Tesla is rumored to have secured a giant order of 45 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells from CATL.
It comes as Tesla announced its global move to LFP for standard range cars.
Over the last year, CEO Elon Musk has said multiple times that Tesla plans to shift more electric cars to LFP batteries in order to overcome nickel supply concerns.
Iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are…
Toyota unveils its first all-electric car: the bZ4X, an electric SUV packed with cool features
October 29, 2021
Toyota has unveiled what could be considered as its first all-electric car: the bZ4X, an electric SUV packed with cool features.
We already saw the car when Toyota unveiled it as a concept at the Shanghai Motor Show, but it didn’t release any spec or details on the…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 28, 2021
October 29, 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…
Rad Power Bikes lands giant $154M investment, will begin North American e-bike production
October 29, 2021
Rad Power Bikes isn’t just the largest electric bicycle company in North America, it’s also the most funded. Rad announced a massive new funding round today, adding another $154 million to its war chest as the company continues its mission of bringing affordably priced electric bicycles to the masses.
Part of that huge funding round has already been earmarked to invest in North American and…
Ford is progressing into its second model year of the electrified version of the Mustang and continues to see a growing customer base transitioning to EVs. The Mustang Mach-E currently exists in several versions of various styles and performance levels, and most importantly…
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…
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 time on one of Zero’s electric motorcycles.
Or my second.
Or my third.
I’ve been fortunate enough to roll around the…
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…
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 Europe. The company also shared details of an imminent price increase to its Sion SEV.
Sono Motors is a German automaker…
