Musk confronted Gates about his rumored half a billion short position on Tesla. More…
Elon Musk Has Little Time For Bill Gates In Leaked Texts
Kempower to deliver DC chargers “at scale” to Mer in Norway
Norwegian charge point operator Mer says it has opted for Kempower from Finland to deliver fast-charging equipment to Mer in Norway. They have signed a framework agreement and say the DC charging infrastructure will be rolled out “at scale.” How many DC chargers the new agreement entails was not disclosed, however. “We have an ambitious […] More…
Karsan makes more bus deals in Romania, enters Italy
Turkish electric bus manufacturer Karsan has booked further orders from Romania and Italy. A total of 16 e-buses are to be delivered to the Romanian city of Focsani and 42 units to Italian operations. The Romanian city of Focsani has ordered nine units of the e-Atak model and seven of the e-Jest model. Both are […] More…
Investindustrial renews Rimac investment
Croatia’s EV powerhouse Rimac has received another 120 million euros from Investindustrial. The Italian investment fund first took a stake in Rimac in 2021. The renewed investment could be about more than “just” profit since Investindustrial also holds a stake in British sports carmaker Morgan. First to Rimac’s positioning in which Porsche and Hyundai are […] More…
Tesla Profits Soar Amid Constantly Rising Prices
With demand as high as ever customers are clearly unfazed by Tesla’s continuously rising prices. More…
Switch Mobility to set up shop in the UK
Switch Mobility has announced plans to invest £300Mn across the UK and India to develop its electric buses and light commercial vehicles. The British subsidiary of India’s Ashok Leyland has similar targets for Europe, where a new facility is under construction in Spain. Switch Mobility took a visit by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to […] More…
Did big EV ad spending from GM, BMW, Kia, Nissan result in a “Super Bowl Effect” for Tesla
The Super Bowl continues to draw ad dollars from many automakers, but not Tesla. Yet in its quarterly earnings report, the automaker mentioned a “Super Bowl Effect” that saw United States orders spike the day after the game. U.S. gross orders on that day—February 13—were higher than at any point in 2022 to date, according to Tesla. The… More…
UK: Skoda cuts Enyaq 60 due to supply issues
Skoda has dropped the Enyaq 60 with the small battery from its UK line-up. A spokesperson cited high demand as well as supply chain issues due to the war in Ukraine but added it was an interim measure. Volkswagen’s Czech subsidiary had made similar cuts in other markets earlier. The cuts follow VW having to […] More…
FREY CC fat tire e-bike unveiled as 1,500W full-suspension electric comfort bike
FREY Bike, the Jinhua, China-based high end electric bicycle manufacturer, has just released a fat tire version of the company’s popular CC full-suspension electric comfort bike. The new FREY CC Fat takes the laidback and relaxed riding style of the original CC and opens the door to more off-road trail rides and diverse terrain with its massive tires. More…
Ford Patents Tank Turn, Possibly For F-150 Lightning
Rivian demonstrated this feature to the pickup world, but Ford may bring it to production first. More…
Ford Patents Tank Turn For F-150 Lightning
Rivian demonstrated this feature to the pickup world, but Ford may bring it to production first. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 23, 2022
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…
How Good Is Porsche’s Autonomous System? On Par With Tesla
Kyle Conner checks out the Porsche Taycan’s autonomy. More…
BrightDrop And FedEx Set New Guinness World Record
The BrightDrop Zevo 600 covered the greatest distance traveled by an electric van on a single charge. More…
Watch This Tesla Model Y Self-Drive Right Into A Plane
The Model Y was being summoned when it hit the $2 million private jet. More…
Watch This Tesla Model X Self-Drive Right Into A Plane
The Model X was being summoned when it hit the $2 million private jet. More…
Ford Teases Its Second All-Electric Commercial Vehicle
It’s one of four upcoming new commercial models, envisioned for the European market. More…
Wheel-E Podcast! 40 MPH Vintage e-bikes, new Lectric XPremium and LITE, electric Ducati & more
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 week that includes 40 MPH e-bikes from Vintage Electric Bikes, several new models released by companies like Lectric eBikes, Ride1Up, Blix, and Luna, our best look yet at the upcoming Ducati racing electric motorcycle in action, and lots more. We’re also joined in the beginning of the show by Vintage Electric Bikes’ founder Andrew Davidge for even more insight on the company’s fast and eye-catching electric bikes. More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $450 four-seater AWD electric go-kart
Like many of the quirky electric vehicles I find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series, this fun-looking electric go-kart is a bit oddly proportioned. But that wouldn’t stop me from terrorizing the local neighborhood in it, all-wheel-driving my way to my rightful position as the kind of the cul-de-sac. More…
The Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, off Italy, is now up and running [update]
All 10 offshore wind turbines have now been installed by Dutch maritime company Van Oord off Italy’s Puglia coast – the heel of Italy’s boot. It’s Italy’s first offshore wind farm, and the first in the Mediterranean Sea. More…
