Tesla told employees that it is launching a new lottery to encourage workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 More…
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This new 9 kg (19 lb) electric bicycle claims to be the lightest e-bike in the world
Italian design firm ARES is showing off its ARES Super Leggera electric bicycle, which it claims is the lightest electric bicycle in the world More…
Tesla (TSLA) secures massive order of 2 GW/6 GWh of Megapack batteries from Arevon
Tesla and Arevon have announced that they came to an agreement for the former to supply a massive 2 GW/6 GWh of Megapack batteries to the latter More…
Tesla (TSLA) predicted to achieve new record quarter despite significant challenges
Analysts are predicting that Tesla (TSLA) is about to report a new record quarter for deliveries despite significant challenges More…
EGEB: GM backs EPA’s emissions reduction goals, US energy resilience and Sri Lanka stops coal
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Rivian R1T first drive: Easily the best pickup I’ve ever driven, both off road and on
Rivian wowed us at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto show, coming out of stealth mode with a working R1T electric pickup prototype. We said at the time More…
GM’s BrightDrop lands fleet juggernaut in Verizon as its first EV410 eLCV customer
Following a progress update of its upcoming EV600 electric Light Commercial Vehicle (eLCV), BrightDrop has unveiled a second EV to follow. General Motors’ newly dedicated commercial EV and logistics company has now shared a glimpse of the BrightDrop’s EV410, a smaller version of its flagship eLCV, and announced that Verizon is locked in as the vehicle’s first customer More…
Tesla plans to add ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on ‘safety score’
Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to start adding ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on their “safety score” starting next week More…
Ford announces giant new electric pickup truck factory plus three new battery gigafactories
Ford made a massive announcement today about accelerating electric vehicle production with a giant new factory to produce electric pickup trucks in Tennessee and three new battery gigafactories More…
Tesla Cyberquad is alive, new trademark application for the electric ATV
We haven’t heard anything about the Tesla Cyberquad since it was unveiled, but it is apparently still alive as the automaker applied for a new trademark application for the electric ATV More…
The world’s longest subsea cable will send clean energy from Morocco to the UK
A 10.5 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind farm will be built in Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun region, and it will supply the UK with clean energy via subsea cables. The twin 1.8 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables will be the world’s longest More…
Swedish electric motorbike maker CAKE lands $60M funding round
Sweden’s most prominent electric motorcycle and e-moped manufacturer CAKE has just closed a significant funding round that should add another $60 million to the company’s coffers More…
EGEB: Senators call for US solar manufacturing boost with tax credits
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Polestar is the latest electric car company to go public
Polestar, an all-electric car brand that spun out of Volvo, announced that it is going public through a SPAC More…
Elon Musk: ‘This will be Tesla’s (TSLA) most intense delivery week ever’
Elon Musk said that this week will be Tesla’s (TSLA) “most intense delivery week ever” in a new email to employees More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: 60 mph standing electric scooter death machine
When it comes to crazy electric vehicles from Alibaba, I’ve seen and written about seemingly every category under the sun. From animal-shaped electric boats and e-submarines to electric versions of Henry Ford’s Model T and even electric motorcycles with only one wheel. But never before have I found a direct-from-China EV that was as equal parts fascinating and suicidal as this one. And so it is with a combination of morbid curiosity and substantial trepidation that I present to you this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: a 60+ mph (100 km/h) standing electric scooter More…
Podcast: Tesla Megafactory, Audi Q4 e-tron, Toyota/Honda signing their death warrants, Rivian and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new Tesla Megafactory, Audi Q4 etron launching in the US, Toyota and Honda singing their own death warrants, and more including some speculation about Rivian More…
70+ companies just called for zero-emission trucks. Will legislators listen?
More than 70 large companies and investors representing $30 billion in assets sent a letter today to governors across the US urging the acceleration of the switch to zero-emission trucks, vans, and other large commercial vehicles. Will their letter make an impact More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E passes Michigan State Police test
Ford Mustang Mach-E, or rather the ‘Ford Pro all-electric police pilot vehicle’ based on the Mach-e, has passed the Michigan State Police test. It became the first all-electric vehicle to do so More…
Electrek review: How we all rode Unu electric scooters and got around like Europeans
While staying in Munich for a week during the IAA Mobility show, Electrek’s Fred Lambert, Seth Weintraub, and I each got the chance to test out Unu’s electric scooters as a way to navigate the city. Unu was kind enough to loan the three of us our very own 4 kW matte black Unu scooters. Together we constituted Electrek‘s first and only short-lived, mild-mannered biker gang as we toured the city in formation on our electric steeds More…
