Tesla has laid off both the President of its LGBTQ+ community and a lead involved in diversity and inclusivity programs at the company.. More…
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Tesla cars are banned from Chinese town over spying fear
Tesla cars have been banned from entering Beidaihe, a Chinese resort town, for 2 months over concerns about spying amid a meeting of the country’s leadership. More…
These new electric motorcycles are destined for Chinese police, and then potentially the public
Electric motorcycles for police use is nothing new, and the more efficient two-wheelers solve a number of issues related to high fuel costs and improved routine maintenance. Now we’re getting a first look at a particular new model known as the CFMoto 300 GT-E that is destined for use by police in China. More…
These new electric motorcycles are headed for Chinese police use, and then potentially the public
Electric motorcycles for police use is nothing new, and the more efficient two-wheelers solve a number of issues related to high fuel costs and improved routine maintenance. Now we’re getting a first look at a particular new model known as the CFMoto 300 GT-E that is destined for use by police in China. More…
Tesla achieves production of 1,000 cars in a week at Gigafactory Berlin
Tesla announced that it has achieved production of 1,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Berlin. This is an important milestone – though the automaker originally planned to achieve it in April. More…
Wheel-E Podcast! Walmart mid-drive e-bikes, Harley’s new eMTB, Chinese electric ATV & more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking standing electric scooter from China and lots more. More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $2,000 Electric Party Boat with BBQ Pit!
Buckle up, boys and girls! Today I’m going to treat you to something with an extra dose of both awesome and weird for this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! I hope you came hungry. (And also ready to hurl that lunch you’re hungry for.) Because today we’re diving headfirst into a donut-shaped BBQ party boat fresh off of China’s oddest little corner of the web. More…
Volvo tests the world’s first hydrogen-fueled articulated hauler
Swedish manufacturing giant Volvo Construction Equipment has begun to test the world’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered articulated hauler. More…
Podcast: Tesla layoffs, big price hike, and more weirdness
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed the Tesla layoffs, a big price hike on Tesla’s entire lineup, and more weirdness with Elon Musk and the company. More…
GMC lets reservation holders customize Hummer EV ahead of $6000 price hike tomorrow
GMC has announced the start of new customization options for current reservation holders of the Hummer EV ahead of placing their official orders. Additionally, the news comes with the caveat that any Hummer EV orders placed after today will see a significant price increase to the base MSRP. More…
Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 unveils new electric mountain bike, this time with suspension
Serial 1, the electric bicycle brand spun off from Harley-Davidson’s own internal e-bike development, has just unveiled its new SWITCH/MTN electric mountain bike. The announcement comes just a few short weeks after the brand unveiled its BASH/MTN e-bike. More…
Tesla (TSLA) lays off more employees, and hourly ones this time despite Elon Musk’s comments
Tesla has started another wave of layoffs, and this time it also includes hourly workers instead of just salaried employees like CEO Elon Musk claimed. More…
Tesla launches its own insurance based on real-time driver data in Nevada with more states to come
Tesla Insurance, the automaker’s growing insurance division, has launched its real-time driver data insurance product in Nevada. It is now available in eight states, plus California but without real-time driver data, and there’s evidence that several more states are coming. More…
It turns out humans are responsible for a lot more oil slicks than we realized
A team of scientists developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the world’s oceans, and found that more than 90% come from humans – significantly more than previously reported. More…
It turns out humans are responsible for many more oil slicks than we realized
A team of scientists developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the world’s oceans, and found that more than 90% come from humans – significantly more than previously reported. More…
Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to a large part of Europe
Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. More…
Tesla is sending untrained employees to work on cars as service becomes problematic
Tesla is sending some of its employees who are not in service and are untrained to work on cars into service centers to fix vehicles. It looks like Tesla’s service issues are bigger than we thought. More…
Sony and Honda create joint EV company, and Sony gets top billing
Sony and Honda have officially signed a joint venture agreement to establish a company to build electric cars together. The new company will be called “Sony Honda Mobility Inc.,” notably giving Sony top billing over the established automaker. More…
Study finds more than a fourth of charging stations were nonfunctional
A new study found that more than a fourth of charging stations in the Bay Area were nonfunctional when tested. More…
UPS begins US testing of its cute mini electric vans based on four-wheeled e-bikes
Not do be outdone by the United States Postal Service testing out electric bikes as a viable alternative to mail trucks, UPS is doing its own US-based testing of e-bikes for package delivery. More…