The White House decided to rain on Tesla’s victory parade for its connector, NACS, becoming the charging standard in North America. The government still wants some CCS connectors to be included in order to get funding.
After Ford and GM both announced that they plan to adopt NACS as the new connector in their future electric vehicles, Tesla’s connector has basically become the new standard in…
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s NACS surprisingly wining the charging standard war, Model 3 getting the full $7,500 tax credit, the unveiling of the…
Fisker to sell and possibly build Ocean EVs in China, expects first deliveries in early 2024
June 10, 2023
Fisker Inc. announced that it will soon begin selling (and possibly producing) its flagship Ocean SUV in China. Executives from the American automaker recently visited Shanghai and discussed collaboration opportunities in the country, which has enabled plans for a delivery…
Rivian offers same day delivery to customers visiting its Normal, IL facility... like a 'normal' car company
June 10, 2023
Rivian is saying it hears its customers loud and clear, and if they want to get themselves into a shiny new R1T, they’ll have the opportunity to drive off in one next weekend in Normal, Illinois. Customers who venture down to Rivian’s service center at its production hub next week can come see the electric pickups up close, buy one, take delivery, and take it home. You know, almost like a car…
The construction of KORE Power‘s EV battery factory in Arizona is now fast-tracked with a US Department of Energy loan for $850 million.
The money will go toward paying for the fabrication of KOREPlex, the company’s battery cell factory in Buckeye, Arizona (site…
A Tesla driver hit and killed a dog. They claimed they were driving using Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta.
Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is a driver-assist system that takes over all the tasks related to driving a vehicle, but Tesla requires that drivers keep their hands on the…
In an NPR interview before the news of the big GM move to NACS charging, CEO Mary Barra hinted at something we here at Electrek have been jonesin’ for – a Chevy Bolt with an Ultium battery. A Boltium?! Let’s discuss…
The little nugget of info happened about 10 minutes into a Marketplace podcast released yesterday right before the announcement on GM’s choice to follow Ford into Tesla’s…
Logitech retires the Blue microphone brand
June 10, 2023
Logitech is getting rid of the Blue microphone brand, and will now sell the products under the Logitech G gaming brand — only keeping the Blue name to “describe our technologies,” it said. Blue has been removed from Logitech’s “brands” section…
The Lordstown (RIDE) and Foxconn dispute is heating up. American EV startup Lordstown (RIDE) said in an SEC filing Friday it’s planning to take legal action against Foxconn over its latest investment agreement.
Despite the first batch of Lordstown Endurance models leaving…
Tesla’s connector, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), is truly living up to its name as the GM announcement gets the domino effect going with EV charging station companies now adopting the standard.
When GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced their cooperation for General Motors to integrate NACS as the connector in its future electric vehicles, they…
