Nearly four years after debuting its first-generation SUV model, NIO is on the cusp of officially unveiling its 2023 EC6 refresh and is poised to roll it out quickly. The revamped electric SUV will make its official launch this Friday with initial customer deliveries to begin almost immediately.
The EC6 was first announced in 2019 as NIO’s third overall model, all of which had been SUVs up to…
10 tips for riding electric bikes around cars (and living to tell)
September 11, 2023
If you have protected bike lanes in your city, then you have a great reason to get out on a bicycle or e-bike and replace many car miles with fun, fresh air-filled joy rides. If your streets are mostly devoid of bike lanes though, then you may find the idea of riding…
BYD vows new electric sedan will be the most aerodynamic EV, surpassing Tesla Plaid
September 11, 2023
Tesla’s Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air are gaining a new rival. China’s EV leader, BYD, recently unveiled the name of its latest electric model under the YangWang brand. The new electric sedan is set to have the lowest drag coefficient among all production cars.
BYD…
BMW to invest $750 million in UK plant to build its new, fully electric MINI models
September 11, 2023
BMW Group announced plans to invest about $750 million in a UK facility of its Mini sub-brand. The money will be used to revamp the Oxford plant to support electric MINI production as the brand looks to go 100% EV in the coming years.
In the spring of 2021, BMW Group marque MINI shared intentions to stop selling gas cars entirely by 2030. That being said, the full transition to electric…
A new excerpt from Elon Musk’s biography confirms that Tesla will build its first next-generation electric cars in Texas rather than at the upcoming Gigafactory Mexico.
This should be reassuring amid potential delays in building the new plant.
At Tesla’s 2023 Investor…
X Shore set to release new electric boat, but did the teaser images already blow it?
September 11, 2023
X Shore, one of Sweden’s (and frankly, the world’s) leading electric boat makers, has been teasing a new product launch for the past week.
The first signals came from a social media post that declared “Dropping anchor in a new segment. A true game-changer for…
Electric bike maker Cyrusher launches 44 mph electric surfboard
September 11, 2023
You may remember Cyrusher from several electric bike reviews we’ve performed over the years. As it turns out, e-bikes aren’t the only fast EVs that the company has been working with. Feast your eyes on the new Cyrusher Thunder electric surfboard.
For now we’ll look past the troublesome name (normally thunder is a precursor to leaving the water) and instead focus on the board itself. And…
Tesla (TSLA) stock surges from optimistic look at Dojo supercomputer
September 11, 2023
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock is rising in pre-market trading on an optimistic new report about the automaker’s Dojo supercomputer coming from Morgan Stanley.
The firm massively increased its price target on Tesla’s stock because of it.
Dojo is Tesla’s own custom…
Ride1Up adds throttle to its popular low-cost electric bike
September 10, 2023
Unlike in much of Europe and Asia, electric bikes sold in the United States can benefit from the inclusion of a hand throttle, which allows riders to power an e-bike’s motor without pedaling. These make up the vast majority of e-bikes in the US, and now the value electric…
Apple Maps EV routing, a feature that first debuted at WWDC in 2020, will soon expand to its third car. Ford is reportedly informing dealers that its F-150 Lightning electric truck will support EV routing in Apple Maps starting sometime later this year…
Apple Maps EV routing first debuted for the Ford Mustang Mach-E in March 2022. The feature expanded to its second car, the Porsche Taycan, a…
