Ford has started to deliver the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, but some dealers are taking advantage of the demand. One of them was spotted doubling the price of the electric pickup by adding a $69,000 markup.
As we previously reported, Ford has about 200,000 reservations for the electric pickup truck, and its dealers are currently trying to convert those reservations into orders.
With…
Evelo launches new ‘comfort cruiser’ 25 mph electric bike with throttle-enabled mid-drive motor
June 7, 2022
Electric bike manufacturer Evelo is back with a brand-new model known as the Evelo Galaxy SL. The updated model is designed as a comfort cruiser that should be ideal for a wide range of riders.
With a laid-back frame and relaxed riding style, the Galaxy SL exudes cruiser…
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype with an updated windshield wiper and new look inside has made a rare new appearance at an official event to launch the Tesla Megapack project at Moss Landing, California.
Moss Landing is the site of several major energy storage projects…
I’ve set foot on just about every budget electric scooter on the market, and it’s not very often that I get to see something genuinely innovative and new. But that’s exactly what the ANYHILL UM-2 electric scooter delivers: a novel innovation in the form of a pop-up removable battery hidden below the deck.
Most electric scooters stuff their lithium-ion batteries in the deck under where the…
Ahead of its world premiere in October, Polestar has publicly shared the first non-camo’d image of its upcoming Polestar 3 SUV alongside a teaser video. When it debuts, the Polestar 3 will be the first of three bespoke models for the Swedish EV brand to arrive over the…
Lucid Motors launches Lucid Financial Services with Bank of America for lease and loan financing
June 7, 2022
Today Lucid Motors announced a new digital financing platform called Lucid Financial Services to provide lease and loan purchase options to Air EV customers in the United States. The financing options are provided through a strategic relationship between Lucid Group and Bank…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 6, 2022
June 7, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Biden throws a lifeline to ‘paralyzed solar supply chain’ by waiving tariffs for 24 months
June 6, 2022
President Joe Biden will today waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels made in Southeast Asia in response to a Department of Commerce (DOC) investigation that is destabilizing the US solar industry.
Biden’s action comes in response to a DOC probe into whether…
Voro Motors RoadRunner Tronic seated electric scooter to hit 65 mph with TWO 5,000W motors
June 6, 2022
Every time I think I’ve seen the electric scooter envelope pushed as far as it can go, someone comes along and builds a bigger envelope. This time that someone is California-based electric scooter company , which is prepared to break the internet (and perhaps a few bones)…
Aptera raises $40 million to bring solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production
June 6, 2022
Aptera announced that it raised $40 million to bring its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range to production later this year.
A lot of people got into electric vehicles for their efficiency, and there’s nothing more efficient than Aptera’s solar electric vehicle (SEV).
Thanks to an extremely lightweight three-wheel design and a drag coefficient (Cd) of only 0.13, the Aptera SEV…
