All the cool suburbanites are already taking their kids to school, loading up at the farmers’ market, and making deliveries on clever and capable cargo e-bikes, but the new Momentum Cito E+ from Giant raises the cargo bike bar even higher — and makes leaving the car at home easier than ever. Read more…
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Maritime Transport begins electrification of trucking fleet
One of the UK’s leading road and rail logistics companies, Maritime Transport, is making some big moves in a bid to electrify its trucking fleet – with fully 18 all-electric, three axle tractor units from Scania leading the charge. Read more…
World’s first hydrogen station for commercial trucks opens – is it too late?
FirstElement Fuels has opened the world’s first large-scale hydrogen fueling station for heavy-duty commercial trucks just outside the Port of Oakland. Read more…
Tesla Model 3 Performance is 3 days old and already got a $1k price hike
Tesla just released the Model 3 Performance on Tuesday, and already Tesla has hiked the price by $1,000. Read more…
Podcast: Tesla earnings, Model 3 Performance, Mercedes-Benz electric G-Class, and more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss all the news coming out of Tesla’s earnings, Model 3 Performance, Mercedes-Benz electric G-Class, and more. Read more…
Hyundai’s new Kona Electric is even cheaper to lease than the gas-powered model at $169/mo
The newly designed Hyundai Kona Electric is better in every way, with more range, faster charging, and a bold new style. Hyundai’s new 2024 Kona Electric is even cheaper to lease than the gas-powered model, starting at $169 per month. Read more…
Kia confirms EV9 GT is launching in January with enormous power
After Kia’s first three-row electric SUV is already seeing strong demand, the EV9 is set to gain a high-performance GT version. Kia confirmed the EV9 GT will launch in January with “enormous power” and other upgrades. Read more…
Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub
Construction giant Skanska has been awarded a contract to turn the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the US’s largest offshore wind ports. Read more…
Save $700 on Heybike Explore e-bike at $1,199, NIU BQi-C3 Pro e-bike for $1,300, and more
We’ve got another day of e-bike discounts on today’s Green Deals, headlined by Heybike’s Mother’s Day Sale that it taking up to $700 off a large selection of models, most notably the Explore Step-Thru Off-Road e-bike for $1,199. It is joined by another 1-day sale on the NIU BQi-C3 Pro e-bike that is back at its $1,300 low, as well as another returning low rate for the blue Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 e-bike at $954. Plus all of the other days’ Green Deals that are still going. Read more…
Rivian starts shipping NACS adapters for Tesla’s Supercharger network
Rivian has promised free NACS adapters will be sent out to its owners, and it’s starting that process now. Read more…
BYD unveils sleek new electric hatch and 1,000 hp tri-motor Denza Z9 GT EV
China’s BYD is unleashing a series of new electric vehicles as it expands the brand globally. BYD unveiled two new EVs at the Beijing Auto Show: a sleek Ocean-M electric hatch and the Denza Z9 GT EV. Check out the first images below. Read more…
Tesla Autopilot is again under NHTSA investigation after doubts over recall remedy
Tesla Autopilot finds itself once again under NHTSA investigation after the agency is now doubting the effectiveness over the 2-million vehicle “recall” last year. Read more…
Gogoro battery-swapping electric scooters continue international expansion
Gogoro has been on a roll lately, showing off a steady stream of new scooter models and simultaneously expanding its markets into new countries. Now, the battery-swapping electric scooter leader is adding another pin to the map: Nepal. Read more…
Formula E’s new car is all-wheel drive and accelerates faster than F1
Formula E unveiled its new “Gen3 EVO” car, an update to the Gen3 car which debuted last season, ahead of the Monaco ePrix this weekend. Read more…
Daily Ev Recap: Ultra-fast charging adds 370 miles of range in 10 minutes
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and… Read more…
Everrati rebrands B2B EV conversion arm to ‘Powered by Everrati’ amid clientele increase
EV conversion specialist Everrati announced reshuffling its business-to-business (B2B) strategy, rebranding the division as “Powered by Everrati.” The branding partially results from increased customers to the B2B division, which is reporting encouraging year-over-year growth. Read more…
In a first, the US will restrict existing coal-fired plants’ emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down.. Read more…
Honda joins EV race with historic $11B investment to build 240K EVs a year
Honda is finally joining the EV race after announcing a massive $11 billion (CAD$15 billion) investment to build four new EV plants in Canada. The historic investment will be used to build Canada’s first EV supply chain, enabling 240,000 Honda EVs to be made for the US and Canada annually. Read more…
Watch the world’s first artificial energy island being built [video]
The first of 23 caissons for Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island, is nearly complete. Read more…
Toyota preps new large electric SUV, is this the Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for?
Another fully electric large Toyota SUV is on its way. Toyota announced it’s preparing its three-row electric SUV as part of a new $1.4 billion investment in Indiana. Is this the electric Toyota Highlander EV we’ve been waiting for. Read more…