As of right now, Ford Motor Company has 200,000 reservations lined up for the Lightning, and those drivers will have the additional benefit of being able to use their Lightning to charge any other EV on the road.
At the end of a one and a half hour tour of high-validation units at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford’s General Manager of Battery Electric Vehicles…
Tesla is rumored to be behind giant deal to bring LFP battery cell production to the US
December 21, 2021
Chinese battery cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech confirmed that it entered into a very important deal to supply LFP battery cells to an unnamed “large US automaker” and partner with that automaker to deploy US production of LFP battery cells.
Tesla is rumored to be…
Here’s every electric vehicle that currently qualifies for the US federal tax credit
December 21, 2021
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles.
Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may…
Tesla Model Ys spotted at Gigafactory Berlin, but production approval still uncertain
December 21, 2021
Several Tesla Model Y vehicles have been spotted at Gigafactory Berlin. Production has been expected to start any day, but official environmental approval is still uncertain.
Over the last year, Tesla has run into a lot of red tape while trying to get approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin, a giant new factory located near Berlin in Brandenburg. Most recently, environmental groups…
Graphite will be in deficit from 2022 – here’s what EV battery makers need to do to secure the critical mineral
December 21, 2021
As the electric car revolution ramps up, so does the need for critical minerals used in batteries, such as graphite. According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, there will be a global graphite deficit starting in 2022, and demand from the battery sector is expected to rise…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 20, 2021
December 21, 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…
Tesla has started to release its big ‘holiday’ software update with TikTok integration in Tesla Theater, several UI changes, and more.
While Tesla generally pushes new features through software updates whenever it is ready, it is also known for bundling some of those more fun features for a bigger ‘holiday update’ toward the end of the year.
Today, the automaker has started releasing the…
These were the top 5 biggest electric bike news stories of 2021
December 21, 2021
Electric bicycles have positively exploded in popularity this year. You don’t have to take our word for it – you can see that e-bike sales numbers are off the charts.
Consumer interest in electric bikes continues to grow, and more riders are pounding the pavement and…
Tesla removes new Roadster pricing, appears to have sold out $250,000 Founders series
December 21, 2021
Tesla has removed pricing information for the new Roadster and stopped taking reservations for the $250,000 Founders Series version.
The new Roadster might end up being Tesla’s most delayed vehicle ever.
When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017…
Tesla has been adding a strange new warning about putting battery packs as old as 2017 in brand new 2021 Model 3 vehicles for sale.
With just a few weeks before the end of the year, Tesla is in the middle of a delivery wave to get the inventory as low as possible.
CEO Elon Musk has told employees that they don’t have to go all out as they usually do this quarter, but the automaker is still…
