Unagi has just unveiled a paradigm-shifting electric scooter that flips the script on how full-suspension electric scooters should look and function. With a beautiful design and loads of automotive-level technology, the Unagi Model Eleven electric scooter is sure to shock the industry as it ushers in never-before-seen tech into the scooter space More…
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Tesla is in talks with Samsung to produce its next-gen Full Self-Driving chip
According to a new report from Korea, Tesla is currently in talks with Samsung Electronics to produce its next-gen Full Self-Driving chip More…
EGEB: Minnesota wins by compromising over a wind and solar farm and a historic site
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Drive Electric Week starts Saturday Sept. 25 with online and in-person events
Drive Electric Week kicks off this Saturday with over 200 online and in-person events celebrating electric vehicles. Events will be held for the next two weekends, from September 25th through October 3rd More…
Norway bans gas cars in 2025. But trends point toward 100% EV sales as early as April
Norway is ahead of the game in EV sales, with gasoline’s share of the new car market vanishing more and more every month, faster than almost anyone outside of Electrek‘s Slack channel could have predicted. This has led Norway to have the earliest target for the phaseout of new gas vehicle sales in the world – 2025 More…
Norway bans gas car sales in 2025, but trends point toward 100% EV sales as early as April
Norway is ahead of the game in EV sales, with gasoline’s share of the new car market vanishing more and more every month, faster than almost anyone outside of Electrek‘s Slack channel could have predicted. This has led Norway to have the earliest target for the phaseout of new gas vehicle sales in the world – 2025 More…
Tesla (TSLA) breaks ground on new ‘Megafactory’ to produce Megapack batteries
Tesla announced that it has broken ground on a new facility called ‘Megafactory’ in Lathrop, California More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 22, 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…
Watch XPeng’s NGP system autonomously navigate a busy city
Chinese automaker XPeng Motors has shared beta testing footage of its City Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP), one of the upcoming features of its advanced driver assistance system. The footage shows XPeng’s upcoming P5 EV weaving its way through congested traffic in Guangzhou, China where the automaker is headquartered. We have footage of the beta testing video below More…
A UK collective says it can now accurately predict an EV battery’s life span – here’s how
In the UK, two electric vehicle manufacturers, academics, and a battery analytics specialist company are collaborating on an electric vehicle battery research program designed to predict battery life span – and they say they’ve succeeded More…
Toyota is facing boycotts over its fight to slow electric vehicle progress
Some environmentalists are starting to call for a boycott of Toyota as the automaker keeps using its money and influence to slow down electric vehicle progress More…
TROMOX, maker of tiny electric motorcycles, debuts (slightly) larger 60 mph bike
Small form-factor electric motorcycles are enticing targets for manufacturers due to their lower cost and reduced regulatory hurdles. The Taiwanese manufacturer of one of the cutest mini electric motorcycles, the TROMOX MINO, is showing off a growth spurt with its latest larger and faster bike, the TROMOX UKKO More…
Volvo showcases its electric construction equipment ahead of full rollout in 2022
Following a pilot program in Southern California lasting nearly a year, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) publicly showcased the capabilities and quietness of its battery electric construction equipment. The results of the pilot were announced live in Los Angeles today alongside a streaming event that featured a live demonstration of Volvo CE’s ECR25 Electric compact excavator More…
EGEB: New York City announces a massive clean energy plan
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Ford announces partnership with Tesla cofounder JB Straubel’s Redwood on batteries
Ford and Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and material supply company founded by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, announced that they are partnering on battery supply and recycling More…
Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5 Plus e-bike launched as premium version of city commuter
The RadCity 5 Plus e-bike from Rad Power Bikes has just been launched with a pile of new upgrades, making it the most extensive update to the RadCity electric commuter e-bike yet. The team at Rad kindly gave me the opportunity to get an early test ride on the new RadCity 5 Plus, and today I’m taking you along with me to see what makes this new e-bike tick More…
Volta Trucks partners with Sibros to bring real-time OTA data to its Zero fleet
Volta Trucks and Sibros have partnered up to integrate the latter’s holistic data platform system for fleets into the upcoming 16-ton Volta Zero electric truck. By utilizing Sibros’ proprietary system complete with Over-The-Air (OTA) capabilities, Volta Trucks plans to optimize it fleet asset health, reduce EV downtime, and lower overall service costs More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 21, 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…
London’s largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs
Addison Lee, a London-headquartered private hire taxi and courier company, and the UK’s largest private vehicle hire firm, today announced that its entire fleet will become fully electric by 2023. Its current fleet currently stands at around 4,000 cars More…
GM unveils new electric motors that will power its future EVs, starting with Hummer EV
GM has unveiled its latest series of new electric motors that will power its future electric vehicles, starting with the Hummer EV More…