Our Next Energy, also known as ONE, installed one of its battery packs in a Tesla Model S and managed to have it travel 752 miles on a single charge.
The Model S is Tesla’s longest-range vehicle with up to 405 miles of range on a single charge depending on the configuration.
CEO Elon Musk has often said that Tesla could make it have an even longer range by jamming a 120 kWh battery pack in it…
Walmart orders 5,000 BrightDrop EVs, FedEx bumps order
January 5, 2022
It’s a good day for GM as the company’s BrightDrop brand announces new deals with retail giant Walmart and FedEx. The news comes less than a month after FedEx took delivery of its first batch of BrightDrop EV600 electric vans in Inglewood, California.
The massive…
2024 Chevy Silverado EV unveiled: 400 mile range, Multi-Flex Midgate, worksite/home backup power and more
January 5, 2022
GM CEO Mary Barra took the wraps off the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV today at CES, and Chevy truck fans are likely to love what they see. The rest of us? We’re pretty split here on our takes of the 2024 Chevy Silverado…
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV specs
Expected…
In a ‘world first,’ battery-grade lithium, vital for EVs, is produced from mica in granite
January 5, 2022
In what it claims is a “world first,” British Lithium has produced lithium at pilot scale from the mica in granite in its new government-backed pilot plant near Roche in Cornwall, England.
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At CES today, GM unveiled a sharp-looking Equinox EV, which the automaker says will start at just $30,000 – it will be added to the Chevrolet EV lineup in fall 2023.
As we reported earlier today, CES was big for GM this year with the unveiling of its Silverado electric…
Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter 3 review: The electronics giant’s latest affordable, fun ridable
January 5, 2022
The Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter 3 continues to build upon Xiaomi’s strong start in the electric scooter space, making small tweaks to features that needed improvement, yet having enough sense to leave the good stuff alone. The result is an electric scooter that still feels…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 5, 2022
January 5, 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…
Mercedes-Benz unveils camper version of the EQV for an electric ‘van life’ experience
January 5, 2022
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new camper version of its EQV electric van to create an all-electric “van life” experience.
Van life or vandwelling is the concept of living out of a van that has been modified with several amenities in order to live some sort of bohemian…
Magna International highlights EtelligentForce powertrain system to accelerate all-electric pickups plus new EV center in Michigan
January 5, 2022
Automotive manufacturing powerhouse Magna International is kicking off 2022 by highlighting its EtelligentForce technology, a 4WD EV powertrain system designed specifically for pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles. Magna’s EtelligentForce was designed to maintain a…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 4, 2022
January 5, 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…