
The Verge TS is one of the most revolutionary new electric motorcycles hitting the market thanks to a wild design for the drivetrain. It was previously only available in Europe but has now opened reservations in the US after showing off an updated model known as the TS Ultra at CES 2023. More…
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Ultrafast battery maker StoreDot hires auto industry head as chair

StoreDot, makers of ultrafast Tesla-like 4680 cells, today announced that it’s appointed global auto industry leader Carl-Peter Forster as chair. More…
Tesla Model Y and Mustang Mach-E left out of $7,500 credit for a dumb reason

Tesla Model Y and Mustang Mach-E were left out of the new $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles for a dumb reason, but you can do something about it. More…
Rivian ($RIVN) produced 10K vehicles in Q4, up 36% QoQ, slightly missing goal

Rivian has released its Q4 production and delivery numbers, with a big increase in quarterly production, and a 663-unit miss for Rivian’s overall 2022 goal of 25,000 vehicles produced. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 3, 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…
GM bumps Chevy Bolt pricing, but the increase is lower than expected

GM has announced a price bump on the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and EUV, citing higher production costs. But the increase is lower than expected and lower than price increases across the rest of the industry, meaning Electrek’s Vehicle of the Year is still a screaming deal.. More…
Tesla Semi battery pack design leaks

The design of the Tesla Semi battery pack has leaked, and it reveals how Tesla fits a massive ~900 kWh pack in the truck. More…
Tesla announces a new ‘Investor Day’, will discuss new vehicle platform

Tesla announced today that it will hold a new ‘Investor Day’ on March 1, 2023 where it will discuss a new vehicle platform. More…
This is the Norway – nation hits record EV share in 2022 on its way to ending gas car sales

Leading the charge toward a cleaner future, Norway hit a new record in 2022, as nearly four of every five cars sold were electric. According to the latest registration date, Norway is well on its way to becoming the first nation to end gas-powered car sales by 2025.. More…
Tesla announces record 405,000 vehicles delivered in Q4 2022

Tesla announced that it delivered over 405,000 vehicles in Q4 2022 – a new record and resulting in over 1.3 million delivered in 2022. More…
This country plans to give free electric motorcycles to all current motorcycle riders

We’ve covered plenty of tax incentives and rebates to make electric motorcycles and other EVs more affordable. But this is the first time we’ve seen a country give out EVs for free as a way to replace internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. More…
Tesla prepares launch of a cheaper Model Y electric SUV

Tesla is apparently preparing to launch a cheaper version of the Model Y electric SUV, according to an update to its online configurator. More…
Heybike unveils 750W folding e-bike made from a single piece of magnesium alloy

Single-piece bike frames aren’t new, but it’s rare to see a full-suspension folding e-bike built on a one-piece magnesium alloy frame. That didn’t stop Heybike from chasing that dream and coming up with the Heybike Tyson folding electric bike. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 31, 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…
Wheel-E Podcast: The top electric bike stories of 2022

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss 2022’s most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. More…
Weird Alibaba: Try not to vomit while driving this electric rolly car around

When we find electric vehicles for this weekly column on China’s bottomless pit of a shopping megasite Alibaba, we generally look for something that looks weird, fun or at least remotely useful. This week I’d say we nailed the first two. I’m not quite sure what to call this thing, so I guess I’ll have to go with the name given to it by its creators: the Happy Car. More…
These robots crawl all over wind turbines so humans don’t have to

Aerones uses robots to repair, inspect, clean, and ice-proof wind turbines, and the Latvia-based startup just raised $38.9 million in funding. More…
Polestar (PSNY) just hit a major electric vehicle delivery goal in the nick of time

Polestar (PSNY) has been executing all year, and according to CEO Thomas Ingenlath, the hard work is paying off – the company just surpassed its electric vehicle delivery goal for 2022. More…
Tomorrow’s the last day Hyundai will sell any ICE cars in Norway

Hyundai will stop selling any cars with ICE engines in them, including plug-in hybrids, in Norway starting 2023 – one day from now. More…
Podcast: Electrek’s year in review and look at 2023

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss the year 2022 in the EV market and we look into what we expect and hope to see in 2023. More…

