Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has increased Model 3 and Model Y prices in several more international markets, including some critical ones like China and Canada. Pressure from supply chain problems is assumed to be responsible. Over the last year, Electrek has consistently covered price increases to Tesla’s lineup in the US, where the automaker has incrementally increased prices a dozen times in 2021. Some…

The SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle’s reservation window had previously closed for new pre-orders. But today the company re-opened reservations while maintaining the original promotional price of $5,000. This comes after SONDORS had previously indicated that the price would be rising to around $6,000 or more when the reservation period closed last month. The current reservation offer…

When thinking of Yadea, images of the brand’s popular seated electric scooters more readily come to mind. But now the electric scooter giant is competing in a whole new pricing and specifications category with the launch of the KS3 electric scooter. The Yadea KS3 draws on much of the technology previously developed by Yadea, but now implemented on a smaller scale. After launching the faster…

Tesla is now asking owners getting into the Full Self-Driving Beta program to accept that Tesla can use footage from both inside and outside the car in case of a safety risk or accident. It’s the first time that Tesla will attach footage to specific individuals. For years now, Tesla has been using footage from the many cameras inside and outside its vehicles. But the automaker always made a…