Swedish light electric motorbike manufacturer Cake has raised $60 million in fresh capital. Cake plans to use the capital to invest in expanding its product offering and distribution network. The amount is made up of $14 million in convertible bonds and a $46 million financing round. The funding round included “strong support” from current shareholders […] More…
2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E comes with more usable battery capacity and longer range
The 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E is going to come with more usable battery capacity, resulting in a longer range, according to the new order guide More…
Tesla Safety Score: Speed, Ignore Red Lights, But Don’t Brake!
Tesla has said the Safety Score is beta and needs tweaking, but it’s interesting to see what it considers good driving. More…
Sol Motors now taking orders for its pipe-on-wheels Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle
Three years ago yesterday, I broke the news on SOL Motors’ debut of its innovative Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle. We’ve had to wait quite a while for a major update, but now, after a lengthy period of continued development (and one pandemic later), the company is taking orders for its eye-catching electric motorbikes More…
Porsche Mission R Concept Is Way More Than Just A Show Car
Porsche is known for its engineering prowess and this one-off EV racer confirms it yet again. More…
The British have a gas shortage, so they’re Googling electric cars like crazy [Update]
Analysis of Google search data revealed that online searches for electric cars in the UK exploded 1,600% on September 24 – the day that gas shortages became a widespread problem across the country More…
Austin Texas orders 26 Proterra e-buses
Proterra has announced that Capital Metro in Austin, Texas is purchasing 26 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, with an option for another 126 of these buses plus chargers over the next 5 years. The first 26 electric buses should be delivered in 2022. This latest order is Capital Metro’s third and largest procurement […] More…
Elon Musk Believes Biden’s EV Policy Is “Controlled By Unions”
Tesla’s CEO complained at the Code Conference that the White House “is not the friendliest” towards his company. More…
Remember BMW’s tilting electric trike concept? An e-bike company is actually building it
Earlier this summer, BMW unveiled an interesting electric cargo bike known as the Dynamic Cargo Concept. It used a three-wheeler platform and novel tilting mechanism to make a more stable e-cargo trike. More…
Remember BMW’s titling electric trike concept? An e-bike company is actually building it
Earlier this summer, BMW unveiled an interesting electric cargo bike known as the Dynamic Cargo Concept. It used a three-wheeler platform and novel tilting mechanism to make a more stable e-cargo trike More…
Subaru reveals more of its upcoming first electric car, the Solterra
In a new video, Subaru reveals more of its upcoming first electric car, the Solterra, including the entire body of the electric SUV More…
MAN vamps up fleet management tool
MAN Truck & Bus is restructuring the services in its MAN eManager control tool that was introduced just under a year ago. The tool is a digital command centre for fleet managers who work with the MAN Lion City E electric bus or the eTGE electric transporter. MAN eManager is based on the cloud-based Rio […] More…
Can Police Win A Case Against Tesla If The Driver Was Drunk?
Five Texas police officers are suing Tesla for $1,000,000 after a drunk Model X driver crashed into them. More…
Jay Leno Drives A Tesla-Swapped Classic Porsche 912 By Zelectric
The car is originally from 1968, but it actually features many upgrades under the skin to compliment the EV conversion. More…
Researchers propose fire-preventing “anti-short layer” for EV batteries
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) have proposed a new way to prevent fires in lithium-ion batteries. As reported by photovoltaics industry trade journal PV Magazine, the researchers have tested a so-called “anti-short layer,” which is an extra layer of material on the separator between the cathode and anode… More…
Bologna orders e-buses from VDL
In Italy, the public transport operator TPER (Emilia-Romagna Passenger Transport) has ordered seven Citea SLF-120 Electric buses from VDL Bus & Coach. These are to be deployed in the city of Bologna in 2022. Both parties also want to explore extending the order to up to 20 electric city buses. The order from Bologna is […] More…
Tesla Offering $10,000 Lottery To Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations
Many other companies are offering incentives to get people vaccinated. More…
EGEB: Here’s why solar and storage are the perfect pair
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Is Tesla Becoming A Threat To The World’s Largest Utilities?
The electric utility industry is on the verge of a revolution, and Tesla is at the forefront. More…
Rolls-Royce unveils first electric car, Spectre, and will go all-electric by 2030
Rolls-Royce announced today that its first electric car is going to be called “Spectre,” and it’s unveiled the first prototype More…
