Xpeng, a Chinese EV startup that made waves for copying Tesla to some degree, has now started delivering its electric cars in Europe, becoming one of the first new Chinese EV startups to expand west.
Xpeng, a Tesla clone?
Henry Xia, who founded Xpeng in 2014, admitted openly that he was influenced by Tesla and the automaker’s announcement that they were open-sourcing their patents.
It was…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 21, 2020
December 22, 2020
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…
Reuters: Apple Car could begin production in 2024 with ‘breakthrough battery technology’
December 22, 2020
Apple Car rumors have been floating around for years, and a new report from Reuters today shed more light on the highly-secretive project. According to the report, production of the electric Apple Car could start as early as 2024, and Apple is once again planning to build…
Interest in electric cars increases, but survey shows big shift in consumer thinking yet to happen
December 22, 2020
A new US survey shows that interest in electric vehicles is increasing, but the expected massive shift in consumer thinking has yet to happen in the United States.
Electric vehicles are increasingly becoming mainstream, but the wider public still doesn’t believe in buying one for their next vehicle.
In a new survey of 3,392 American adults with valid driver’s licenses, Consumer Reports found…
Elon Musk confirmed that other automakers are now “low-key” using Tesla’s Supercharger network for their own electric vehicles.
The CEO didn’t confirm which automakers or the extent of the “low-key” agreement.
In the past, Tesla has often indicated that they…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Vermont’s Public Utilities Commission slashes solar net metering rates by 3 cents.
Québec’s public utility Hydro-Québec launches EVLO, an energy storage system subsidiary.
The UK breaks a green energy power generation…
GMC Hummer EV receives surprising number of pre-orders, and GM is looking to increase production
December 22, 2020
GM has been cryptic about its plan for the first year of production of the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck that it claims was sold out in minutes.
Now we have a better idea of how many pre-orders it received, and it is higher than we thought.
In October, GM officially launched its GMC Hummer EV, an all-electric “supertruck” with up to 350 miles of range and a starting price of…
Rimac starts pre-series production of its new electric hypercar with mindboggling specs
December 22, 2020
Rimac Automobili announced that it is starting pre-series production of its new C_Two electric hypercar, which comes with specs that are out of this world.
The electric vehicle company is best known for its all-electric hypercars, especially the Concept_One, arguably the…
Tern’s HSD electric cargo/utility e-bike is well-regarded as one of the company’s best values in high-quality electric bikes. And now the Tern HSD is getting a significant performance boost with the introduction of a Class 3 version HSD S11 capable of up to 28 mph (45…
The Microlino electric bubble car is rolling closer to production, the company revealed in an announcement today. And in addition to a number of new updates, the Swiss manufacturer is also showing off a new video of a naked Microlino 2.0 undergoing testing.
I’ve been super excited about the upcoming Microlino since I began following its progress in 2018.
The Isetta-style electric car got even…
