NIO has introduced a new test on its app required for all drivers before unlocking the ability to use Navigate on Pilot (NOP), the company’s assisted driving feature. The required testing comes in the wake of a fatal crash earlier this month that involved a man driving his NIO ES8 using NOP in Southeast China.
NIO ($NIO) is a leading EV automaker founded in Shanghai in 2014. While NIO was…
Tesla is working with famed video game engineer John Carmack to improve the interface performance in older vehicles.
Carmack is a legend in the video game world and in the broader computer science industry.
He made important advancements in 3D computer graphics and was…
Elon Musk is not impressed by Tesla’s current Full Self-Driving build, but likes the next one
August 25, 2021
Elon Musk said that Tesla’s current Full Self-Driving Beta build is “not great,” but he is currently testing the next build coming to beta testers, and he is impressed by that one.
Tesla has a lot of eyes on its Full Self-Driving program.
It’s not only about the…
As many legacy automakers join a slew of new and established EV manufacturers in committing to an all-electric future for passenger vehicles, the transition for consumers continued to rise. While we are still quite a ways away from a world of roads dominated by BEVs, the graph of this transition continues to trend upward. Below is where the US currently stands in total EV registrations, broken…
Chinese automaker XPeng has officially begun its first venture overseas as it has loaded its P7 EVs on a ship headed for Norway. This initial batch of smart electric sedans represents XPeng’s commitment to a full-scale operation in Norway and an eventual expansion further…
Electric bicycle manufacturer Himiway has been riding high on its main two electric bicycle models for quite some time. Now the company says it is ready to mix it up with a slew of new e-bikes.
Himiway’s bread and butter has so far been its fat tire Cruiser e-bike and…
Rumor of Tesla Model Y with 400-mile range explained
August 24, 2021
There are rumors of a Tesla Model Y coming with a range of 400 miles after the automaker filed for new versions of the electric SUV to be produced at Gigafactory Shanghai.
The rumors are exaggerated.
As we reported last week, Tesla filed with the Chinese government to produce five more versions of Model Y at Gigafactory Shanghai.
A publication based in Australia, The Driven, published a report…
Ford is planning to double production of their upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, according to Reuters. The move comes in response to strong early demand, with Ford already racking up 120,000 customer reservations for the vehicle in advance of its Spring 2022…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 23, 2021
August 24, 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 says that its R1T electric pickup is basically ready for production and it is now waiting for government approval to start deliveries.
The R1T was supposed to be delivered earlier this summer, but Rivian has run into some production issues as is to be expected when launching a new vehicle program and especially from a new startup that hasn’t delivered a consumer vehicle before.
The…
