Not only are more cities and states promoting financials incentives to help residents buy electric bicycles, but the incentives are often growing in value, too.
Electric bicycles have proven to be a popular alternative form of transportation for many former car drivers. As prices have dropped and the number of models available has skyrocketed, more families have switched from two car households…
This solar-powered 10-seater electric boat has infinite range
November 2, 2023
The Solar Sal 24 is an electric cuddy cabin boat built by Belmont Boatworks in Belmont, Maine. The boat scored the wave-making designation of “first 100% solar US Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessel.”
Powered by an electric motor using batteries recharged by solar…
Tesla is ramping up hiring for its humanoid robot program, Optimus, including some reinforcement learning engineers.
It was hard to take Tesla Bot seriously when Elon Musk announced it by having someone dressed as a robot dance on stage.
To this day, many people are taking…
Jeep, Ram owner is launching affordable EVs next year
November 2, 2023
Stellantis, the parent company behind Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and 11 others, is launching several new affordable EVs in 2024. The automaker aims to reduce prices on electric models to take on industry leaders like Tesla and incoming Chinese EV makers.
Jeep owner takes stake in Leapmotor
Days after announcing it will invest $1.6 billion (€1.5 billion) in Chinese EV maker Leapmotor, Jeep owners…
Base Camp Ghost electric skateboard review: This deck is scary fast and fun to ride [Video]
November 2, 2023
As we reach the pinnacle of the spooky season on Halloween today, I thought it would be appropriate to share my recent experience with the Ghost – a high performance electric skateboard from Base Camp, featuring some impressive in-house technology, and some of the fastest…
Electric motorcycles have demonstrated superior performance in many areas from acceleration to speed and even towing, but they’ve long trailed behind ICE-bikes when it comes to range. That’s set to change with the launch of the new 2024 Evoke 6061-GT electric motorcycle…
EV battery maker StoreDot says its silicon-dominant XFC battery cells didn’t degrade after 1,000 consecutive extreme fast charging cycles.
StoreDot ran an extended set of charging profile tests in which XFC was applied from 10-80% of the charge in 10 minutes, with the remaining charging cycle – from 0-10% and 80-100% – performed with slower 1C charging. At the same time, the silicon battery…
Gigafactory Mexico has received all its needed permits to start construction. Now, it is up to Tesla to give the greenlight after the automaker pumped the brakes on the project.
Tesla officially announced Gigafactory Mexico back in March, and until recently, we were…
Best look at Tesla Cybertruck's powered frunk yet
November 2, 2023
We get our best look at the Tesla Cybertruck frunk with a new sighting with the automatic closing in action.
The front trunk, or frunk, is a popular feature with electric vehicles. It is enabled by electric motors being much smaller than combustion engines.
With the advent…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 30, 2023
November 2, 2023
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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
