Electric car charging stations are becoming ubiquitous across many cities in the US. But with electric bikes vastly outnumbering electric cars, should we be considering charging stations for these more popular light EVs? In China, e-bike charging stations are already commonplace. Perhaps we can learn something from them.
In fact, I didn’t know just how common these charging stations were in…
Tesla has added Cybertruck Delivery Event invites to its owner’s referral award program – without sharing a date yet.
After Tesla took an extended break from its referral program for a few years, it was relaunched last year for solar products and last quarter for…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 23, 2023
August 24, 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…
Elon Musk says 'if LEGO can do it, so can we' about Cybertruck quality in leaked Tesla email
August 24, 2023
In a leaked email to Tesla employees, Elon Musk highlighted the need for high standards of quality and “single-digit micron” tolerance with the Cybertruck due to its straight edges.
Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he test-drove a production candidate Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas.
Presumably, he also surveyed the Cybertruck production at the plant and the quality of the pickups…
The larger three-row electric SUVs are rolling out. Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 7 was spotted and compared to the Kia EV9 ahead of its official debut.
Since 2020, Hyundai has been vowing to release the three-row IONIQ 7 to sit alongside its first dedicated EV, the IONIQ 5…
On Wednesday, Kia unveiled “The New Kia Ray,” an entry-level EV designed to meet the growing demand for affordable all-electric options. Pre-orders for Kia’s new EV will open on Thursday, August 24, starting at 27.35 million won (about $20,500).
Kia reboots the Ray…
Elon Musk teases Tesla Cybertruck 'production candidate'
August 23, 2023
Elon Musk has released a picture of a Tesla Cybertruck “production candidate,” which he says he tested today.
The CEO called it Tesla’s “best product ever.”
Last month, Tesla announced that it had “built the first Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas.”
We were surprised by the announcement because, as Electrek previously reported, Tesla told suppliers to be ready for Cybertruck…
Hover-1 Altai Pro e-motorcycles $600 off, Greenworks electric hedge trimmer $114, more
August 23, 2023
As much now make more affordable than ever. Now starting , the Green Deals continue over to the . But if your EV needs are going to require something a bit different, we also have a massive list of e-bike discounts, too.
Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve…
The low-cost Rio compact car will not be making a return in the US for a 2024 model year. Instead, Kia is expected to transition its production facility in Mexico, where the Rio is built, to produce two new EVs in Mexico.
Kia retires the Rio in favor of new EVs
According…
A new report claims that Tesla Gigafactory Berlin production has been dipping under the 5,000 units per week that the automaker reported earlier this year.
When Tesla launched Model Y production at Giga Berlin, the goal was to ramp things up to 5,000 units per week.
The goal was achieved in March 2023, based on Tesla’s own announcement.
The assumption was that Tesla was still ramping up or at…
