FedEx confirmed today that it has taken delivery of the first electric delivery vans from GM’s BrightDrop division.
The first 5 EVs of the 500 that the logistic giant ordered.
BrightDrop was launched earlier this year as a new electric delivery and logistic unit of GM. The new division launched by announcing that FedEx has already placed an order of 500 electric Light Commercial Vehicles…
Waze is adding support to show and search for EV charging stations
December 18, 2021
As electric vehicles grow in popularity, there are two big challenges to overcome. First and foremost, there’s, of course, the pricing. However, the other major problem for many customers today is finding a charging station, and that’s a task Google’s Waze app will now…
The Rivian R1T is Electrek’s 2021 vehicle of the year
December 18, 2021
This pickup truck has everything – faster than most sports cars, a roomy interior with lots of storage and extras, and it can go off-road where no other production vehicle can go. It’s the first time electrification has hit the off-road pickup in a meaningful way, and it…
GM announces first deliveries of GMC Hummer EV pickup truck
December 18, 2021
GM announced today that it produced the first GMC Hummer EV pickup trucks for customers’ deliveries, which can now begin. It’s the second electric pickup truck to hit the market.
In October of last year, GM officially launched its GMC Hummer EV, an all-electric “supertruck” with up to 350 miles of range and a starting price of $80,000 for the base version. The vehicle impressed many…
Podcast: Rivian EV of year / first earnings, Hyundai Ioniq 5 price, Hummer EV deliveries, and more
December 18, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a bunch of Rivian news through its first earnings report and it being named Electrek’s vehicle of the year, Hyundai announcing Ioniq 5 price…
Extreme E is back this weekend for the fifth and final race of its inaugural season, this time on the Jurassic Coast in southern England.
Each Extreme E venue is picked to bring awareness to one aspect of environmental damage humans are doing to the Earth. In the case of the…
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…
