With the Ford F-150 Lightning no longer available, the Chevy Silverado EV is now the most affordable full-size electric pickup you can get your hands on.
2027 Chevy Silverado EV gets a slight price bump
The F-150 Lightning, one of the first electric trucks to go on sale in the US alongside the Rivian R1T, is officially discontinued.
Ford no longer lists the electric pickup on its website as it…
Tesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin trip into 70-minute detour
September 16, 2026
A Tesla Cybercab rider in Austin says a 10-minute trip turned into a 70-minute ordeal after the driverless taxi took a long detour across the city.
The reason is a limitation Tesla still hasn’t solved. Its robotaxis can’t drive on highways, so a quick hop that a human…
BYD is 'leading' the solid-state battery race, and its first EV with the new tech is almost here
September 16, 2026
BYD is in “the leading position,” according to executive vice president Stella Li, with plans to introduce its first EV equipped with solid-state batteries in 2027.
When will BYD launch an EV with solid-state batteries?
We’ve been hearing it for over a decade now.
Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in September 2026
September 15, 2026
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.
Below are some…
Volkswagen Mission Efficiency: the XL1 comes back as 1,000-mile range electric car
September 15, 2026
Volkswagen just unveiled the Mission Efficiency, a concept it’s calling the world’s most efficient near-production electric car — and to me, it’s the return of the XL1, one of my all-time favorite cars, finally done as a proper EV.
The most efficient near-production…
BYD unveils flagship 600 km electric truck with 1.5 MW charging
September 15, 2026
BYD unveiled its most complete electric commercial vehicle lineup yet at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover, headlined by the ETT 44, a heavy-duty tractor with up to 600 km of range and 1.5-megawatt charging.
It’s BYD’s clearest shot yet at Europe’s heavy-truck…
Tesla teases new Roadster reveal for October 1: 'Go for launch'
September 14, 2026
Tesla is teasing an October 1 reveal for the new Tesla Roadster, nine years after it first showed the prototype.
The company posted a “Go for launch” teaser image Friday showing the electric hypercar bathed in rocket-launch lighting, with the date “10.01” stamped across it.
What Tesla showed
The red car sits under bright vertical light like it’s on a launch pad, “Go for launch” is…
This 2,000W electric scooter hits 34 mph – and Electrek readers save 5%
September 14, 2026
If you’ve been looking for an off-road electric scooter with plenty of power and room to grow, this one from ECOROAD is definitely worth a closer look.
The ECOROAD ES6 Dual Motor Electric Scooter combines two motors with a total output of 2,000 watts, a top speed of up to…
A drone strike shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline this week, knocking roughly 5 million barrels a day offline. That’s about 5% of global supply, and it pushed Brent crude above $104. US diesel is at record highs.
That’s the fossil fuel crisis making…
First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on
September 13, 2026
A pre-production Tesla Cybercab was spotted parked on a street in Berkeley, California, and it gives us the clearest look yet at how Tesla puts a steering wheel into a car it designed to have none.
The photos, shared with Electrek by reader Adam Machacek, show a Cybertruck steering wheel mounted on an exposed steering column that has been bolted into the two-seat robotaxi.
A car built with no…
