Leaking door handles halted production and delivery of the ID.4 in September With replacement parts ready, VW soon resumes production Repairing customer vehicles and dealer stock is a priority Volkswagen on Friday reported disappointing US delivery numbers this year for what would have been its best-selling electric car. It sold 17,021 ID.4 EVs in the …

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On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the hottest topics in the world of transportation and sustainable energy. In this week's episode, we discuss Tesla's delivery results, Cybertruck sales are a disaster, Rivian surprises, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4pm ET on ElectrekYouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, …

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As megawatt charging is slow to take off, General Motors appears to have another solution for speeding up the charging of electric vehicles. This is discussed in a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 26, 2024, although it was originally installed by GM almost two years earlier. In …

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While Tesla's vehicle delivery results were disappointing, there was still good news in the report: Tesla's energy storage business continues to grow. Initially, at the beginning of the new quarter, Tesla was only going to release production and deliver the results of its car business, but things changed in 2024. In Q1 2024, Tesla's vehicle …

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This week it continues Electrek's Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular stories in the world of e-bikes and other unusual electric vehicles. In this case, that includes the new laws and regulations in California regarding electric bicycles, the return of ONYX and the company's electric mopeds, the review of the Xtracycle Hopper, the Russian …

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Rivian electric delivery vans (EDVs) for Amazon (Source: Rivian) 2024 was a big year for Amazon – in addition to being the first online seller of Hyundai cars, the company kept busy with a series of autonomous forklifts, order picking robots with AI capabilities, and a milestone of 20,000 electric delivery vans on the road. …

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A Tesla Cybertruck caught fire at a Tesla dealership in North Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta. Local authorities are blaming the fire on a battery. The incident was not reported much because it happened just a few hours before the Cybertruck explosion that had been announced in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on …

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Photo: Honda The Joint Energy and Transportation Office today reported record-breaking numbers in its monthly update for US EV sales and public charger availability in November 2024. Let's break it down. EV sales continue to rise November 2024 was a big month for EVs. The sum of 141,442 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) were sold, incl …

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Image: Convergent Energy Puerto Rico began 2025 with a grim reminder of its fragile power grid. On New Year's Eve, almost the entire island – 90% – lost electricity, leaving more than 1.3 million customers in the dark during the holiday celebrations. Power was restored on January 1, but the blackout underscored the urgent need …

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