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Watch New Tesla Model S Get Totaled Three Hours After Delivery
TeslaCam footage shows wrong-way Honda forcing the driver of the brand-new Tesla to swerve right and sideswipe a semi-truck. More…
Bentley Set To End W12 Production In Favor Of Electric Powertrains
Bentley’s first EV is due in 2025. More…
Op-Ed: Why I’m Pro EV, But Not For The Reasons You’re Probably Thinking
There are plenty of noble reasons to support electric cars, but in all truth, EVs are simply better overall products than gas cars. More…
Weird Alibaba: This one-person electric helicopter is terrifyingly awesome
Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.. More…
Rivian R1T Winter Range Test
We see if the R1T can make the 211-mile journey from New Jersey to Vermont in sub-freezing temperatures. More…
2024 Kia EV9 possible public sighting as nearly an exact clone of the electric SUV concept
The 2024 Kia EV9 is launching later this year as one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles to hit the market. A newly posted video on social media appears to show the sleek, big-bodied electric Kia EV9 as a near replica of the electric SUV concept. More…
Podcast: Tesla Magic Dock arrives, confusing Tesla prototype, Ford adds battery partner, more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla deploying the first Magic Dock at Superchargers, a confusing potentially new Tesla prototype, Ford adding battery partner, and more. More…
How Do You Say “Ariya”? 1,500 TikTok Creators Help Nissan
Tesla has proven social media activity may be better than traditional advertising, and Nissan’s TikTok campaign is getting attention. More…
Motor1.com Test Car Happy Hour #32: Rivian R1T And R1S
This week the happy hour goes electric as we discuss Rivians models. More…
Audi’s EV naming lawsuit against NIO gets shot down in Europe
Audi’s attempt to block NIO from using the names ES8 and ES6 in Europe just took a turn after the European Union Intellectual Property Office shot down the German automaker’s request. More…
Volkswagen is going to ramp up recycled materials in its EVs
Volkswagen is going to put recycled materials in the rest of the ID. series that have already been mass-produced in the ID. Buzz.. More…
Sono Motors Kills Sion Solar EV, Puts Program Up For Sale
The German startup says it will focus on retrofitting and integrating its solar technology onto third-party vehicles. More…
Himiway Presents California And Florida Editions Of The Zebra E-Bike
The colorful renditions of the go-anywhere e-bike are now available for order. More…
Volkswagen May Build Scout EV On Its Own At New US Factory
While VW talked of leaning on a company like Foxconn or Magna to produce the Scout EV brand, it may be changing course. More…
Nissan is now using heavy-duty electric trucks to deliver new vehicles
Nissan is taking a big step with its latest endeavor to combat emissions. The automaker will now be delivering new vehicles in fully electric, heavy-duty trucks in a new trial with Nikola and Kenworth.. More…
Audi considers first US production plant so its EVs qualify for tax credits
German automaker and VW Group subsidiary Audi is flirting with the idea of implementing EV production on US soil, so its vehicles can once again qualify for federal tax credits under new terms outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act. Audi CEO Markus Duesmann recently shared a couple of possibilities Audi is considering in a potential move to the states. More…
Sono Sion solar car project goes dark, though firm seeks to sell it
Germany’s Sono Motors announced Friday that it will “terminate its Sion passenger car program,” effective immediately, while instead focusing on its solar solutions. Buried within the announcement was a glimmer of hope for those who would like to see the affordable solar car make it to market: Sono intends to sell its Sion… More…
Sono Motors officially sunsets Sion EV, will focus solely on B2B solar tech
German solar technology startup Sono Motors has officially thrown in the towel on its Sion solar passenger EV program following an inspiring but unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign called #SaveSion. The pivot puts the company’s entire focus on its Sono Solar tech business, which has previously found success with third party customers around the world. While Sono should be alright, its abandonment of solar EV development is yet another chapter in a sad tale about how hard it is to scale the technology without billions in funding. More…
Sono Motors has dropped the Sion
The Munich-based start-up Sono has decided to discontinue the Sion programme and not to pursue its own solar car project any further – the Sion is thus history before the first series production example. Instead, they will concentrate on the solar business for B2B customers. The #saveSion campaign launched in December was thus not successful. […] More…
