Photo: StoreDot EV battery maker StoreDot says its silicon-dominant battery cells are the world’s first to achieve more than 2,000 consecutive extreme fast charging (XFC) cycles. StoreDot says its battery cells maintained over 80% of their initial capacity, meaning EV drivers can fast charge their cars in minutes daily without worrying about battery health. Battery […]
Nonprofit organization Zero Overdose is partnering with digital community health worker navigation platform Pear Suite to provide training for community health workers (CHWs) and other home and community-based service providers across the country. Zero Overdose gives providers and organizations tools for overdose safety planning and ultimately preventing unintentional overdose deaths, while Hawaii-based Pear Suite’s Care […]
Tesla (TSLA) is turning to deep discounts on new vehicles early in a new quarter as inventory is piling up. Earlier this week, Tesla reported its Q1 delivery and production results, and it delivered far fewer vehicles than anyone expected. The automaker added over 46,000 vehicles to its global inventory. Generally, the automaker introduces incentives and […]
Your next adventure just got an upgrade. Rivian’s R1T is getting a new GoFast Camper and Topper specifically engineered for the electric pickup. The new R1T accessories are designed to limit the impact on performance and range. GoFast designing new Rivian R1T Camper and Topper The R1T was the first electric pickup to hit the […]
The federal government is required to “expeditiously” house migrant children who cross into the United States unlawfully, rather than allow them to remain in unsafe open-air sites along the border, a Federal District Court judge ruled Wednesday night. The decision, handed down by Judge Dolly M. Gee of the United States District Court of Central […]
Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford is pushing back EV production at its Oakville, Ontario, plant as it shifts to expand its hybrid lineup. Ford’s electric vehicle sales surged 86% […]
Less than six months after a seemingly dooming bankruptcy filing, Volta Trucks has reemerged from the ashes, fresh with redemptive capital and a leaned-down business plan. The commercial EV startup can now resume its work in delivering its electric last-mile trucks to customers this year. Volta Trucks is a UK-based commercial EV startup that spent nearly four […]
South Korean automaker Kia has started production on its all-electric EV5 SUV for export in China, with the first markets targeted being Thailand and Australia, with Australia’s price expected to undercut Tesla’s Model Y, which is the best-selling SUV in the country. A global launch is set for next year, but will that include the […]
A routine blood test that measures a patient’s inflammation levels could improve the early diagnosis and management of a wide range of debilitating autoimmune diseases. The Systemic Inflammation Index (SII) uses information from routine laboratory data to measure inflammation in the body and examining this index in a new way could provide vital answers. Autoimmune […]
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 a new cargo e-bike from Gocycle, a huge heist of over $1M in e-bikes, Harley’s new electric cruiser motorcycle, how e-scooters responded to the Taiwanese earthquake, and more. The […]
