The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it had opened an investigation Monday into Ford’s solution for a June 2022 Mustang Mach-E recall.
Ford Mustang Mach-E recall query
The investigation, called a recall query, comes after Ford issued a safety recall impacting nearly 49,000 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E models on June 10, 2022. The automaker said specific models…
Google Maps on Android Auto replaces 'gas stations' shortcut with charging stations in EVs
August 21, 2023
Android Auto has been preparing better support for electric vehicles (EVs) for a while now, and a new change is now coming to Google Maps that will replace the default shortcut to search for gas stations to instead search for charging locations.
In a recent beta update to…
Tesla sues two former employees over 'Tesla Files' data leak
August 21, 2023
Tesla confirmed that it is suing two former employees over the large data leak to a German media that was dubbed the “Tesla Files.”
In May, Handelsblatt, a German media company, published a series of reports that it called “Tesla Files“, which they claim was based…
It’s no secret that most electric bikes come from China. Sure, there are high-quality e-bikes built in Europe and even a few in the US. But not the ones with the price tags that make you go, “Honey, how can we afford not to?!” And that’s exactly the story of my latest weird little e-bike purchase. Say hello to the Mihogo Mini, an ultra-low-cost electric bike direct from China.
If you…
A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted on a glacier in Iceland for what appears to be the filming of a promo reel ahead of the vehicle’s launch.
The start of Cybertruck deliveries is so close I feel like I can smell it.
If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the…
A recent string of anti-ebike articles in the New York Times has attempted to spread fear around the increasingly popular transportation method of electric bicycles. But it’s not just the typical e-bikes you see students riding to class or adults cruising to work on. One…
Electric boating certainly isn’t new, but for a long time it has been outside the constraints of most recreational boaters’ wallets. Get ready though, as a new wave of innovation is seeing several new low-cost electric boats starting to enter the US market. Here’s a collection of some of the most interesting and affordable electric boats for rest of us.
Keep in mind that lower-cost electric…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 19, 2023
August 19, 2023
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Tesla has started to roll out Apple Shortcuts integration in a new mobile app update to help automate and use Siri for vehicle controls.
Yesterday, Tesla pushed a new update of its iOS mobile app.
In the release notes, the automaker noted that it is now giving access to…
This hilarious electric Chinese knock-off of a Mercedes G-Class SUV is suspiciously cheap
August 19, 2023
If you want a real Mercedes G-Wagon to show everyone that you’ve got more money than time spent off-road, go for it. But if you have neither money nor time off-road, then I’ve got a quirky little alternative for you. Behold, the Chinese electric knock-off of a G-Wagon!
It’s a perfect choice for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry, since it has so many…
