Fisker Inc. is asking its Ocean One reservation holders to shell out an extra $5,000 in a nonrefundable deposit for a “pre-order” on top of the $250 previously required to secure a reservation for the electric SUV. According to the American automaker, the $5,000 is considered a downpayment and applies to reservations for the Ocean One Launch Edition only.. More…
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Japan’s first offshore wind farm installs its first turbine
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has installed the first wind turbine at Japan’s Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm. Akita Noshiro will feature 33 V117-4.2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines. More…
Tesla (TSLA) achieves record monthly production – ready for impressive second half of 2022
Tesla (TSLA) achieved record production in June – exiting the year’s first half – setting the automaker up for an impressive second half of the 2022. More…
Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in July 2022
Here at Electrek, we have spent endless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget.. More…
100% of UK car buyers are ready to go electric for the right price
A new study in the UK shows that 100% of new car buyers in the country are ready to go electric for the right price. More…
Tesla unveils solar range extender trailer with SpaceX Starlink internet terminal
Tesla has unveiled a new solar range extender trailer with a SpaceX Starlink internet satellite system at an exposition in Germany, but don’t expect to be able to buy it anything soon. More…
Tesla to shut down production at Gigafactory Berlin to upgrade the factory and add a shift
Tesla is reportedly going to shut down production at Gigafactory Berlin in order to upgrade the factory and add a shift to achieve higher production capacity. More…
Tesla expands Green Traffic Light Chime – cutting down on road rage
Tesla is bringing its Green Light Chime feature, which previously was only for people with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta to most of its cars, helping cut down on road rage at traffic lights. More…
Amazon to use walking, electric cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries
E-commerce giant Amazon has found a simple solution to replace thousands of its large delivery vans: smaller electric cargo bikes and good old-fashioned walking. More…
Tesla vehicles are now scanning for potholes and rough roads to help avoid them
Tesla confirmed in a new software update that its vehicles are now scanning for rough roads, like potholes, to help avoid them damaging the vehicles by adjusting the suspension. More…
New Deloitte study puts e-bikes ahead of e-cars as most popular and ‘most attractive’ electric transportation
When we think of the term “electric vehicles”, we generally conjure up mental images of Teslas or other headline-grabbing electric cars. But a new German study from Deloitte shows that it’s actually electric bicycles that are leading the shift towards electric transportation.. More…
Tesla (TSLA) announces just over 250,000 deliveries – first down quarter in a long time
Tesla announces its second quarter (Q2) 2022 production and delivery results today and confirmed just over 250,000 deliveries – its first down quarter in a long time. More…
Tesla (TSLA) announces just over 250,000 deliveries – its first down quarter in a long time
Tesla announces its second quarter (Q2) 2022 production and delivery results today and confirmed just over 250,000 deliveries – its first down quarter in a long time. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 2, 2022
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…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $4,000 Electric Cargo Truck from China
Light electric vehicles are great for utility work, where companies big and small are exploring replacing their conventional box trucks with smaller electric cargo vehicles. But what if you’re not some big or small company? What if you’re merely a dude who wants his own fun little electric cargo truck?. More…
Toyota just started its BEV program, but it wasted all its tax credits on hybrids
Toyota has sold its 200,000th plug-in car in the US, meaning its access to the $7,500 federal tax credit will sunset over the course of the next 15 months. More…
Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update]
Rhode Island has passed a law requiring all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US. More…
Opinion: EVs will be supply constrained until ICE cars die out
Question: When does an internal-combustion-engined car become valueless?. More…
Podcast: Cadillac Lyriq test drive, Tesla Plaid speed record, Giga Texas ramp, more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our Cadillac Lyriq test drive, a Tesla Model S Plaid achieving a new top speed record, Giga Texas ramping up, and more. More…
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop with Tesla vehicles connects to its first resort
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop with Tesla vehicles traveling in tunnels, the first commercial application of its transportation system, has now connected to its first resort on the strip. This marks the beginning of the city-wide loop. More…
