Heliox, a Siemens business, has partnered with transit agency King County Metro to conduct a pilot of the company’s new Flex Pro DC fast EV charger. King County Metro provides bus, trolley, on-demand, paratransit, vanpool and water taxi services in the Seattle metro area. The Heliox Flex Pro delivers up Read more
Henkel is bringing two new additions to its EV battery adhesives portfolio at Battery Show Europe 2026 (June 9–11, Messe Stuttgart): Loctite Specialty Tapes, a new range of water-based, low-VOC tape solutions for battery assembly, and Loctite Solve, an AI platform for simulating adhesive formulations without physical prototyping. The specialty Read more
Hyundai Mobis has completed development of a 160-kW Power Electric (PE) system designed as a universal platform model—not built to a specific vehicle program, but standardized for pitch to multiple global OEM customers. The PE system integrates motor, inverter and reduction gear into a single unit. The 160-kW system delivers Read more
For years, “next-gen battery tech” in the e-bike world (and the EV world in general) has mostly been a promise. Solid-state batteries were always just around the corner, hyped in EV headlines but nowhere to be found on actual bikes you could buy. That may finally be changing. more…
California’s Air Resources Board has officially confirmed the Tesla Semi’s battery capacities through a regulatory filing — and they’re smaller than what Elon Musk originally suggested back in 2022. The CARB Executive Order A-374-0095, signed on April 15, reveals that the Long Range Semi carries an 822 kWh usable battery Read more
Two crucial California permits will help Lucid, Nuro, and Uber accelerate their robotaxi ambitions.
Perhaps you’ve heard the news – automakers across the industry are canceling EV investments, taking tens of billions in losses in response to a claimed lack in customer demand for EVs (even as EV sales in fact continue to rise globally and gas car sales have peaked). A new analysis Read more
The new 2027 Chevy Bolt EV drove nearly 300 miles on a single charge during real-world testing, or about 30 miles more than its official EPA-rated range. For under $30,000, the new Bolt hits the sweet spot. more…
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Juiced, Ride1Up and Jackrabbit, e-moto news from Segway and Honda, new e-bike laws, and more. more…
Nuro has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to test its Lucid Gravity SUVs without a human safety driver on public roads — a critical milestone before the company can launch Uber’s planned robotaxi service later this year. The updated permit covers testing in Santa Read more