Tesla has started to send out invites to an event called ‘Cyber Rodeo’, which is going to be the grand opening of Gigafactory Texas in Austin – a big moment for the company and its manufacturing expansion in the US.
Just a few days after launching GIgafactory Berlin with the first deliveries of the first European-made Tesla vehicles, the automaker is now inviting people to the opening of…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $8,000 electric boat with submarine capsule
March 26, 2022
We have a lot of fun scouring the abyss of Alibaba in search of the most creative assemblages in the Chinese shopping site’s endless array of electric vehicles. That search often takes us on land and occasionally even into the skies. But this week we’re going to don our…
Cake’s electric motorcycles could soon be even greener with paper body panels instead of plastic
March 26, 2022
Cake, the Swedish company known for its electric dirt bikes, street motorcycles and mopeds, has just announced a new partnership with PaperShell that could see the motorcycle manufacturer asking customers upon checkout, “Paper or plastic?”
The technological partnership…
Addmotor M-430 e-bike review: A surprisingly powerful and easy to ride fat-tire electric cruiser bike
March 25, 2022
The Addmotor M-430 may not look like much of a performance e-bike, but the don’t judge a book by its cover adage holds with electric bikes as well. Believe it or not, this relaxing-looking cruiser e-bike is actually a peppy ride when you open it up.
That’s not something we often associate with cruiser bikes.
Generally they’re more for the low-and-slow crowd, offering a comfortable ride in…
Tesla updated its delivery timelines on new vehicle orders and it showed that many models, especially the Model Y, are sold out for the year in the US – even after the price increase.
There’s currently a rush to order electric vehicles as the technology gains in…
The US Department of the Interior today announced that it has now completed its environmental review and will hold its first offshore wind energy lease sale off the Carolinas on May 11.
The lease areas include 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay area off North…
Tesla has had to issue another “recall” that is actually just another over-the-air software update on a small number of cars in the US.
Lately, Tesla has had to issue a lot of recalls, but most of them were minor issues that were fixed by simple over-the-air software updates.
For example, the automaker issued a recall that was reported as a “massive” recall on over 800,000 vehicles due…
Electrek Podcast: Tesla made-in-Germany launch, Elon gives hint on Master Plan 3, USPS fail, and more
March 25, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s launch of made-in-Germany Model Y, Elon Musk giving a hint on what Master Plan Part 3 is about, USPS’ fail fleet update, and…
USPS doubles its order of electric vehicles but sticks to mostly buying inefficient gas trucks
March 25, 2022
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it updated its plan to upgrade its fleet of delivery vehicles to double the number of electric vehicles as part of the order.
However, the USPS decided to unfortunately still mostly buy inefficient gas trucks as part of…
Can-Am announces it will launch two new electric motorcycles for on- and off-road riding
March 25, 2022
BRP, the parent company of the historic Can-Am brand, has just announced that the legacy motorcycle brand is returning to its roots with a new twist, coming back with two all-electric motorcycles.
Can-Am announces electric motorcycles
To mark the brand’s 50-year anniversary, Can-Am will launch a new family that starts with two electric motorcycles.
Can-Am fans may remember that the brand…
