With all of the e-bike testing we’ve performed here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles on the…
SPAN’s new Level 2 EV charger works even if your house has less than 200 amp service
October 11, 2022
Smart electrical panel maker SPAN has shipped the first deliveries of the SPAN Drive – a Level 2 EV charger that doesn’t require a home electrical upgrade – but the caveat is that it has to be paired with SPAN’s panel.
SPAN’s Level 2 EV charger
SPAN Drive charges…
StoreDot’s production-ready EV battery cells achieve 1K extreme fast charging cycles
October 11, 2022
Electric vehicle battery start-up StoreDot announced that its extreme fast charging (XFC) battery cell technology has exceeded 1,000 charging cycles in a production-ready EV form factor.
StoreDot says its XFC EV battery cells repeatedly charged from 10-80% capacity in…
It looks like Tesla’s flagship Model S and Model X are finally coming back to China as the electric vehicles now appear on an updated list of cars receiving tax exemptions.
Tesla is different from most other automakers in many ways, and the way it handles model updates is no exception.
Instead of taking the usual model-year route, Tesla introduces changes to its production vehicles whenever…
Share prices of several popular automakers are under pressure after UBS analyst Patrick Hummel warned investors Monday that the US auto industry will likely face hurdles ahead. Both General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) stock prices are down today on the news as investors grapple…
One of the most anticipated EVs of the coming year is the 2023 Chevy Silverado EV, and we’ve now gotten a good look at a testing prototype charging at an Electrify America charging station.
For better or worse, pickup trucks are the best-selling vehicles in the United…
Getting solar shingles? Here’s how your asphalt roofing can be recycled using mushrooms
October 11, 2022
In what’s believed to be a first-of-its-kind project, four companies worked to give asphalt roofing shingles a sustainable second life by using mushrooms to break them down in a technique known as mycoremediation.
Asphalt shingles and mushrooms
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 11 to 13 million tons of asphalt shingles end up in US landfills each year, where it will take…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 10, 2022
October 11, 2022
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…
Tesla’s (TSLA) output in China increased to 83,000 electric vehicles in September – their new best month ever.
Last week, Tesla reported deliveries of 343,000 vehicles and production of around 365,000 vehicles.
Now China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) has released its…
Is Audi going to build its first US EV assembly plant?
October 10, 2022
Audi is the latest automaker looking to shift its strategy after the historic Inflation Reduction Act was passed, expanding federal tax credits in the US. In an interview with Automotive News, Audi’s chief technical officer, Oliver Hoffman, said the IRA bill will have a “huge impact” on its North American strategy as the automaker considers building its first US EV plant.
Volkswagen is in…
