GM is kicking off its hiring effort and making construction progress at its Ultium battery factory under its new Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture with LG Chem.
The new startup is looking to hire over 1,000 workers that will support the production of GM’s future electric vehicles.
In December 2019, GM announced its own battery factory in partnership with LG Chem in Lordstown, Ohio.
The project…
California-based Voro Motors is one of several leading electric scooter distributors in the US. While their original scooter lineup used to peak at speeds up to 25 mph (40 km/h), the upcoming Voro Motors Roadster electric scooter is set to double that speed.
If you’re…
Tesla (TSLA) receives massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks — biggest yet?
November 5, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has received a massive new order of Tesla Semi electric trucks from a truck-leasing company.
It might be its biggest order for the Tesla Semi program yet.
When Tesla launched the Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker used the same reservation model that made it…
Tesla is apparently starting to deliver cars with its own TeslaCam/Sentry Mode storage device.
Sentry Mode is Tesla’s integrated surveillance system inside its vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car to record potential vandalism or other incidents.
Tesla owners have to plug a storage device in one of the USB ports in the center console, and footage recorded by Sentry Mode and…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 4, 2020
November 5, 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…
Records were meant to be broken, and that’s exactly what six-time motorcycle racing world champion Max Biaggi did on the Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle. After an impressive performance this past weekend, he broke five world records and set six more new records.
We…
Kandi’s small electric car to cost $7,999 in California
November 5, 2020
Chinese electric startup Kandi announces that its small K27 electric car has been approved for California roads and it is going to cost only $7,999 in the state after incentives.
Several Chinese automakers are currently looking to expand outside of China, and that’s especially true of electric vehicle makers.
Even foreign automakers, like Volvo and BMW, are now producing electric vehicles in…
BMW launches iX3 electric SUV [Gallery]
November 5, 2020
BMW is launching the iX3 electric SUV in Europe with the vehicle arriving at dealerships from China.
Here we share a close look photo gallery of the new electric vehicle.
When unveiling the BMW iX3 concept vehicle in 2018, the German automaker said that it’s going to…
Key Biscayne, an island town in Miami-Dade County and one of Florida’s wealthiest towns, is also very vulnerable to rising seas. And last night, in the 2020 election, it soundly voted to approve a $100 million bond to protect itself from sea-level rise. Its decision…
Tesla launches new winter tire and wheel package just in time for Model Y’s first winter
November 5, 2020
Tesla has launched its Model Y winter tire and wheel package just in time for the first snow and regulations in the north.
As a California-based company, Tesla has often been criticized for addressing concerns from owners living in colder climates as a second thought.
That has often materialized itself through a lack of or last-minute availability of winter tires directly from Tesla.
In the…
