Some of you who follow this tongue-in-cheek series may know that I’ve long sought after an electric aircraft from Alibaba to bestow upon it the dubious honor of being featured here. I’ve gotten close, but no cigar. I still haven’t caught my white whale this week on China’s largest online shopping platform Alibaba, but they say if you’re going to shoot for the stars, then you’d better aim for the lowest one. And that’s what I plan to do with my very own electric aerial work platform. Or as we called them as kids, cherry pickers. More…
Nio lanches in Europe with Berlin event
Nio held its European launch at the Tempodrom in the heart of Berlin yesterday evening. With its three electric car models for the European market, its Nio Home concept replacing car dealerships and showrooms, and its battery swapping stations and subscription models, the young company convincingly showed it will be capable of disrupting the nascent […] More…
This is how government overreach could bring the US solar industry to its knees
The Solar Energy Industries Association, the nonprofit trade association of the US solar industry, just flagged a proposed change to the 2024 International Building Code by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that would do more harm than good to the US solar industry. More…
Podcast: Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, Tesla Bot, Dojo, Tesla Semi, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Elon Musk’s Twitter deal and how it is affecting Tesla, Tesla Bot, Dojo, Tesla Semi production, and more. More…
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is going to get even larger
There are plans in place to develop the UK’s Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in three phases: A, B, and C. It will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm upon completion, with an installed capacity of 3.6 gigawatts (GW). And it looks likely that it will get a fourth phase, Dogger Bank D, making it even more massive. More…
US Department of Defense embracing electric military vehicles using GM’s Ultium Platform
Tactical military vehicles are about to get an electric upgrade. GM Defense, a business unit of General Motors focusing on advanced defense mobility needs, was selected by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a battery pack that can be used for functional electric military vehicles.. More…
Volkswagen Reportedly Planning $1B Software Joint Venture In China
Volkswagen is clearly aware of where Tesla’s strengths lie, and it needs to up its software game in a big way. More…
Honda Prologue To Target ZEV States First Before US-Wide Rollout
While it’s too early for specific marketing/sale/lease plans, Honda says the Prologue “will be available in significant volume.” More…
GM Defense To Develop Ultium-Based Battery Pack Prototype For US Army
The GM unit has been selected to develop a battery pack prototype for testing and analysis on Department of Defense platforms. More…
Hit The Trails With Ghost Bikes’ New Lightweight Path Riot E-MTB
The Path Riot tips the scales at 17.5 kilograms and packs a Fazua Ride 60 powertrain. More…
Tesla Stockpiling Exports To Ship Out Of China For Massive Q4
Q4 2022 has arrived. Let the sea of Tesla exports begin. More…
Tesla Targets Huge Sales Push In Germany Thanks To Giga Berlin
This is in addition to a big production capacity increase in China, Giga Texas’ impressive ramp, and expansion in Fremont and Nevada. More…
Honda Prologue Revealed, Maserati GranTurismo Folgore EV Debuts
Episode 131. More…
Tesla, Ford, GM, BYD, And Wisk Aero: Top EV News For Oct 7, 2022
How did Tesla’s EV sales compare to GM’s and Ford’s? How about BYD’s big order and a flying EV … More…
Automaker behind internal combustion engine start says buyers will switch to luxury EVs, good for business
Mercedes-Benz, the German automaker known for pioneering the internal combustion engine, says electric vehicles will be the dominant car on the road, particularly luxury EVs. The automaker’s CEO says he sees the switch to luxury EVs happening step-by-step within this decade.. More…
Tesla briefly leaked all upcoming Supercharger locations
Tesla appears to have accidentally leaked all the upcoming Supercharger locations around the world, but it fixed the issue. More…
Motional’s Ioniq 5 Robotaxis To Offer Uber Rides In The US This Year
Uber says autonomous vehicles will enable it to maximize revenues while offering reduced wait times and lower fares for customers. More…
Nio changes name of eSUV to avoid conflict with Audi
Nio has changed the name of its electric SUV ES7 in Europe to EL7 right at the last minute before the European market launch in Berlin today. The young and rather successful Chinese company has made the quick change in order to avoid a protracted dispute with German luxury carmaker Audi. On Nio websites in […] More…
New Xpeng G9 Electric SUV Impresses Reviewer In China
Xpeng says it benchmarked the G9 against the Porsche Cayenne, even though the two are quite different. More…
Porsche valuation usurps former parent VW Group as most valuable automaker in Europe
A week after a successful public listing, ringing the bell at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as Europe’s largest IPO by market capitalization, Porsche Group can add another title to its trophy case. Despite an initial fall earlier this week, Porsche’s shares rose on Thursday to give it a market valuation of €84 billion, thus overtaking its former parent company Volkswagen Group as the most valuable in Europe. More…
