I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget. Read more…
ComEd, Nuvve set to launch V2G pilot program for electric school buses
With the launch of a new pilot program in collaboration with Nuvve, Chicago area utility ComEd is set to become the latest utility to explore the benefits of bidirectional charging using electric school buses to support the grid. Read more…
Honda’s New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Produces More Power For Half The Price
Honda ditched General Motors and went solo for its latest-generation fuel cell. Read more…
Tariffs Could Push U.S. Car Prices Up By $12,000
Even cars made in the U.S. with parts sourced from its neighbors may end up around $3,000 pricier. Read more…
What The Tariffs Mean For America’s Electric Vehicle Race
Plus, GM hires a Chief AI Officer, and the EU looks to back off emissions targets. Read more…
How Eaton’s battery configuration switch maximizes efficiency in EV charging (Webinar)
An oft-cited concern about the transition to electric vehicles is the availability of high-speed Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) infrastructure to enable convenient travel beyond the single charge range of today’s vehicles. Many OEMs are considering a move to 800V architecture from the widely available 400V platforms of most mass market EVs. While this can… Read more…
Sway Mobility and Mapless AI launch teleoperated EV carshare pilot in Detroit
Sway Mobility and Mapless AI have launched Corktown Carshare, a teleoperated EV carsharing pilot program, in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The pilot, which is supported by the state of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, is designed to demonstrate the benefits of teleoperated electric carsharing, and to provide data-driven insights that will inform the future… Read more…
Geely’s G-Pilot enters China’s crowded autonomous driving market
Geely Auto has unveiled its new assisted driving technology, G-Pilot, and is setting its sights on rivals like BYD and Tesla. The importance of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in the Chinese EV landscape has steadily grown just recently we saw the launch of BYD’s God’s Eye. Now, Geely wants to steal some of the limelight, and its offer is quite… Read more…
USA erects tariff barrier to Mexico and Canada
US President Donald Trump is putting the threatened tariffs of 25 per cent on goods from Mexico and Canada into effect today, Tuesday. In addition, the tariffs on goods from China are to be doubled to 20 per cent. This will hit many sectors hard – especially the automotive industry. Read more…
BYD raises billions on Hong Kong stock exchange
BYD has completed a sale of shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise the equivalent of 5.33 billion euros. BYD plans to invest the proceeds in research and development, expand its international business and increase its working capital, among other things. Read more…
FreeNow rumoured to be up for grabs
Mercedes-Benz and BMW are reportedly considering selling the FreeNow mobility app. An investment bank has been tasked with finding potential buyers – or at least sound out interest in the market. Read more…
Automated driving: Geely follows suit with G-Pilot assistance system
Geely has presented its G-Pilot driver assistance technology, which will soon be available in all of the Group’s models. The new system competes with BYD’s driver assistance and autopilot solution God’s Eye and Tesla’s ‘FSD’ system. Read more…
Circunomics opens US office in Detroit
Volkswagen, Audi Recall 60,000 EVs Over Rollaway Risk
The Volkswagen ID.4, Audi Q4 E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron Sportback are affected. Read more…
Great Wall Motor planning to set up autonomous driving R&D center in US, report says
GWM is hiring smart driving talent from Silicon Valley, according to local media.
In January-February, GWM sold 158,816 vehicles, down 9.28 percent from a year ago.
Nsight Fleet platform enables fleets to electrify refrigerated trailers
Energy efficiency specialist Ndustrial has launched Nsight Fleet, “a comprehensive platform for managing industrial-scale transport electrification infrastructure.” Nsight Fleet enables third-party logistics (3PL) sites to provide power for refrigerated trailers from multiple carriers and suppliers. By switching from diesel-powered Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) to eTRUs, refrigerated fleets can reduce their on-site emissions and fuel costs… Read more…
Arriva Shipping expands its fleet with hybrid dry cargo vessel
Chinese shipyard Jiangsu SOHO Marine Heavy Industry has agreed to construct a new dry cargo vessel for Norwegian short-sea shipping company Arriva Shipping. The vessel, designated with building number SH008, is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2026. It will have a 2 MW hybrid battery system and a cargo capacity of 8,000… Read more…
A dozen Tesla cars burned at store, arson is suspected amid global protests
A dozen Tesla vehicles burned at a store in Toulouse, France. Arson is suspected amid global protests and vandalism attacks against Tesla and Elon Musk. Read more…
Geely unveils new G-Pilot as EV competition shifts focus to smart driving
Geely has unveiled G-Pilot, categorizing the smart driving system into 5 levels available to its multiple brands.
BYD is getting smart driving system to affordable models, and Tesla is bringing FSD capabilities to China.
Geely unveils new G-Pilot as EV competition shifts focus to smart driving
Geely has unveiled G-Pilot, categorizing the smart driving system into 5 levels available to its multiple brands.
BYD is getting smart driving system to affordable models, and Tesla is bringing FSD capabilities to China.
