Audi announced a new software update that is going to increase the range of older e-tron electric SUVs by boosting efficiency.
Several legacy automakers venturing into electric vehicles ended up having big battery “buffers” on their first electric vehicles.
A battery buffer is the difference between the net energy capacity of the battery and its usable capacity.
They were worried about…
I recently had the chance to borrow a Zero SR/S electric motorcycle for several days to test out how well the company’s flagship model rides. The result? I’m going to go broke if I keep doing this stuff, because now I really want one in my garage.
This isn’t my first…
Elon Musk has announced the upcoming release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta 10.4 update as Tesla slows down the rollout.
Earlier this week, Tesla started rolling out Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3.
The update came after a false start last weekend when Tesla pushed the…
SK Innovation and Solid Power partner to produce automotive-scale solid-state batteries
October 29, 2021
Battery manufacturer SK Innovation announced a memorandum of understanding and agreement to jointly develop and manufacture solid-state batteries for EVs using Solid Power’s proprietary electrolyte technology. The goal of the partnership is to validate Solid Power’s all-solid-state battery and electrolyte production processes and work together to further develop the technology.
SK…
Sono Motors now has 15,000 Sion reservations valued at $385 million, SEV price increase to come
October 29, 2021
German EV startup Sono Motors has confirmed that it now has 15,000 reservations for its flagship Sion solar electric vehicle (SEV). Accounting for an average down payment of $3,300, Sono Motors is currently valuing its total orders at $385 million from consumers throughout…
Tesla order could double to 200,000 Model 3s to satisfy deal with Uber, says Hertz CEO
October 28, 2021
Hertz CEO Mark Fields revealed that its deal to supply Tesla vehicles to Uber includes an option for 100,000 more Tesla Model 3s, which would double its total order to 200,000 vehicles.
Earlier this week, Hertz announced that it ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles from Tesla…
In case people to the left of, say, Mitt Romney (Republican, UT) or Susan Collins (Republican, ME) needed an additional reason to despise coal-addict Joe Manchin (For Rent, WV), the most dependably conservative-abetting senator gave it to them this week in comments mocking sustainable and clean air proposals while defending billionaires from higher taxes to fund those proposals.
Henry Ford?
Joe…
Volvo’s prototype autonomous electric construction vehicle started out as a LEGO Technic set
October 28, 2021
Volvo CE is giving us a closer look into its research and development process, showing off an autonomous battery-powered prototype construction vehicle that’s currently in the works. Even more interestingly, the in-development Volvo LX03 also originated as part of a…
Geotab’s Smartcharge interfaces Tesla API directly, making EV charging free for many
October 28, 2021
I’ve been using the Geotab (formerly Fleetcarma) SmartCharge rewards program for almost five years as a way to save money on EV charging during my electric utility’s (New York’s ConEdison) off-peak time periods. I save at least 10 cents per kilowatt hour of charge…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 27, 2021
October 28, 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.
Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November 13th and 14th.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our…
