With all the talk of robots and AI lately, we felt it topical to showcase the same technology producing art. Polestar has teamed with musician and robotics engineer Moritz Simon Geist to create a whole new type of music. The songs were produced using robots configured from Polestar 2 components alongside actual sounds from the EV itself. You can also sample the music and create a custom soundtrack of your own More…

Bodyboarding the old-fashioned way is plenty of fun, but what if the sea is too calm (or you’re in a pool or lake)? Then an electric bodyboard can give you the same thrill no matter what type of water you’re in. I just had the chance to test out Firduo’s electric bodyboard, and I haven’t stopped smiling since More…

Rivian says that its R1T electric pickup is basically ready for production and it is now waiting for government approval to start deliveries More…

Welcome one and all back to the Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS), where we at Electrek shine a light on specific companies bringing exciting new innovations and strategies to the world of electrified transport. Our latest EVS is on Opibus, a company headquartered in Kenya that was born out of a research project in Sweden. More…

Tesla (TSLA) has officially started Model Y deliveries in Europe More…

Tesla has updated the standard set of wheels available for the Model X to new darker wheels More…

Ahead of upcoming deliveries of the SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle, the company is sharing new details about how they’re ensuring the bike will withstand a tough life as a daily commuter bike More…

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players More…

Bluetti, makers of battery backup systems both large and small, have announced its modular take on the home battery backup. With the Tesla Powerwall only available to solar roof customers (and backorders up the wazoo), many are dipping their toes into vehicle or home backup systems from the likes of Bluetti. More…

Two of my passions are electric bicycle projects and DIY solar powered projects. In fact I’ve written the book on both topics. So to see these two fields combined in one quirky-yet-awesome product totally made my week. I just hope you’re as excited as I am to dive into this strange electric bike/car contraption that boasts a heap of features from seating for two to a giant solar panel array offering nearly unlimited range More…

GM Friday afternoon announced it would expand its Bolt recall to ALL Chevy Bolts including ones manufactured in the US and including the 2022 EV and EUVs. It looks like LG is being thrown under the bus here More…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including everything that came out of Tesla AI Day, like Tesla Bot, the Autopilot NTSA probe, and more More…

Tesla plans to launch a new Full Self-Driving computer with Cybertruck electric pickup truck next year More…

We’re now getting word that the first Ford Mustang Mach-e GT deliveries are happening. A Rapid Red GT Performance customer showed off his two-week early score in Iowa today. Are more on the way More…

US large-scale battery power capacity grew by 35% in 2020 and has tripled in the last five years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). More…

Tesla has updated its online configurator, and its non-refundable order fee has more than doubled to $250 More…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…

A lot of the seated electric scooters we’ve seen lately are fairly similar looking. But not the VoroMotors RoadRunner! It goes its own way with a design and spec sheet that I never thought I’d see pushed together More…

After repeatedly warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and sparring with fellow tech billionaires on the issue, Elon Musk wants to create AI-powered humanoid robots. Speaking at his electric vehicle company Tesla’s first AI Day event in California, Musk gave a preview of the Tesla Bot – a general purpose, bipedal, non-automotive robot. So, what gives More…

At its AI Day, Tesla unveiled its Dojo supercomputer technology while flexing its growing in-house chip design talent More…