Mercedes-Benz Trucks has unveiled its longest-range electric truck yet at IAA this weekend: the eActros LongHaul.
Daimler Trucks, the commercial truck division of the German automaker that includes many brands like Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Freightliner, has been a leader in electrification with a growing portfolio of battery-electric trucks.
The company already had made some progress with…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 17, 2022
September 18, 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…
Weird Alibaba: Check out this $1,100 ‘street legal’ 3-wheeled electric flatbed truck
September 17, 2022
The biggest downside to all of the cool and wild electric vehicles I regularly find as part of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column is that most would never be street legal. But this fun-looking little flatbed trike truck seems to have solved that…
Urban electric bikes designed for quickly navigating the city are the perfect solution for drivers that want to switch to a more efficient and more fun transportation alternative. And the has just what commuters need all in one package.
Anytime we get a chance to throw a leg over the , it’s a good day to ride.
That’s because this e-bike offers up exactly what urban e-bike riders are looking…
Tesla Gigafactory Texas has produced 10,000th Model Y electric SUV
September 17, 2022
Tesla announced that Gigafactory Texas has produced its 10,000th Model Y electric SUV as it ramps up production.
One of the biggest stories at Tesla right now is the production ramps that the automaker is trying to simultaneously achieve at Gigafactory Berlin and…
GM launches aggressive EV ad campaign during NFL football to drive more mainstream adoption
September 17, 2022
Football is finally back. This year you can expect to see plenty of electric vehicles race across your screen during breaks. To promote its new EV lineup, GM is launching a new, in its own words, “aggressive and significant” ad campaign, which will air during NFL Sunday…
Equally important as adopting renewables is ensuring the buildings they power are also sustainable. Electrek spoke with Breana Wheeler, US director of operations at BREEAM, the world’s first green building certification program, about what the ideal decarbonized building looks like and how US real estate investors should see climate change as an opportunity.
Electrek: What does BREEAM do, and…
My Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69 first drive was a fail
September 16, 2022
I went on my first test drive of Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69.2, the latest big FSD software update, and unfortunately, it was a fail.
This week, Tesla has started to push its FSD Beta 10.69.2, a refined version of its big Full Self-Driving Beta update 10.69 that the…
Watch BMW’s new ‘Mad Max’ electric Dune Taxi climb some of the tallest sand dunes known to man
September 16, 2022
You won’t want to miss this one. BMW Middle East released a video teasing a new electric dune taxi that looks as if it came straight out of Mad Max. The Dune Taxi electric prototype is shown racing across the streets and sand dunes in Abu Dhabi.
Is BMW gearing up for an…
World’s largest auto parts supplier moves to support the industry’s transition to EVs
September 16, 2022
Bosch, the world’s largest auto parts supplier, revealed a series of new solutions to support the auto industry’s transition to electric. The German manufacturing giant seems to be lightening up to the idea of EVs as the future of mobility.
Since its beginnings in 1886, Bosch has grown to become the largest auto parts supplier, known for its quality and reliability.
Being in business for…
