Rory Reid of Top Gear fame and Alex Kersten put an old Nissan Leaf to the test. More…
Here’s How Quickly An EV’s Battery Will Die If You Drive Fast
Sony and Honda will sell their electric car, ‘AFEELA,’ in 2026
For the fourth year in a row, Sony brought its electric car prototype to CES to show it off to a global audience. But this year we finally got what we’ve wanted all along: a production date. More…
Sony And Honda Name Their New EV Car Brand Afeela, Show Prototype
Sony Honda Mobility doesn’t roll off the tongue nearly as nicely. More…
New York City is buying 925 EVs – here’s what’s included
From electric garbage trucks to street sweepers, New York City announced today that it will spend $10.1 million to buy 925 electric vehicles and install 315 new EV chargers. More…
Tesla Mobile Supercharger Burns Down On New Year’s Day
Car owners at a crowded Supercharger station in California witnessed the fire firsthand. More…
Chevy Bolt had best sales ever after recalls and leads in mainstream EV sales says GM
GM released its 2022 year-end sales update and is touting the humble Chevy Bolt’s best sales year ever, calling the Bolt and Bolt EUV the “#1 mainstream EV series” in Q3 and Q4. More…
Audi BEV sales up 47% in the US in 2022 while ICE sales flounder
Audi of America released its fourth quarter business update today that reveals delivery numbers of all its models for the last year. And, like much of the auto industry, the company’s BEV sales are growing while ICE car sales floundered in 2022. More…
Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire
A Tesla Megapack used on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and completely burned down in Baker, California. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 4, 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…
Goodyear shows tire made of 90% sustainable materials
Goodyear has demonstrated a tire consisting almost entirely of what it claims are “sustainable materials,” with a mission to further increase that percentage to 100% by the end of the decade. More…
US: Kia EV6 Sales Rebounded A Bit In December 2022
Over 20,000 units were sold during the past year. More…
China’s Exports Of Electric Vehicles To Europe Reach Record Levels
Exports of China-made EVs to Europe amounted to $3.2 billion in November 2022, up 165 percent from a year ago. More…
Greenworks unveils electric bikes, home batteries, robot vacuums, AI lawn mowers, and more
Not just electric power tools, anymore! Greenworks has taken to CES 2023 to unveil over a dozen new products spanning a wide range of home and outdoor categories, from video doorbells to electric mobility and even AI-controlled robotic lawn mowers. More…
Mechanical Engineer Builds The World’s Fastest Electric Skateboard
The custom-built electric skateboard hit a top speed of 82 miles per hour. More…
2023 Volkswagen ID.7 Wears Minimal Camo In New Spy Photos
The new electric fastback from VW is fully visible in these photos, except for parts of its front and rear fascias. More…
Tesla driver intentionally drove car off a cliff with family, but everyone miraculously survived
A Tesla driver intentionally drove his car off a 250-foot cliff in California with his family inside, according to the police, but everyone miraculously survived without serious injury. More…
Maserati Considers Reducing Its EVs’ Charging Speed To Lower Weight, Cost
The automaker’s head of electrification argues that fast charging capability adds unnecessary weight that dulls handling and performance. More…
US: Hyundai Ioniq 5 Sales Improved In December 2022
The company sold nearly 23,000 units last year. More…
GM hikes 2023 Chevy Bolt EV price as $7,500 tax credit returns
The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV once again qualifies for the federal EV tax credit, but now it’s also getting a small price increase. General Motors lost eligibility for the $7,500 credit when it reached the 200,000-unit sales cap that was previously in place. Under the revamped rules enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and due to take… More…
SWFT BMX electric bike launched as 20 MPH curb-hopper, pegs and all
It seems like there’s an electric version of just about every type of bicycle out there. There are eMTBs, e-cruisers, e-folders, and even e-road bikes. But somehow, BMX bikes missed the electric memo. Or at least they had until SWFT came along with an old-school classic sporting a new-school take. And at just $999, the SWFT BMX won’t break the bank. More…
