There are lightweight electric bikes and then there are really lightweight e-bikes. But the new Hummingbird Flax folding e-bike is even lighter than those. At just 22 lb. (10 kg), this plant-based e-bike isn’t just friendly to your back – it’s apparently vegan-friendly as well.
A plant-based e-bike?
The company says that the Hummingbird Flax is the lightest folding electric bike in the…
Tesla announced today that Gigafactory Shanghai has just produced its 1 millionth electric car – an important milestone for Tesla’s new global export hub.
Last year, CEO Elon Musk disclosed that Gigafactory Shanghai has now surpassed Fremont Factory in production…
Last month we broke the news of the Ryvid Anthem’s unveiling, watching as the designers finally took the innovative electric motorcycle out of stealth mode. Now the novel bike is officially launching with pre-orders opening today.
Compared to most highway-capable…
The InMotion V13 Challenger electric unicycle has just been unveiled, touting its maximum speed as the “fastest in the world” among other leading high power electric unicycles.
Increasingly powerful electric unicycles
The electric unicycle market is an often overlooked niche of the larger world of micromobility vehicles.
These personal electric vehicles are designed to offer fast and stable…
NIU issues US recall of 2022 MQiGT EVO electric scooter, but fix is a software update
August 14, 2022
NIU’s latest flagship electric scooter, the MQiGT EVO, is now the subject of a recall in the United States. In a very Tesla-like move though, the fix isn’t actually a hardware issue, but rather just a software update.
The affected vehicles are 2022 MQiGT EVO electric…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 13, 2022
August 14, 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…
If you want an EV, buy now – Rivian, Fisker and others rush to lock in EV tax credits before changes
August 13, 2022
Rivian, Fisker, and other EV makers are offering binding purchase agreements to reservation holders after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act with big EV tax credit changes. The availability of tax credits could change within the span of the next few days now that the House has passed the bill, if President Biden signs it quickly.
If you’re looking to buy an EV soon, check below to see…
Wheel-E Podcast! Fat tire electric trikes, new NIU, Can-Am electric motorcycles & more
August 13, 2022
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from companies including Addmotor and NIU, a discussion of how the…
When it comes to fun-sized electric trucks, there’s just nowhere else to look but China’s fantastically weird Alibaba collection. Those engineers must spend night and day dreaming up the wildest electric vehicles that can be built for the absolute lowest rock-bottom…
Since launching in 2011, Gogoro (GGR) has grown into an EV battery swap leader. Gogoro released its Q2 earnings results yesterday, signaling a cautious but optimistic road ahead in the second half of 2022.
Gogoro’s previous growth continued in Q2, according to its earnings report, yet the second half of 2022 may be more of a challenge.
When Gogoro first started developing smart batteries and…
