There are some things that I never thought I’d see electrified. Cars? I get it. Bikes? Sure thing. Boats? Why not? But when it comes to lawn tools, I never thought I’d see a wheelbarrow go the way of electric hedge trimmers.
Yet that’s exactly what we’re checking out today in the latest installment of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column.
That’s right, this…
Police departments have begun paying more attention to electric bicycles and cracking down on models that are illegal for street use. Now another police department in California is demonstrating how they’re using old school transportation into the operation with…
Tesla starts email campaign for FSD transfer: demand trigger rather than doing the right thing
July 29, 2023
Tesla has started a new email campaign to encourage Tesla owners with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to upgrade to a new car and transfer the FSD package.
The terms of the transfer and the email campaign make it clear that what CEO Elon Musk presented as an “offer of…
The first US utility-scale offshore wind farm just got the first US-built offshore substation
July 29, 2023
The first US-built offshore substation is now standing at New York’s South Fork Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in US federal waters.
South Fork Wind’s 1,500-ton, 60-foot-tall offshore substation was designed and engineered in Kansas and then built near Corpus Christi, Texas, by Kiewit Offshore Services, the largest offshore fabricator in the US. The substation sailed from…
The next time you get pulled over, it could be by Ford’s new electric police trucks that are beginning to hit the streets across the US.
Ford Lightning electric police trucks begin rolling out
Ford unveiled the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicles…
Podcast: Tesla range exposed, Bolt EV making a comeback, Miata going electric, and more
July 28, 2023
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s range getting exposed, Bolt EV making a comeback, Miata going electric, and more.
We are heading back to Munich for…
Kia EV5 $40K electric SUV to be revealed next month in China, direct aim at Tesla Model Y
July 28, 2023
Kia is set to unveil its newest electric vehicle next month in China at the annual Chengdu Motor Show. The Kia EV5 will be a compact electric SUV aimed squarely at the Tesla Model Y with an expected starting price of around 50 million won (roughly $40,000).
Just a week after revealing its flagship EV9, Kia unveiled the new EV5 electric SUV concept in March as it expands into new segments.
Kia…
After submitting a proposal to the government in India alongside its local joint venture partner this past spring, Build Your Dreams (BYD) is reportedly shelving a $1 billion investment following opposition from the government in New Delhi over security concerns relating to…
VinFast gets the green light for US listing as it breaks ground on its first US EV plant
July 28, 2023
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast announced Friday it’s planning to hold its US listing next month. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave VinFast the green light to proceed with its proposed SPAC deal.
VinFast US listing planned for next month
After over a year…
Chrysler says its first EV will forge a new path, Airflow concept was just the beginning
July 28, 2023
Although reports have claimed Chrysler will not be building the Airflow EV concept, the brand’s chief designer, Ralph Gilles, cleared things up this week. Gilles said the Airflow concept was “just the beginning,” adding Chrysler’s first EV will take the brand in a new direction.
Once a prominent US automaker, Chrysler wants to revitalize its brand in the electric era. Under the…
