested that all Tesla employees stop remote work and come back to the office 40+ hours/week or they will be let go.
Like every other company, Tesla has allowed remote work for every role where it is possible since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.
As the…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 31, 2022
June 1, 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 is getting the world’s largest casting machine, also known as Giga Press, and will be using it for for Cybertruck’s body.
Over the last few years, Tesla has been heavily investing in casting and alloy technology to enable larger casted parts that have the capability to greatly simplify manufacturing.
The company acquired several units of the biggest casting machine in the world. These…
It is the dawn of a new era for Genesis, at least on US soil. The Korean luxury marque has delivered its first GV60 BEV in California, which also happens to be the very first all-electric Genesis vehicle delivered in the entire country. With an entire blueprint for an…
Sono Motors and CHEREAU to codevelop solar refrigerated trailer to be unveiled at IAA 2022
June 1, 2022
Solar electric vehicle startup Sono Motors has announced a purchase contract with European refrigerated trailer expert CHEREAU to codevelop a solar-powered version for fleet trucks and trailers. Together, the companies hope to leverage Sono’s solar technology to reduce…
Rivian had a battery fire at its factory
May 31, 2022
A battery pack caught on fire in the testing area of Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois this weekend. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The incident happened on Saturday on the southwest side of the plant, where Rivian builds and tests its battery packs for its electric vehicles.
The Normal Fire Department (NFD) quickly arrived on the scene and wrote in a press release:
Normal…
