Electric bikes have proven to be a massively popular form of transportation for millions of Americans, but their use at Burning Man may soon end. More…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 25, 2023
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…
Nissan hits 1 million EV sales 12 years after launching the LEAF
After launching the iconic LEAF compact electric car in December 2010, Nissan announced Tuesday that it finally surpassed 1 million in global EV sales. More…
Rivian and partners are turning a huge Kentucky coal mine into an 800 MW solar farm
Rivian, BrightNight, and The Nature Conservancy will together turn one of the largest coal mines in the US into Kentucky’s largest solar farm. More…
Chevy’s Ultium Bolt will need these 5 things to be successful
After dropping hints earlier, today GM CEO Mary Barra announced that Chevy would be re-release its popular Chevy Bolt after it gets an Ultium makeover. The Boltium! After owning two Bolts from 2017 until today, along with other popular EVs from Tesla and others, I feel like I have a good idea of what GM needs to succeed here. More…
Tesla now outsells Toyota in California
Tesla has the two bestselling cars in California by a ridiculous margin – and we are not just talking about electric vehicles. It even outsells longtime bestseller Toyota overall in Q2. Oh and Rivian almost catches Land Rover in Q2.. More…
China’s first electric pickup truck is headed for international markets
A new fully electric pickup is headed for international markets. And no, it’s not a Rivian or a Ford. China’s own Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) announced its first batch of electric trucks for export rolled off the assembly line Tuesday. More…
Envo Stax is a $2,000 almost-perfect e-bike that looks like a regular bike
Today, we take a first look at the Envo Stax, a $2,000 almost-perfect e-bike that looks like a regular bike. It might have just become my new favorite electric bike. More…
GM confirms Ultium-based Chevy Bolt EV is coming, beats Q2 estimates
After hitting its goal of producing 50K EVs in the first half of 2023, General Motors (GM) says it expects the momentum to continue in the second half of the year. Most importantly, GM CEO Mary Barra finally confirmed an Ultium-based Bolt EV (Boltium!) is coming. More…
Everything is bigger in Texas? Not this electric mini-truck
From the land of lifted trucks comes something a bit more reserved, the AYRO Vanish electric mini-truck. The sub-13 ft. (3.9) mini-truck with a bigger bed than many full-size pickup trucks hails from AYRO’s factory in Round Rock, Texas. And now the small electric utility truck is embarking on a statewide tour to prove its mettle. More…
Making waves: X Shore begins first deliveries of its more affordable electric boat
X Shore has just announced that the company is now delivering its first X Shore 1 vessels to customers, kicking off the new lower-cost electric boat in the company’s lineup. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 24, 2023
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…
Porsche extends Formula E commitment for 2 years, in advance of season finale
Porsche will stay in Formula E for at least two more years than its original five-year commitment, extending through the 2025-2026 season. The news comes on the eve of Formula E’s ninth season finale, a doubleheader of two races happening this weekend in London. More…
Genesis and Samsung team up to tech out the new GV90 electric SUV
Genesis is developing a new flagship electric SUV, the GV90, its largest EV so far. The GV90 will feature the latest technology and software in a rare collaboration between the Hyundai Motor Group and Samsung. More…
WattEV opens US’s largest electric truck charge depot at nation’s largest port
WattEV has opened a 26-port charging depot directly at the Port of Long Beach to charge electric trucks at the United States’ busiest container port. It’s the nation’s largest heavy-duty public access charging station to date. More…
A new EV battery cell electrode factory is coming to the US
Irvine, California-based Enevate and Korea’s JR Energy Solution today announced that they’re going to jointly build a US battery cell electrode factory. More…
Meyer Burger abandons German solar cell factory plans to build a US factory instead
The Swiss solar maker is diverting production equipment from Germany to the US to build a new solar cell factory in Colorado instead. More…
Mercedes to show off its new entry-level CLA-sized EV concept
The luxury automaker is planning to unveil the electric vehicle we have all been waiting for. In September, Mercedes-Benz will show off a preview of its new entry-level EV, a CLA-sized electric sedan, at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. More…
Super73 R electric motorbike sees $296 discount in New Green Deals, e-mowers, much more
A fresh batch of the best environmentally-friendly discounts are now on tap to start your week, all headlined by a $296 discount on the Super73 R electric motorbike. That’s available alongside some summer Greenworks electric lawn mower savings, an even more enticing $900 price cut on the recently-released NIU BQi-C3 Pro e-bike, and much more. Just don’t forget about all of the other best e-bike discounts around.. More…
After shocking bankruptcy, anti-VanMoof e-bikes like these may be the answer
Less than a week ago, the once highest-funded electric bike brand in the world, VanMoof, declared bankruptcy. Now a post-mortem of the company shows what went wrong for the high-tech e-bike maker and why an e-bike that is the antithesis of a VanMoof might hold the answer for the future of the industry. More…
