AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatar1 day agoTesla rival BYD is officially a bigger deal than Elon Musk would like to admitverified_publisherQuartz - William GavinBYD reported an increase in net profit for the final quarter of 2023 as it dethroned Elon Musk’s Tesla to become the top quarterly seller of electric vehicles in the world. The Shenzhen, China-based carmaker saw net profit increase 19% year-over-year during the last three months of the year, …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatar2 days agoHow I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/Cverified_publisherElectrek - Micah TollAfter one of my most recent Alibaba import adventures, I was left with a shipping container in my yard. These engineering wonders are great for many uses outside of merely transferring goods around the world, with one of the most common secondary uses being watertight storage units. That seemed …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatar3 days agoThis Chinese electric pickup is a beast, but can it keep up with Tesla’s Cybertruck?verified_publisherElectrek - Peter JohnsonGeely’s electric outdoor brand, Radar Auto, opened blind reservations for its new AWD version of the R6. The new electric pickup is the fastest production pickup from China, but can it keep up with the Tesla Cybertruck? New Chinese electric pickup takes on Tesla’s Cybertruck Radar is promoted as …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatar3 days agoBankrupt EV startup Arrival sold its assets to Canooverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kirsten KorosecBankrupt commercial EV startup Arrival has sold some of its assets, including advanced manufacturing equipment to Canoo, another struggling startup trying to build and sell electric vehicles. The acquisition, which was touted as a cost-saving measure that will reduce capital expenditures by 20%, …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatar3 days agoThis small curbside EV charger can deliver 200 miles of range in 13 minutesverified_publisherElectrek - Michelle LewisGoogle-backed Gravity’s new curbside DC fast charger is no bigger than a Level 2 charger, but it’s 30 times faster. EV infrastructure startup Gravity just released a 200kW curbside DC fast charger. This speedy 18 x 9 x 27-inch DC charger can be mounted to street utility poles and uses the same …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatarMar 21Rivian’s Delivery Van: Not Just for Bezos AnymoreThe Wall Street Journal. - Dan NeilYOU KNOW the one. Big, boxy, blue? With soft, sad eyes that say, Please don’t ticket me, officer? In 2019, Jeff Bezos placed a $7 billion order with EV startup Rivian for a fleet of 100,000 electric delivery vans by the end of this decade. Rivian has since shipped more than 10,000 of these winsome …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatarMove over Toyota, this Japanese electric pickup takes aim at Ford’s F-150 Lightningverified_publisherElectrek - Peter JohnsonA new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s not a Toyota. Isuzu will unveil its first 100% electric pickup truck, the D-MAX BEV, later this month. The rugged-looking 4X4 EV will compete with Ford’s F-150 Lightning in overseas markets. A new Japanese EV pickup is …
AvatarBill BrooksFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRivian just got access to Tesla's Supercharger network, but without this key featurebgr.com - Joe WituschekNot only does the move give Rivian owners access to a heck of a lot more chargers, but the charging experience at a Tesla Supercharger station is …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatarTesla NACS cables are showing up on ChargePoint EV chargersverified_publisherElectrek - Michelle LewisFour of ChargePoint’s EV charger models can now support Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector cables. The Campbell, California-based EV infrastructure company posted on Twitter that NACS cables for its Express 250 DC fast charger are now available for EV charging site owners to …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatarVolkswagen wants an electric ID. GTI hot hatch in the US at $25,000? Bring it on!verified_publisherElectrek - Peter JohnsonIt looks like Volkswagen may bring the electric hot hatch to the US after all. Even better, Volkswagen wants to launch the electric ID. GTI with starting prices between $20,000 and $25,000. Volkswagen wants a $25,000 electric ID. GTI in the US After Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe shocked the industry by …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatarVW Wants to Sell its Electric GTI For $25,000 in the USverified_publisherMotor1.com US - Anthony AlanizIt’s supposed to launch in 2026 outside of America. Late last year, Volkswagen’s design boss revealed on Instagram that an electric GTI will arrive in …
AvatarBill BrooksAvatarAvatarTesla’s Affordable EV Might Be Even Cheaper Than We Thought — But With One Big CatchInverse - Jackson ChenA cheaper price tag could mean compromising on range. There’s a chance that Tesla may be targeting an even lower starting price for its upcoming EV …