Elon Musk says Tesla shouldn’t have a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta testers More…
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The British have a gas shortage, so they’re Googling electric cars like crazy
Analysis of Google search data revealed that online searches for electric cars in the UK exploded 1,600% on September 24 – the day that gas shortages became a widespread problem across the country More…
EcoFlow DELTA Max offers up to 6,048 Wh of stored power to fulfill all your energy needs
Portable Power and Renewable Energy Solutions company EcoFlow has shared details of the newest member of its DELTA product line, complete with modular expandable storage capacity and other new features. EcoFlow’s arsenal of power stations and solar panels has already established the brand as a major player in energy on the go, and its new EcoFlow DELTA Max will push customer’s capabilities when it becomes available for order in late September More…
Lucid rolls first customer Air EVs off AMP-1 assembly line, Dream Editions to deliver in late October
During its “Production Preview Week” in Arizona, EV automaker Lucid Motors opened the doors of its AMP-1 production facility to the media, investors, and Air Dream Edition reservation holders to showcase the first customer-quality Air EVs rolling off the assembly line. Lucid shared that it will deliver in late October. More…
Tesla launches a $10,000 monthly lottery to encourage workers to get COVID-19 vaccines
Tesla told employees that it is launching a new lottery to encourage workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 More…
This new 9 kg (19 lb) electric bicycle claims to be the lightest e-bike in the world
Italian design firm ARES is showing off its ARES Super Leggera electric bicycle, which it claims is the lightest electric bicycle in the world More…
Tesla (TSLA) secures massive order of 2 GW/6 GWh of Megapack batteries from Arevon
Tesla and Arevon have announced that they came to an agreement for the former to supply a massive 2 GW/6 GWh of Megapack batteries to the latter More…
Tesla (TSLA) predicted to achieve new record quarter despite significant challenges
Analysts are predicting that Tesla (TSLA) is about to report a new record quarter for deliveries despite significant challenges More…
EGEB: GM backs EPA’s emissions reduction goals, US energy resilience and Sri Lanka stops coal
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Rivian R1T first drive: Easily the best pickup I’ve ever driven, both off road and on
Rivian wowed us at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto show, coming out of stealth mode with a working R1T electric pickup prototype. We said at the time More…
GM’s BrightDrop lands fleet juggernaut in Verizon as its first EV410 eLCV customer
Following a progress update of its upcoming EV600 electric Light Commercial Vehicle (eLCV), BrightDrop has unveiled a second EV to follow. General Motors’ newly dedicated commercial EV and logistics company has now shared a glimpse of the BrightDrop’s EV410, a smaller version of its flagship eLCV, and announced that Verizon is locked in as the vehicle’s first customer More…
Tesla plans to add ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on ‘safety score’
Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to start adding ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on their “safety score” starting next week More…
Ford announces giant new electric pickup truck factory plus three new battery gigafactories
Ford made a massive announcement today about accelerating electric vehicle production with a giant new factory to produce electric pickup trucks in Tennessee and three new battery gigafactories More…
Tesla Cyberquad is alive, new trademark application for the electric ATV
We haven’t heard anything about the Tesla Cyberquad since it was unveiled, but it is apparently still alive as the automaker applied for a new trademark application for the electric ATV More…
The world’s longest subsea cable will send clean energy from Morocco to the UK
A 10.5 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind farm will be built in Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun region, and it will supply the UK with clean energy via subsea cables. The twin 1.8 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables will be the world’s longest More…
Swedish electric motorbike maker CAKE lands $60M funding round
Sweden’s most prominent electric motorcycle and e-moped manufacturer CAKE has just closed a significant funding round that should add another $60 million to the company’s coffers More…
EGEB: Senators call for US solar manufacturing boost with tax credits
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Polestar is the latest electric car company to go public
Polestar, an all-electric car brand that spun out of Volvo, announced that it is going public through a SPAC More…
Elon Musk: ‘This will be Tesla’s (TSLA) most intense delivery week ever’
Elon Musk said that this week will be Tesla’s (TSLA) “most intense delivery week ever” in a new email to employees More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: 60 mph standing electric scooter death machine
When it comes to crazy electric vehicles from Alibaba, I’ve seen and written about seemingly every category under the sun. From animal-shaped electric boats and e-submarines to electric versions of Henry Ford’s Model T and even electric motorcycles with only one wheel. But never before have I found a direct-from-China EV that was as equal parts fascinating and suicidal as this one. And so it is with a combination of morbid curiosity and substantial trepidation that I present to you this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: a 60+ mph (100 km/h) standing electric scooter More…
