We recently got an opportunity to test drive the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV ahead of its North American debut in 2022. As you’ll see in the video below, the long-anticipated Ioniq 5 sets the tone for the new sub-brand of Hyundai Motor Group with a focus on style, safety, and crazy fast charge speeds.
The Ioniq 5 is the first EV in an upcoming brand shift from Hyundai, as it delves further…
Tesla expands its real-time data car insurance product to Illinois
December 17, 2021
Tesla has now expanded the availability of its real-time data car insurance product to car owners in Illinois.
It’s now the third state to get Tesla Insurance and the second one with the more recent product based on real-time data from the drivers.
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Elon Musk: Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas, employ 20,000 workers
December 17, 2021
Elon Musk says that Tesla plans to invest over $10 billion in Gigafactory Texas and will eventually employ 20,000 workers.
Tesla is expected to start Model Y production at Gigafactory Texas in Austin any day now.
The new factory is critical to Tesla’s expansion plans in…
Rivian announced a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
The electric automaker plans to start production at the new plant in 2024.
Rivian has just started production of its first electric vehicles – the R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV, at its factory in Illinois – and it still has a long way to ramp up production.
But the automaker wants to…
VW is preparing a software update for its ID. series electric cars that increases peak charging speed from 125kW to 135kW on the largest 77kWh battery.
The 3.0 software also includes improvements to navigation, voice control, and driver assistance.
While 10kW might sound…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 16, 2021
December 17, 2021
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…
Rivian has released its first earnings report since going public and revealed a lot of interesting new information in the process, including that it started deliveries of the R1S electric SUV.
In November, Rivian went public with an IPO on the NASDAQ. In the process, the electric automaker raised an incredible $13 billion to accelerate its plans to produce electric vehicles.
At the same time, it…
One of Europe’s top-selling EVs just got a 0/5 star safety rating. Is it game over for the Renault Zoe?
December 17, 2021
It’s been a rough week for one of Europe’s best-selling electric cars, the zippy little Zoe, which failed Euro NCAP’s latest round of grueling vehicle safety tests with a grand total of zero stars out of five, a huge blow to a vehicle that previously boasted five-star…
Rad Power Bikes unveils RadRunner 2, updating its most affordable electric utility bike
December 17, 2021
The RadRunner from Rad Power Bikes broke new ground upon its release two years ago. It became the first widely successful utility e-bike from a major manufacturer, spawning many imitators in the process. The e-bike has remained a staple of Rad’s lineup of electric bicycles…
Volvo, Daimler, and Traton invest €500 million to build out high-power electric truck network in Europe
December 17, 2021
Today, Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Volkswagen’s AG heavy-truck business the Traton Group announced the official signing of a joint venture to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for electric, heavy-duty, long-haul trucks and buses across Europe.
The manufacturers say they’ll invest €500 million (around $593 million USD) with a plan to install and operate at…
