A village in southwest France had a problem: too few remaining local shops providing for the needs of its 130 aging and decreasingly mobile residents. To break the resulting isolation, the hamlet set itself up with a solar-recharging Renault Zoe EV that villagers take turns using to run errands in outlying towns, and voilà – affordable, safe, and carbon-free transportation available to all. More…
Elon Musk is linked to a massive land grab next to Tesla Gigafactory Austin
Elon Musk is personally linked to a new massive land grab that happens to be next to Tesla Gigafactory Austin, though it might not be for Tesla itself. More…
Sono Motors reveals details of public offering
Sono Motors plans to offer 10 million ordinary shares in its planned US IPO. The German solar car start-up says the placement price per share is expected to be between US$14 and US$16. Sono has applied to list its common shares under the symbol ‘SEV’. The number of shares and the placement price will result […] More…
Cadillac Losing 30% Of US Dealerships By Going All-In On EVs
GM’s luxury brand will enter 2022 with 560 dealerships, down from 875 at the beginning of 2021. More…
Series production of BMW electric bikes begins
BMW has just started the series production of the all-electric CE 04 moped scooter and its police or public authority variant at the motorbike plant in Berlin. According to the company, all future new models from BMW Motorrad in the field of urban mobility will be 100 per cent electric. On its German and British […] More…
US-built electric motorcycle company Volcon unveils nationwide dealership plan, stock soars
Volcon appears to be shipping its first electric motorcycle model as fast as it can produce them in its Texas factory. But soon the company will have a dealership network that should make it even easier for prospective riders to test out and ride off with their own Grunt electric motorcycle. More…
Geely’s Homtruck Unveiled As Tesla Semi Rival, Coming In 2024
The Homtruck will offer methanol, range extender or pure electric powertrains, the latter with a battery swapping option. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 8, 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…
GAC Aion to launch LX Plus SUV in China with over 620 miles of range
Chinese automaker GAC Aion aims to be one of the first in China to deliver a long-sought NEDC range of 1,000 km (~621 miles) with its new LX Plus electric SUV. The upcoming EV was recently processed through one of the final steps in China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), meaning it will soon be available to consumers overseas.. More…
See Ford F-100 Eluminator And Its Mach-E Crate Motor At 2021 SEMA
Jay Leno participated in the product introduction. More…
Tesla is in talks with Quebec govt amid multi-billion investment into battery production
The Québec government has revealed that it is in talks with Tesla about the automaker investing in battery production in the province.. More…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 8
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. More…
Report: Tesla Installs First Megachargers For Semi At Giga Nevada
Let’s take a look at potentially the first Megacharger station in an advanced stage of construction. More…
How Does Tesla Charging Work? An In-Depth Overview By Ingineerix
Let’s take a look at the Tesla proprietary charging inlet in North America and see how it works. More…
Lucid Air Appears At An Auto Show And Attracts Tons Of Attention
It probably is one of the Dream Edition customer cars. More…
Mercedes Recalls Up To 19K EQC Electric SUVs For Steering Issues
Due to damage during assembly, water could potentially damage the EQC’s power steering system. More…
PepsiCo CEO Says First Tesla Semis Will Be Delivered This Quarter
Is the beverage giant getting pre-production Tesla Semi electric trucks to use as part of a pilot? More…
Lotus Teases The Type 132 Electric SUV
We’re really curious to see how the company can make a big, heavy electric SUV handle like a Lotus. More…
Addmotor Wildtan e-bike review: 1,000 watts of fat tire electric bike excess!
I ride all types of electric bicycles, from the dainty to the powerful. And while I love any chance to throw my leg over a new electric steed, it’s usually the higher-power options that really tickle my fancy. And the Addmotor Wildtan M5600 is pretty much the living embodiment of the excessive, high-power electric fat tire bike movement, offering more fun and excitement than anyone really needs, but that we all truly want anyway. More…
Report: Genesis GV70 EV headed for Alabama production
Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand is planning to make a fully electric version of its new GV70 crossover in the U.S. starting early next year, according to a report from Business Korea, citing plans revealed to the labor union at a home-market plant. If the timing is as reported, the GV70 EV would be the first fully electric model from the… More…
