The AM1000 has long been FREY Bike’s best-selling electric mountain bike platform. Now the company has released the sixth version, which features a number of upgrades to the 1,000+ watt e-bike. More…
Tesla Director of Quality leaves for JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials, the battery materials and recycling company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, hired Tesla’s Director of Quality Bruce Watson away from the electric automaker. More…
Tesla Model Y Crossovers Spied At Giga Berlin, Delays Continue
At this point, we have no idea when Tesla’s German factory will receive approval to open. More…
Audi Opening First Lounge-Style EV Charging Hub In Germany
The reservation-only hub features six charging spots at ground level and a premium lounge upstairs. More…
Tesla Model Y achieves highest possible IIHS safety rating
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the main independent organization that conducts crash tests on vehicles in the US, released the result of its latest tests on the Tesla Model Y and confirmed that it achieved the highest possible safety rating. More…
Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 First Drive: It’s The First Electric AMG
Is this fully electric sedan deserving of the AMG badge? More…
Gravity makes Mach-E & Tesla taxis for New York City
EV fleet and infrastructure start-up Gravity has launched the first electric cars in a fleet of all-electric NYC yellow taxis. Gravity’s Ford Mustang Mach E is the first to ever serve as an NYC taxi. The company intends to deploy a fleet of at least 50 cabs made up of the Mach E and the […] More…
Mercedes-Benz EQB Gets 5-Star Safety Rating From Euro NCAP
The occupant safety ratings are pretty high. More…
BYD to supply 18 electric company vehicles in Manila
BYD has just delivered what BYD says is the largest local pure electric fleet of passenger vehicles to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in Manila in the Philippines. The first 11 delivered electric vehicles included the T3 and the e2 models, and it is expected that BYD will finish delivering a total of 18 units in […] More…
Musk: Giga Texas Grand Opening Party Will Take Place In Early 2022
Tesla’s CEO made the announcement on Twitter and said the party would also include factory tours for the community. More…
Hyzon and Geesinknorba agree on H2 garbage trucks
Hyzon Motors has become the exclusive vendor for hydrogen fuel cell trucks for the Dutch refuse collection company Geesinknorba. Under the agreement, 300 trucks or more are to be supplied by Hyzon during the three-year contract. The first trucks are destined for Barcelona where Geesinknorba has been contracted to provide zero-emission trucks. Geesinknorba already deploys […] More…
Tesla Model Y earns top-tier IIHS safety rating
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Tuesday gave the Tesla Model Y its best safety distinction, called Top Safety Pick+. The Model Y earns top “Good” ratings in all six crash-testing and crashworthiness categories. It’s offered with a front crash prevention system that earns the top “Superior” rating for… More…
Tesla Model Y Named Top Safety Pick Plus By IIHS
This only applies to Model Ys built after April 2021, specifically those that moved to cameras-only self-driving. More…
Tesla secures another order of electric semi trucks
Tesla has secured another order of Tesla Semi trucks, its upcoming electric class 8 semi trucks. More…
Highly Entertaining Lucid Air Review: Has Tesla Met Its Match?
Throttle House says the Air electric sedan is “Tesla’s Living Nightmare.” More…
SWFT Maxx electric moped review: A low-cost ride with e-bike performance and scooter comfort
The SWFT Maxx electric moped is one of those rare two-wheeled EVs that tries to have its cake and eat it too. On the one hand, it’s a scooter for all intents and purposes. On the other hand, it offers performance that most people would associate more with electric bicycles. More…
Nikola to pay $125 million in settlement agreement with SEC
Nikola Corporation announced it has reached a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), putting a bookend to the government agency’s fraud investigation that began in 2020.. More…
Europe: Plug-Ins Accounted For 26% Of New Car Sales In November 2021
Tesla Model 3 was the most registered model, ahead of the Renault ZOE and Dacia Spring. More…
Tesla May Be Backing US LFP Battery Manufacturing Deal
There is not yet a source for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in the US, and Tesla needs them. More…
Ebusco delivers electric buses in Germany & Denmark
In the last week, the Dutch electric bus company Ebusco delivered a total of 25 electric buses to Transdev in Frankfurt and to Nobina in Copenhagen. Another two electric buses were handed over to Stadtwerke München where yet another major order was made. In Denmark, public transport operator Nobina will now utilise the 13 Ebusco […] More…
