Volta Trucks bounces back from bankruptcy, resumes ‘sharpened’ commercial EV business plan
Less than six months after a seemingly dooming bankruptcy filing, Volta Trucks has reemerged from the ashes, fresh with redemptive…
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[Updated] Canoo spent twice its annual revenue on CEO’s private jets last year
EV startup Canoo paid $1.7 million for CEO Tony Aquila’s private jet bills, twice its total revenue last year. According…
Stellantis and GM charging station partner goes bankrupt
As Tesla’s NACS connector and Supercharger network are gaining critical mass, Stellantis and GM charging station partner Charge Enterprises –…
Next-gen EVs will be cheaper to produce than gas cars by 2027
In three short years, battery electric vehicles will be cheaper to produce than ICE vehicles of the same size due…
This EV startup, once valued at $13b, is on the verge of total collapse
Once an EV darling thought to revolutionize EV production with its concept of micro-factories that crank out delivery vans for…
Canoo gets real as deliveries of its electric commercial van begin
Deliveries of the all-electric Canoo commercial van have officially begun – and the first production LDV 130 vans are already hard at work.
Volvo becomes first OEM to qualify four models for UK plug-in grant
Volvo Trucks has become the first commercial truck OEM in the UK to qualify four different models for the Government’s £25,000 plug-in grant.
Phoenix Motor is now the official owner of bankrupt Proterra Transit
Heavy-duty electric bus maker Proterra Transit just rose from the ashes because Phoenix Motor (Nasdaq: PEV) officially acquired it from…
Hedge fund looks to acquire Volta Trucks from bankruptcy, potentially saving tons of jobs
Just over a month after Volta Trucks announced it was filing for bankruptcy, shareholder and lender Luxor Capital Group looks…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 11, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and…
Volvo is buying bankrupt Proterra’s battery business for $210M – here’s what that means
Volvo Group has won an auction for Proterra’s battery business with a bid of $210 million – here’s what that…
EV truck manufacturer Volta files for bankruptcy
Volta Trucks, which had planned to begin selling its heavy EV trucks in the US this year, has filed for…
Amtrak just rolled out its first-ever electric bus
Amtrak has replaced a diesel-powered bus on the Pacific Northwest’s Cascades route with its first electric bus.
Podcast: Tesla news, Rivian earnings, Cadillac Escalade IQ, and more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s…
Proterra becomes the latest EV innovator to file for bankruptcy protection
It’s a tale as old as time… well at least for the past fifteen years or so when we look…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 8, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and…
North America’s largest electric bus charging center is now online
Electric bus and battery maker Proterra, bus dealer ABC Companies, and California utility PG&E have opened North America’s largest electric…
Komatsu just debuted an all-new electric mini excavator
Komatsu, the world’s second-largest construction equipment maker after Caterpillar, has premiered a new 3-ton class electric mini excavator.
Standards war? Things heat up between Tesla and CharIN
Are we going to get a standards war in the EV space? I doubt it, but things are heating up…
BIDIRECTIONAL Act introduced in US Senate to promote electric school buses feeding grid
A new bill introduced Friday by US Senator Angus King of Maine could unlock the true potential of electric school…
The first all-electric community powered by a solar and battery microgrid launches in California
New clean energy communities are coming to California. Leading homebuilder KB Homes announced Wednesday it has established what it calls…
Komatsu’s first electric mid-size hydraulic excavator packs a Proterra battery
US battery maker Proterra and multinational Komatsu partnered in January 2021 to develop electric mid-sized hydraulic excavators, and today they…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and…
Tesla alums launch a new electric RV startup: Lightship
A bunch of Tesla alums has launched a new electric RV startup with its first product being a travel trailer…