I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget.
Below are some…
Kia just launched the +500 hp EV9 GT in Korea for just over $60,000
February 20, 2025
Kia’s flagship electric SUV just got a high-performance upgrade. On Tuesday, Kia launched the EV9 GT in South Korea with over 500 horsepower, a sporty new design, and a price tag just north of $60,000. That’s not too bad for a fully loaded three-row electric SUV.
Tesla starts hiring in India in a big deja vu moment
February 20, 2025
Tesla has started hiring staff in India, in another deja vu moment. After several false starts in the market, is it finally time for Tesla to launch in India? Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn’t able to find a way around…
Tesla is planning its first full-scale ‘public’ electric semi truck charging station, and its site plans give us a first look at it. With the start of volume production of the Tesla Semi finally expected toward the end of the year. As you can see from the site plan, Tesla is planning for 12 stalls with Megachargers that can accommodate the trucks and their trailers.
Tesla is starting to plan…
Tesla Full Self-Driving's approval in China could be used as bargaining chip in trade war
February 19, 2025
Tesla is waiting for the approval of its (supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, but now a new report claims that Chinese authorities are considering using it as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the US.
Last year, there were reports that Tesla…
Kia finally pulls the covers off its new EV4: Here's our first look at the low-cost EV
February 19, 2025
Kia’s next big EV is just days from its official debut. Ahead of its EV Day event next week, Kia just dropped a first look at the new EV4 electric sedan and hatchback models. Check them out below.
Here’s our first look at the Kia EV4
It’s been over a year now since Kia…
I went back to Bafang's factory in China five years later. The difference is mindblowing
February 19, 2025
If you’ve been hanging around in the world of electric bikes for any decent amount of time, you’ve probably come across Bafang. They don’t make electric bikes, but they’ve long made many of the components used by them. I visited the factory back in 2019, and recently returned for a second visit to see what had changed. Boy, was I unprepared for what awaited me.
When I say that Bafang makes…
Tesla is testing a couple of creative solutions to try to prevent charging cable thefts at its Supercharging stations, which has become a serious problem for all charging station operators.
There are still a lot of problems with public charging stations for electric…
Lectric XPeak 1.0 e-Bike with $727 in Free Gear, Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 $459, More
February 18, 2025
Leading today’s Green Deals is the continued clearance sale on Lectric XPeak 1.0 Step-Thru Off-Road e-bike that is getting $727 in free gear (including an extra battery for double mileage) at $1,399, as well as the options to start off or upgrade to the latest XPeak 2.0…
VinFast’s (VFS) deliveries surged last year, nearly tripling from 2023. Although VinFast delivered almost 100,000 EVs in 2024, nearly 90% were in its home market.
VinFast delivered 97,399 EVs in 2024, over 50K in Q4
VinFast announced on Thursday that it delivered 97,399 EVs in total last year, up an impressive 192% from the roughly 35,000 sold in 2023.
The growth was enough to top its revised…
