The guys at UK-based Old School Engineering have been working on their touring car-inspired, carbon fiber, widebody Honda e hot hatch for months. Earlier today, they finally released these pictures of the finished product. Meet the Red Bull Racing Honda e – will this be the car that sets off a second wave of tuner Hondas?
Old School Engineering is a UK shop known for delivering high-quality…
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General Motors (GM) shared plans to invest nearly $154 million to renovate its Lockport Components plant in western New York to support stator module production. These key components for electric motors will eventually serve GM brand electric trucks and SUVs built upon the…
Tesla aims for a few Model Y deliveries from Gigafactory Texas by the end of the quarter
January 21, 2022
Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek that Tesla aims to deliver a few Model Y vehicles from Gigafactory Texas by the end of the quarter.
It would be an important milestone for the automaker and its new factory in Austin.
The start of production and subsequent ramp-up at Gigafactory Texas are two of Tesla’s most important milestones to achieve this year.
In recent weeks, we saw…
Ultra-yacht launches all-electric Duffy boat with solar charging at St. Petersburg show
January 21, 2022
Today Ultra-Yacht announced its first-ever All-Electric Duffy Boat featuring a solar charging option at the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show in Florida. The Duffy Bayshore 18 is a zero-emission, low-maintenance boat that offers up to 12 hours of fun on the…
The DYU R1 electric bike certainly wins points for a unique design, but how well does it work? That’s exactly what I set out to find out when I began putting some miles on this interesting-looking e-bike a few weeks ago.
As a semi-folder with rather low battery capacity…
Tesla announced the expansion of its new insurance business to Arizona and Ohio – making it now available in five states.
Tesla Insurance
Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data and Tesla’s safety score, which had been its original goal.
Before expanding its insurance product to other markets, the company wanted to…
Tesla starts construction on giant new Santa Monica Supercharger, but where’s the 1950s diner?
January 21, 2022
Tesla has started construction on a new, much-needed giant Supercharger station in Santa Monica. The station was also supposed to include the automaker’s 1950s restaurant, but now it’s not clear if the diner is still in the plans.
In 2018, Elon Musk said that Tesla…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 20, 2022
January 21, 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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Tesla has launched a new financing option for its Solar Roof with lower monthly payments as the company tries to make the product more affordable.
Solar Roof has had its ups and downs as a product for Tesla.
The product has been widely recognized for its beautiful design. It undeniably has significant advantages over regular solar panels, with the ability to penetrate markets like new houses and…
