ARCH Motorcycle Company, founded by Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger, is known for its bespoke sport cruiser motorcycle production. But while those bikes have always featured internal combustion engines, the duo behind ARCH recently floated the possibility of adding electric power to their lineup. More…
Rivian announces significant price increases – many electric pickup configurations up $12,000+
Rivian today announced several significant price increases for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV that have resulted in the cost of many reservation holders’ configurations rising by more than $12,000. The price increases come as Rivian is trying to ramp production and make its electric vehicle profitable. More…
Rivian announces significant prices increases, many electric pickup configurations up $12,000+
Rivian has announced today several significant price increases for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV that is resulting in many reservation holders seeing their configurations go up by more than $12,000. More…
After backlash, Rivian backtracks on price hike, letter from Founder/CEO RJ
Breaking news. Updates coming. More…
Mercedes-Benz shares progress update of new global EV charging network
Nearly nine months after announcing its initial plans for a rollout of a global high power EV charging network, Mercedes-Benz has shared a progress update that should see some stations opening up very soon. Here’s the latest. More…
A new giant Tesla Megapack project is under construction in the UK
Tesla has started delivering new Megapack batteries for a giant new 99 MW/198 MWh energy storage project under construction in the UK More…
Tesla obtains patent on its wild idea to use lasers as windshield wipers
Tesla has actually managed to obtain a patent on its wild idea to use lasers to clean debris off of vehicles More…
As several popular electric bikes lower prices, is the e-bike market returning to normal?
Beginning early this year, electric bicycle prices crept up nearly across the board. Now we are starting to see reductions in prices from major US brands. Could this be the light at the end of the tunnel More…
England will be first country to require new homes to include EV chargers
The British government will introduce legislation in 2021 that will require all newly built homes and offices to feature electric vehicle chargers in England More…
EGEB: Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Electric car with extension and expandable solar offers a glimpse of future RV life
A new electric solar car project with a living extension and expandable solar panels is giving us a glimpse into what the future might hold for RV/van life More…
Missouri’s largest wind farm is shut off at night to protect bats – is this overkill?
Missouri’s largest wind farm has been switching off at night since April 19 to avoid killing endangered and threatened bats. Is this good environmental stewardship, or is it throwing out the baby with the bathwater More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 13, 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…
Ola’s popular 70 MPH electric scooters to be built entirely by women. Here’s why
Ola Electric’s CEO Bhavish Aggarwal keeps making waves in the industry with new revelations following the launch of the company’s highly anticipated S1 and S1 Pro high speed electric scooters More…
Tesla Full Self-Driving v10 is not ‘mind-blowing,’ but it shows progress
After the first few demos of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta v10 software came out, it is becoming clear that it is not “mind-blowing,” like CEO Elon Musk said it would. More…
Rivian becomes the first electric pickup truck maker as R1T roll off production line
A Tweet by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared a pivotal moment for the nascent EV automaker as its first R1T pickup destined for a customer rolled off the production line today. Images show a large group of Rivian’s staff at its Normal, IL facility cheering on the flagship EV completing assembly ahead of customer deliveries this month More…
Rivian team watches first customer R1T roll off production line
A Tweet by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared a pivotal moment for the nascent EV automaker as its first R1T pickup destined for a customer rolled off the production line today. Images show a large group of Rivian’s staff at its Normal, IL facility cheering on the flagship EV completing assembly ahead of customer deliveries this month More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 14, 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…
Emails reveal $5,000 SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle production delayed
The SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle is apparently running behind schedule and won’t achieve its latest estimated ship date of Q3 2021, according to emails sent out by the company More…
Volocopter shares plan to bring eVTOL urban air mobility to US starting with Los Angeles
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) specialist Volocopter has recently announced a partnership with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore the potential of implementing UAM solutions in the Los Angeles area. This partnership marks Volocopter’s first step in bringing its eVTOL technology to the US, including its VoloCity air taxi More…
