E-Cars

Volvo wants to sell more cars in the US. The Swedish automaker confirmed plans to launch a “new, next-generation hybrid model” as it continues to shuffle its lineup. Volvo will build a new, next-gen hybrid in South Carolina Volvo has big plans to revamp the brand and entice buyers in the US. It will all […]

TELO Trucks, the maker of a super small electric pickup truck, announced that they raised $20 million, and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning was among the lead investors. At Electrek, we have been closely covering TELO’s journey over the last few years. Our resident small EV-lover, Jamie, got a close look at the first pre-production prototype

Volvo launched the new and improved 2026 Volvo EX90 on Monday. The upgraded EX90 is smarter, delivers faster charging times, and Volvo is rolling out the improvements to current owners, for free. Meet the upgraded 2026 Volvo EX90 First unveiled in 2022, the EX90 was one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles. Although it

A company that recently installed charging points for every parking spot in a 90-unit condo complex at a cost of just $405/unit is back, with a newly updated charger with more capabilities that should make apartment charging even easier. You may remember a post we did about how a condo complex installed an EV charger

When innovative EV charging startup FreeWire shut its doors last year, it looked like its clever, infrastructure-light EVSE concept might vanish along with it. Now, Orange EV has taken up the cause, and it’s bringing the battery-based charging tech back with an all-new name. Meet the Orange Juicer. (!) The FreeWire concept was, if you’ll

Edmunds tested the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 against its cousin, the Kia EV9. Both are built on the same platform.  Both are electric three-row SUVs with dual motors, over 300 miles of range and class-leading charging times.  But they have their differences. Which is the better buy? If you want an electric three-row SUV in

When three mechanics weighed in on whether gas or electric vehicles are more affordable, their differing opinions quickly sparked debate online. On Sept. 16, Dartt Automotive (@dartt.automotive) captured the mechanics’ perspectives in a divisive video asking each mechanic which option they thought would save drivers the most money. The answers varied drastically, spotlighting a variety

Modern electric trucks are great. They’re smoother, quieter and quicker off the line than gas-powered trucks, with simpler drivetrains and lower running costs. There’s only one problem: They are really, really expensive.  The cheapest electric trucks start around $60,000, and the meaty end of the market is in the $80,000-$100,000 range. It’s extraordinarily expensive to

China is building more EVs than it can sell, leaving cars piling up and prices slashed. The combination of a price war, “zero-mile used cars” and lots full of new cars that nobody wants to buy shows a broken system. Many carmakers in China could die but are propped up by government subsidies, which require

Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out the largest single-site enforcement operation in its history. The agency detained roughly 475 workers at the LG Energy Solution battery plant near Hyundai’s Metaplant America electric vehicle factory in Georgia. Of those, about 300 were Korean nationals. Bloomberg on Wednesday published a chilling report titled “Unmade