In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Seth and me (Fred) each buying a new EV, Tesla Robotaxi progress, Ford’s $19 billion charge on EVs, and much more. more…
Toyota’s latest move in its work to harm the environment involves an internal platform where it uses video games to spread propaganda among its North American employees, enticing them with prizes to join lobbying efforts to loosen environmental rules around the automotive industry. more…
A warning to any automakers slowing down in the EV race: Chinese giant BYD is making the impossible possible.
The retro electric van had been in the works for years. Now it’s taking a break after one model year.
Ford issued a recall for more than 272,000 hybrid and electric vehicles due to a software glitch that could cause them to roll away on their own. more…
Leading our Friday Green Deals edition is an exclusive $1,300 savings that we’ve secured for our readers on the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X Portable Power Station (1x inverter + 2x batteries) at a new $6,999 low. Right behind it, we have Anker’s eufyCam S3 Pro Solar Security Camera multi-pack Read more
No, Ram is still not planning to launch the all-electric pickup we’ve been waiting for, but it is selling this mini one for $30 for Christmas. more…
Kempower has released technical details about the cybersecurity architecture of its ChargEye charging station management system. The company reports this is the first time it has publicly shared information about the security foundations of ChargEye, which is developed and designed exclusively in Finland by Kempower’s internal engineering team. ChargEye’s software Read more
Renesas Electronics has expanded its software-defined vehicle (SDV) offerings with the introduction of the R-Car X5H, a multi-domain automotive system-on-chip (SoC) produced using 3 nanometer (nm) process technology. The R-Car X5H is designed to run advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), and gateway functions simultaneously, according to the Read more
NewGenium, a technology company based in Pasadena, California, has announced its SuperSynth process, a direct brine-to-lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) manufacturing technology. According to NewGenium, SuperSynth reduces the cost and complexity of LFP production by enabling extraction of lithium directly from brine, consolidating extraction and synthesis steps and eliminating the need for offshore Read more