This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes confirmation of a new e-bike coming from Rivian, a high quality new electric cruiser bike from Priority, a return of the RadWagon, testing out the Lectric XP Trike, delayed roll-out of Harley’s next electric motorcycle, an electric kit car version of the Peel P50 and lots more. More…
Nikola eligible for CARB voucher programme
Nikola has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its Tre FCEV truck to be eligible for the Board’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) programme. This approval will now enable customers of Nikola’s fuel-cell electric truck ‘Tre’ to access a point-of-sale incentive starting at $240,000 and ranging […] More…
Bus charging depot with 124 chargers opens in Aalborg
Public transport operator Tide Bus has commissioned Scandinavia’s largest electric bus depot in the Danish city of Aalborg. There, 124 DC chargers from hardware supplier Kempower are available. The company GodEnergi was responsible for the installation. According to a Kempower statement, the 124 fast chargers at the Tide-Bus depot in Aalborg are connected to 18 […] More…
Another Tesla Cybertruck Spotted, And It Looks Different, Smaller?
It will be nice when Tesla finally clues us in on the production design, since there’s little consistency among these examples. More…
Tesla cofounder’s Redwood just scored a $2B govt loan to make EV batteries
Redwood Materials just got a $2 billion conditional loan from the US Department of Energy to expand its factory near Reno, Nevada, where it will manufacture EV batteries from an increasing amount of recycled content. More…
Sepur employs 18 electric garbage trucks in Paris
Sepur, a waste management company, is using 18 Renault Trucks electric refuse trucks in Paris. The 18 E-Tech D Wide are used by Sepur for the collection of household waste in the 13th arrondissement, where they make around 100 collections per week. With the deployment of the BEV fleet, waste collection in the 13th arrondissement […] More…
A New Tesla Model 3 For As Little As $27,000? It’s Possible In Oregon
You may be able to get a similar price in some other states that offer compelling incentives on top of the US federal EV tax credit. More…
Mercedes eSprinter Debuts, Ford Teases High Performance Lightning
Also, Nissan and Renault renew Alliance to boost EVs. More…
Mercedes to release first PHEV Maybach
Mercedes-Maybach is introducing its first model with a plug-in hybrid drive. This is essentially the Maybach variant of the plug-in hybrid of the Mercedes S-Class. The first fully electric model from Maybach is also to be presented before the end of 2023. The plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Maybach S 580 e now presented offers a purely electric […] More…
California: Plug-In Car Sales Surged To 24% Market Share In Q4 2022
The Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3 were the two most popular models in the state last year. More…
EV Off-Roading, BMW, Nickel, And Tesla’s Master Plan: Top EV News Feb 10
It’s the end of the work week, high time to share the long list of EV news with our friends and family. More…
1,000 DC Fast Chargers Are Coming To TravelCenters of America
The company signed up for Electrify America’s chargers at 200 stations. More…
Try A Tesla For A Month Before Buying: Here’s How, With No Commitment
There’s a lot to consider when switching from a gas car to an EV for the first time, so perhaps leasing one for a month is a wise idea. More…
Lilium increases stake in Ionblox
Californian battery developer Ionblox has closed a US$32 million Series B funding round, with Bavarian electric taxi startup Lilium also participating. Lilium had previously invested in the company then known as Zenlabs and licensed its technology. The existing investor Applied Ventures also participated in the series B financing worth the equivalent of €30 million, and […] More…
This new 30 mph folding e-bike has one of the largest batteries in the industry
The new has a lot going for it. It’s fast. It’s a two-seater. But perhaps the most remarkable part is just how massive the battery is, offering more range than almost any other retail e-bike. More…
BYD to deliver 52 electric buses for Transdev
BYD has received an order for 52 electric buses from public transport operator Transdev in Sweden. The order includes 44 15-metre electric buses and eight 12-metre buses for use in the province of Gästrikland on the east coast of Sweden. The 15-metre buses with a double axle at the rear are a vehicle category that […] More…
Wallbox manufacturer Easee faces potential sales ban
The test of a Swedish testing institute has apparently revealed numerous safety deficiencies in the wallboxes of the Norwegian manufacturer Easee. One of the central problems: Contrary to the declaration, no RCD was apparently installed – which increases the risk of fire. In addition, some EU declarations are said not to be fulfilled, which is […] More…
Nidec subsidiary to develop aircraft drives
Nidec Leroy-Somer has been contracted by Airbus to develop electric motors for a future hydrogen-electric propulsion system. The prototypes are to meet “very high requirements in terms of safety, reliability, energy efficiency and weight”. Nidec Leroy-Somer is a French propulsion developer belonging to the Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec, Leroy-Somer has been part of the […] More…
Ford drops nearly all of their Rivian shares
Ford has sold off a large part of its Rivian shares. According to a notification from Rivian to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ford’s stake in Rivian is now only 1.15 per cent. The sale comes a week after Ford reported a US$7.3 billion write-down on its Rivian investment in 2022. Since February […] More…
Should Electric Scooters Make A Universal Sound To Alert Pedestrians?
Researchers from the University of Salford, the UICI, and Dott are working together to develop a universal sound for e-scooters. More…
