Tesla has briefly demonstrated the Cybertruck’s rear-wheel steering in a short video, but don’t blink because it’s barely noticeable.
Rear-wheel steering is quickly becoming a must-have feature for electric pickup trucks coming to market.
GMC started the dance by demonstrating “Crab Mode’ utilizing rear-wheel steering on the Hummer EV.
Several other automakers have since announced…
Danish wind giant Ørsted and Danish offshore wind service and support company ESVAGT announced on Friday that they will invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels.
Green-fuel service operation vessel for offshore…
Tesla accelerates hiring for Optimus robot project, develops ‘overall humanoid software architecture’
April 11, 2022
Tesla is ramping up hiring for its Optimus robot project, also known as Tesla Bot, as it starts using its AI expertise to develop its “overall humanoid software architecture”.
As we previously reported, it feels like the Tesla Bot project went from a side project for…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks away from Twitter’s board, opening the door to hostile takeover
April 11, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk changed his mind and decided to walk away from his recently accepted seat on Twitter’s board. It creates a lot of confusion and opens the door to a hostile takeover.
If you have been living under a rock last week, you might have missed the whole saga about Musk investing in Twitter.
On Monday, an SEC filing reveals that Musk has been buying shares of Twitter and that his…
OKAI, maker of all those sharing electric bikes, launches its first consumer e-bike with a bang
April 11, 2022
Massive electric two-wheeler manufacturer OKAI has just launched its first consumer-oriented electric bicycle, the OKAI Stride. And for a first consumer e-bike, it comes with surprisingly nice performance specs like an industry-leading speed of 28 mph (45 km/h).
If…
Tesla ‘might’ now get into lithium mining business due to ‘insane’ price surge even though it’s already supposed to be in it
April 11, 2022
Elon Musk announced that Tesla “might actually have to get into the mining and refining” of lithium due to recent price increases to “insane levels”.
What is strange is that he previously announced two years ago that Tesla would get into the lithium mining…
GM Cruise autonomous taxi pulled over by police in San Francisco without humans, ‘bolts’ off (U: Cruise responds)
April 10, 2022
Last week, a GM Cruise-converted Chevy Bolt without a driver was pulled over by San Francisco Police. In an unexpected turn, the car “bolted” …to a safe spot. Cruise responded below.
The original Instagram poster noted that this occurred in the Richmond District of San Francisco last week.
b.rad916: Confused SFPD pulling over an #autonomousvehicle in the Richmond District!! Then it…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 9, 2022
April 10, 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…
Electric motorcycle maker CAKE shows teaser of new model. Does it look like an e-bike to you?
April 10, 2022
CAKE may be best known for its stylish and highly-designed electric motorcycles. But the company’s latest teaser today seems to imply that a lighter electric two-wheeler is in the cards for the brand’s next model.
It’s hard to say exactly what CAKE is working on, as…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: A $500 self-balancing one-wheeled dorkmobile
April 9, 2022
I love electric vehicles as much as the next guy, and I’m particularly enthralled with personal electric vehicles. You know, the kind built for just one person: electric bikes, electric scooters, electric rideables, and such. I like to think I’ve embraced some of the more oddball designs out there, though I’m not sure I’ve faced anything as nutty as this self-balancing seated electric…
