Electric scooters aren’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think of front-line military equipment. But in Ukraine, a unique class of rugged, high-powered electric scooters is quietly carving out a role in modern warfare.
Developed by Latvian company Global Wolf Motors, the Mosphera electric platform is being used by Ukrainian units for reconnaissance, transport, and even…
NHTSA has closed its investigation into Tesla’s “Actually Smart Summon” feature after documenting 159 incidents, all involving minor property damage.
The agency found zero injuries and zero fatalities linked to the feature, and determined that Tesla’s six…
Xiaomi has hired Dieter Lorenz, Tesla’s Senior Manager of Delivery Operations for Central Europe, as its new Head of Delivery & Logistics Europe. The move signals that Xiaomi is aggressively building an operations infrastructure on the ground in Europe well ahead of…
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is setting its sights on a major new frontier: India’s massive two-wheeler market. After already laying groundwork for its electric car business in the country, the company is now preparing to launch a lineup of electric scooters as part of a broader push into India’s fast-growing EV sector.
VinFast has confirmed that it plans to bring three of its existing…
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…
BYD launched the Song Ultra EV in China, starting at just under $22,000. The new EV is one of the first to be equipped with its Blade Battery and Flash Charging, enabling recharge times in as little as 5 minutes. In less than a month, the electric SUV secured over 37,000…
You’ve finally got the full trifecta – a rooftop solar panel system feeding a home backup battery that charges your EV. Heck, you’ve even got a bidirectional EV that can send power back to the house when you need it. Now the real question: are you actually saving any money?
Last week, microgrid expert and GM Energy employee Jim Reilly took to LinkedIn to share his personal experience with…
Lectric eBikes is officially rolling into Canada, setting the stage to shape the future of cycling north of the border.
The Arizona-based brand, which has become one of the most recognizable names in the North American e-bike market, announced a new collaboration with Vélo…
The Boulder SUV Concept is a preview of Hyundai’s first body-on-frame vehicle set to launch in the US. Here’s our first look at the rugged off-roader.
Meet the Hyundai Boulder body-on-frame SUV
It’s real! Well, sort of. We had a feeling it was an off-road vehicle…
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla “Full Self-Driving” v14.3 is currently in employee beta testing and will “probably go to wide release end of week.” Musk has described v14.3 as the version that will make your car “feel like it is sentient.”
If that sounds familiar, it should. Musk has promised that the “next update” will be the transformative one for about a decade now — and…
