April 2022

Want a proper hot hatch EV? Look no further… Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Shortages of battery materials represent a serious bottleneck that’s sabotaging environmental goals and costing consumers a bundle, and the supply crunch seems likely to be with us for some time. President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act in order to encourage domestic production of critical raw materials. Doing so added critical battery minerals

Flux Marine, a developer of electric outboard motors and battery systems for watercraft, has raised $15.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Ocean Zero. The company will use the new funding to expand manufacturing, recruit additional talent, and continue to develop its technologies.  Flux Marine says its outboard motors “reflect years

The next free-to-attend Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering starts tomorrow, Monday, April 4th, 2022. The conference content will span the EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit protection, wire and cable, EMI/EMC and more. Register for a session

Analysts don’t necessarily agree on when it will happen, but the $3 trillion milestone came much sooner than most expected. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Which month your EV was made matters more than just the year in which it was made. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh believes Musk is open to unionization following a recent conversation between the pair. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

The Tesla was attacked by pickup truck drivers who threw things at the car, chased it down the road, and tried to trap it. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

The Kilowatts finally took delivery of their own Rivian R1T electric truck. We’re excited about their future coverage. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Tesla reported Saturday that it produced and delivered more than 300,000 vehicles, globally, in the first quarter of 2022. Tesla’s quarterly totals of 305,407 vehicles produced and 310,048 vehicles delivered included just 14,724 combined Model S and Model X vehicles delivered and 14,218 of those models produced. That left, for Model 3 and… Source: Green