LG Chem plans to apparently more than double its battery cell production in order to support demand from one of its newer customers: Tesla.
For the longest time, Tesla only used cells from Panasonic in its vehicles, but it validated cells from other manufacturers for the first time last year.
It started with LG Chem’s cells to support Model 3 production in China.
Now LG Chem, which also…
Toronto-based Daymak is already known for a wide range of light electric vehicles ranging from e-bikes and mobility scooters to light electric motorcycles. But now the company is unveiling a much higher-end product range known as the Avvenire line that will be manufactured…
Audi announces an acceleration of its electric vehicle investments to $12 billion through 2025
December 3, 2020
Audi released its new budget that goes through 2025 and announced that it is accelerating its electric vehicle investments to $12 billion.
The Volkswagen group as a whole has been accelerating its investments into electrification, but Audi has been leading the way in some…
EGEB: New Zealand government agencies now required to buy EVs
December 3, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern makes EVs part of its climate emergency solution.
Scottish households will be the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen.
Ford is building Michigan Central, a 30-acre mobility innovation center, in Detroit.
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Greenworks 1500PSI 13A Electric Pressure Washer $69, more
December 3, 2020
Amazon offers the Greenworks 1500PSI 13A Electric Pressure Washer for $69 shipped. As a comparison, it typically goes for upwards of $99 with today’s deal marking a new all-time low. Power washing can be a harmful combination of fumes from your gas-powered engine and…
VW ID.3 completes 17,500-mile trip — showing what electric car charging infrastructure can enable
December 3, 2020
A due of German drivers completed a two-month, 17,500-mile (28,198 km) trip in a VW ID.3 electric car.
The trip was used to show the capacity of the charging infrastructure, and they set a new world record while doing it.
That world record is for the “longest continuous…
For all those who have bemoaned the lack of light electric vehicle manufacturing in the US, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is. Austin, Texas-based off-road electric vehicle startup Volcon is now taking micro-investments from the public and revealing the pricing on its concept electric all-terrain and utility vehicles.
The company is using the SEC-regulated platform WeFunder…
Elon Musk is ‘extremely confident’ Tesla will release full autonomy in ‘some jurisdictions’ next year
December 2, 2020
Elon Musk now says that he is “extremely confident” that Tesla will release full autonomy to customers in “some jurisdictions” in 2021.
However, we have seen that timeline slip in the past.
Musk has long been making predictions about when Tesla will achieve full…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 1, 2020
December 2, 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…
Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that they are co-developing a large public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Known as “Electric Island,” it is expected to be the first of its kind in the US.
Electric Island is under construction now near DTNA’s headquarters on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. It will…
