Over three years of sharing intentions to bring a more affordable version of its flagship electric personal watercraft to market, Taiga Motors has officially launched the Orca Performance. This redesigned new model features the same specs as its predecessor, but at a more consumer-friendly price. Have a look.
Taiga Motors is a Quebec-based manufacturer that we’ve been following for years as it…
California-based EV maker Faraday Future (FFIE) announced it has officially handed over the keys to the first FF91 2.0 Futurist Alliance user on Monday. The limited-edition ultimate “AITech Luxury” EV costs more than the Lucid Air Sapphire with hypercar performance…
One of the coolest things about electric cargo bikes is their ability to carry a passenger. Or two passengers. Or in the case of my testing with the , three passengers in addition to myself. The bike is brimming with cool features, but its heavy hauling ability and…
Tesla slashes Model Y and Model 3 prices in China
August 14, 2023
Tesla has updated its Model Y prices in China to reduce them on most versions of the electric SUV and offers a new incentive on Model 3.
China remains the biggest EV market in the world and one of the most important markets for Tesla.
Throughout the first half of the year, Tesla initiated a price war in the Chinese EV market with a series of price drops across its entire lineup. However, Tesla…
Ford taps Eddy Cue's former deputy Peter Stern to lead services after leaving Apple - 9to5Mac
August 14, 2023
Prior to leaving Apple in January, Peter Stern was widely considered the eventual successor to Apple Services boss Eddy Cue. Fast-forward to today and Stern has popped back up as the new head of software and services integration at Ford.
The automaker announced the hire in…
Tesla says it will build new '1st of its kind' data centers
August 14, 2023
Tesla says it will build new “1st of its kind” data centers. The automaker is hiring staff for it and snapping up some existing data centers.
The data center business is now massive with a market size of more than $250 billion.
Most of the biggest companies in the…
A streamlined two-seater electric trike that looks so cool, anyone could be seen riding it
August 14, 2023
Electric trikes generally aren’t considered to be the peak of coolness, but that was before the Lámpago e-trike rolled onto the scene.
The Turkish manufacturer’s name comes from the Spanish word for Lightning, which pointed out is ironic considering the trike’s 28 mph (45 km/h) top speed.
Though as we’ve discussed before, delta trikes (with two wheels in the rear) aren’t known for…
How solar has exploded in the US in just a year – in numbers
August 14, 2023
Solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments in the US since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) a year ago, according to a new analysis released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Since…
A new drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas shows that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of the factory in numbers.
If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the Cybertruck, we are just weeks away from the start of production and the first deliveries to…
Right to Repair laws are common in many countries and are designed to prevent manufacturers from maintaining a monopoly with costly repair services to fix a device. But electric bike makers are pushing lawmakers to exclude e-bikes from these laws.
Right to repair laws make sense for a lot of consumer goods. When my robotic vacuum cleaner eventually burned out a side motor, I bought a spare motor…
