BMW has released several electric motorcycle and electric scooter concepts over the last few years. To the company’s credit, they’ve actually brought some of their wild ideas to production. Now BMW has a new electric motorcycle concept known as the CE 02 that could actually make it to the streets More…
Tesla now aims for Full Self-Driving Beta public release ~September 25th (U)
Update: Sept 2: In a series of new Tweets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pinpointed the target delivery date of the “FSD opt-in Button” to on or around September 25th, details below. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 1, 2021
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…
Genesis Outlines Its Dual Electrification Strategy
The company will rely on battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. More…
New Tesla Roadster Coming In 2023*
…”assuming 2022 is not mega drama.” More…
Electrify America To Offer Free Charging All Labor Day Weekend Long
Charge for free from Friday through Monday More…
CA Dems endorse plan to push California gas car ban to 2030
California’s planned transition to 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035 could be getting changes soon, as the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party today unanimously adopted a resolution to call for an end to new gas car sales in the state by 2030 More…
South Korea is getting a massive 1.4 GW floating offshore wind farm
Shell Overseas Investment and CoensHexicon have established a joint venture to fund, develop, and operate MunmuBaram, a 1.4-gigawatt floating offshore wind farm for South Korea. MunmuBaram will be capable of powering over 1 million homes More…
Is Tesla The New American Muscle Car?
It depends on your definition of a muscle car. More…
Everatti begins pre-orders of Land Rover Series IIA electric-conversion
UK-based vehicle restoration specialist Everatti Automotive has shared its latest electric vehicle conversion, this time in the 1960s-era Land Rover Series IIA SUV. Everatti has begun pre-orders as this Land Rover model finds a second life as an electric vehicle, and joins a growing list of other electrified classics from the company More…
Survey Reveals Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Take Rate Is Declining
Only about 11% of newly sold Teslas during Q2 2021 were equipped with the FSD feature. More…
Smartphone manufacturer officially joins EV market as Xiaomi Automobile
Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi has officially entered the EV market after completing its industrial and commercial registration in China as Xiaomi Automobile Co. Ltd. In a recent announcement of the new EV entity, Xiaomi Automobile has revealed that it already has a team of nearly 300 employees More…
Watch The Tesla Plaid In Full Attack Mode Before ‘Ring Crash
Videos show the red Model S Plaid going hard at it on the Nordschleife and being loaded onto a truck after crash. More…
Tesla expands its driver monitoring system with its cabin camera
Tesla has started to expand driver monitoring to more vehicles using its driver-facing cabin camera. This is something that many industry watchers have been calling for More…
StoreDot Announces 4680 Battery Cells Rechargeable In 10 Minutes
EVE Energy produces samples of StoreDot’s cells, while volume production is expected to be ready in 2024. More…
How Many EVs Are Registered In Your State? You May Be Surprised
Data from the US Department of Energy show that California has 42% of the EVs currently registered in the country. More…
CityBike & Vaimoo bring 5100 e-bikes to Stockholm
In Sweden, the Spanish micromobility company CityBike Global has signed an agreement with the city of Stockholm to implement one of the largest e-bike sharing services in Europe. The plan is to deliver over 5,100 e-bikes to the Swedish capital. Italian e-bike solution provider Vaimoo is also on board as a partner. The company will […] More…
EGEB: Scientists develop ‘true’ bifacial solar cells with 29% power output
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Vulog begins own car-sharing testbed in Lyon
Software provider Vulog is launching an electrified free-floating car-sharing service in the Lyon metropolitan area that will serve as a testing ground for new technological features. The service, called Leo&Go will use 100 of the fully-electric 100 Peugeot e-208s and 200 Toyota Yaris Hybrids. This is Vulog‘s first foray into car-sharing. Until now, the software […] More…
NASA to measure noise footprint of Joby’s all-electric air taxis
Joby Aviation and NASA are kicking off a two-week test campaign to study the acoustic signature of Joby’s all-electric passenger aircraft. These tests come as part of a nationwide campaign launched by NASA to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets including passenger air taxis More…
