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Audi launches Q4 e-tron electric SUV starting at just $36,400 after incentives
Audi has officially launched the Q4 e-tron electric SUV in the US and confirmed a starting price of just $36,400 after incentives More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 20, 2021
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…
EcoFlow is launching the DELTA mini; backup power for work and play
EcoFlow launches the new DELTA mini a new entry in the family of the DELTA and DELTA Pro. The DELTA raised over $2.5 million and the Pro raised over $10 million, launching EcoFlow itself into the forefront of battery backup technology. Theses wildly successful systems can single handedly power anything in the home, charge at an exceptionally fast rate, and easily pack in the camper to enable power tools or nearly any outdoor adventure. Despite the name, the mini packs a powerful punch More…
Elon Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia
Elon Musk denied rumors that Tesla has selected a Russian city as its next location for a new Gigafactory More…
My very first Tesla, two months later: Here’s how it’s going [Update]
My first Tesla was delivered on June 29, one day before the end of the second quarter (wink, wink, Tesla). So that means my husband and I have now been driving our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus for two months. Here’s how it’s going. (Oh, and our car’s name is Nigel, since a couple of people asked. More…
London mayor commits to all-electric buses moving forward, 100% zero emissions by 2034
Following a Zero-Emission Bus Summit in the UK, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced that all new buses ordered by Transport for London (TfL) will be electric moving forward. The new policy falls in line with the UK capital’s previously set goal of making its entire bus fleet electric by 2037. Alongside the announcement, Khan announced an advanced timeline to see a fully-electric bus fleet by 2034, or perhaps even sooner More…
GM says Chevy Bolt EV battery production has resumed, defect leading to fire risk is fixed
GM announced today that LG is resuming production of batteries for Chevy Bolt EV as the manufacturing defect leading to the fire risk has been fixed More…
Honda announces pathetic electric vehicle ambitions in the US
Honda released more details about its electrification plans in the US, and only one word comes to mind: pathetic More…
RGNT’s eye-catching, retro-styled electric motorcycles now taking orders
RGNT Motorcycles has developed one of the classier-looking retro-inspired electric motorcycles we’ve seen to date. After a few years of developments, now updated versions of the Swedish company’s bikes are finally available for order More…
EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy?
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Great September EV lease deals in a seller’s market
It’s not easy to find great deals in the current environment of increased demand and constricted supply. Still, we managed to find several good electric vehicle deals worth considering, especially for those that find themselves in a situation where they absolutely need to get a car right now More…
Skoda abandoning PHEVs per CEO: ‘Our future is the pure electric car’
Czech auto manufacturer Škoda has shared plans to focus less on its PHEV models in the future, and instead deliver more pure electric cars. In a recent interview, Škoda CEO Thomas Schäfer spoke to the company’s success last year, as well as the bright future around its all-electric Enyaq iV, despite a global semiconductor chip shortage. More…
Juiced increases minimum battery capacity on e-bikes, shares real-world range data
The range is one of the first questions I get asked about my electric bikes, right after “How fast does that thing go?” But range has always been one of the most mysterious and difficult to pin down specs in the e-bike industry. More…
NTSB says Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is ‘misleading & irresponsible’ ahead of wider release
As Tesla is moving to release its Full Self-Driving beta software to its US fleet, the automaker is facing some pushbacks from US regulators More…
Tesla agrees to finally honor solar roof prices on signed contracts
In communications shared to the court, Tesla has agreed to finally honor the solar roof prices given to customers who had signed contracts More…
Evelo Compass: Quintessential Electric Trike
Seattle born Evelo takes to the streets in the best electric upright delta trike that I have ever ridden. After reviewing about a dozen electric trikes, the compass stands out as the picture perfect example of an electric trike, without having a strange segment it’s trying to catch. Truly, when you think of an electric trike, your first though is the Evelo Compass More…
Cadillac Lyriq sells out in 19 minutes – automakers still underestimate EV demand
Cadillac opened reservations for their upcoming 2023 Lyriq electric vehicle at 1pm today, and, in a completely unsurprising turn for our readers, the car sold out almost immediately. By 1:19pm, Cadillac stated that all 2023 Lyriq “Debut Edition” vehicles had been reserved More…
Harley-Davidson’s stunning first electric bike broke the internet – and now they’re actually selling them
Serial 1, the electric bicycle company that was spun-off from Harley-Davidson’s original electric bicycle program, has revealed that it will sell a limited number of S1 MOSH/TRIBUTE e-bikes More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Tiny One-Seater Electric Car
Despite mainly covering electric two-wheelers and other non-car electric vehicles, I’m still pretty pro electric car. The problem is that even though they are greener than gas cars, those 4,000 lb tanks all seem like so much more vehicle than I need for my typical urban lifestyle. Or at least until I found this tiny gem of an EV! It just may be the world’s smallest four-wheeled electric car, if you can call it that. More…