A Tesla owner in China was surprised with a ~$600,000 bill after a stop at a Supercharger station.
The automaker says it was a bug.
For years, Tesla never charged anything for its customers to charge at Supercharger stations.
It was part of the owner’s experience and included in the price of its vehicles.
This has changed over the last few years as Tesla moved to a paying model in order to…
Chinese automaker NIO has officially begun initial test drives for its electric luxury ET7 sedan. Chinese customers had their drive experiences at the NIO House in Hefei, Anhui province, ahead of ET7 deliveries scheduled for the end of this month.
NIO ($NIO) is a…
Leading Canadian electric scooter company Apollo teases all-new City model ahead of big release
March 7, 2022
Canadian electric scooter company is hyping the upcoming launch of the brand’s redesigned Apollo City electric scooter. As the name implies, the scooter is designed for urban commuters, but the latest version is expected to have some big updates.
And with thousands of…
Nissan demonstrates e-4ORCE control technology in its upcoming Ariya with what else, but a hot bowl of ramen
March 7, 2022
Japanese automaker, Nissan, has showcased the comfort of its e-4ORCE vehicle control will provide by demonstrating the technology in a motorized serving tray hauling ramen – a popular Japanese noodle soup. The e-4ORCE technology, which will debut in the upcoming Nissan Ariya EV, will be translated from the motorized tray which can be seen zooming across the food counter without sloshing the hot…
GM partners with POSCO on $400 million factory to produce cathode material for EV batteries
March 7, 2022
General Motors announced an expansion of its supply chain for its ambitious electric vehicle production plans with a new cathode factory in partnership with POSCO in Quebec, Canada.
Over the last few years, GM announced several upcoming new battery cell factories under its…
While some outlets just scrape the web to hawk random e-bikes, Electrek has spent countless hours performing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bicycles. That has helped us find the best electric bikes on the market for just about any budget.
Below you’ll…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 5, 2022
March 6, 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.
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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: A tiger bus perfect for the Tiger King
March 5, 2022
There’s no shortage of weird, funky or wild electric vehicles on the Chinese shopping platform Alibaba. I’ve found some real doozies for past entries in this weekly column. But this week’s feature of an electric bus is particularly far flung. A tiger molded electric…
Indian Motorcycle and Super73 release a fast e-bike that won’t need a motorcycle license
March 5, 2022
Iconic motorcycle company Indian has teamed up with the equally iconic electric bike manufacturer Super73 to leverage the branding of the former with the high power e-bikes of the latter. The result? An Indian-themed e-bike known as the eFTR Hooligan 1.2.
No motorcycle…
The top five best-equipped countries to support autonomous vehicles – Who’s leading the self-driving revolution?
March 5, 2022
Imagine a not so distance future where you’re sitting in your electric vehicle (something truly luxurious since you’re so successful in the future), and you’re looking back on this list below and comparing predictions to your current world. You sip your ketone-infused coffee and take a bite of your zero-carb croissant while you answer emails using your glasses. In this future your vehicle is…
