Aptera wants to adopt Tesla’s charge connector for its upcoming solar electric car and believes that the entire US EV market should do the same.
When Tesla started making electric cars, there was no dominant charging standard and therefore, Tesla developed its own. Things have changed a lot since then, and now, CCS has become the global standard.
While CCS has now been globally adopted, it…
Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US and the second-largest retailer overall behind Walmart, is adding more DC fast and level 2 Volta EV chargers to its stores.
Kroger adds more EV chargers
Kroger, which has 2,800 food stores under various banner names, has…
Tesla dominates the list of most American-made cars
June 21, 2022
Tesla dominates the list of most American-made cars, now with the Model Y taking the top spot on the 2022 list.
Until somewhat recently, there were still many people who don’t even know that Tesla is an American automaker. There would be, semi-regularly, someone who…
Electric bike motor maker Bafang unveils new 3-speed automatic shifting hub transmission
June 21, 2022
Chinese manufacturer Bafang is a titan of the electric bike motor industry, and thus news swirling around the company generally trends toward new motor announcements. But the latest headline-grabbing product unveiling from Bafang isn’t a motor at all, but rather an internally geared hub designed to provide automatic shifting on both electric and non-electric bikes.
The new Bafang hub offers…
Elon Musk has now moved the target for the new wave of layoffs at Tesla from 10% reduction of the workforce to 3% of employees.
Earlier this month, we reported on Musk telling Tesla executives in an email that they need to cut 10% of the workforce and pause hiring due to…
Global chemical giant BASF is going to build a commercial battery-recycling, black-mass plant in Schwarzheide, a town in Brandenburg, eastern Germany.
BASF’s new battery-recycling black-mass plant
The production of black mass, which contains high amounts of lithium…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 20, 2022
June 21, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+ and diversity lead amid Musk’s ‘woke mind virus’ concerns
June 20, 2022
Tesla has laid off both the president of its LGBTQ+ community and a lead involved in diversity and inclusivity programs at the company.
While they were let go as part of a broader wave of layoffs, it comes amid several comments Tesla CEO Elon Musk made, concerning what he…
When it comes to mid-drive electric bikes – or e-bikes with the motor mounted near the pedals – you’re generally looking at a group of higher quality but also higher priced e-bikes. But with the, though, we’ve finally discovered the best of both worlds: A high…
Tesla’s chief designer is selling new interiors for Tesla cars through Unplugged Performance
June 20, 2022
Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is starting to sell new interiors for Tesla cars through a partnership between his new company and Unplugged Performance, a longtime Tesla tuner and aftermarket part company.
Von Holzhausen and his wife Vicki recently launched a company named after himself to sell accessories made of new vegan leather that his company developed. Recently, the company…
