Kia announced that the EV6, its first next-gen electric vehicle, has received its EPA rating ahead of its US launch, and it has a range of up to 310 miles on a single charge, according to the driving cycle.
With the Hyundai Ioniq 5 receiving its EPA rating last week, we expected the Kia EV6 to follow soon since the two vehicles are built on the same platform.
Sure enough, Kia announced this week…
The world’s largest wind farm will power up before end of 2021
December 17, 2021
The UK’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, soon to be the world’s largest when it’s completed in 2022, will produce its first power before December 31 of this year.
139 of Hornsea Two’s 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 megawatt (MW) wind turbines are installed, and all of…
Tesla Model S prototype spotted with new charge port and taillights
December 17, 2021
A Tesla Model S prototype has been spotted with a new charge port and taillights near the Fremont factory.
It could be an upcoming update or the European version.
Tesla started producing a refreshed version of the Model S just six months ago with a completely new interior…
Ola begins deliveries of its low-cost 70 MPH electric scooters, raises $500M more in funding
December 17, 2021
Ola’s electric scooters are finally making their way to reservation holders, shaking up the electric scooter industry in India and around the world.
Ola’s electric scooters were first rolled out for domestic customers in India, but the company has said from the beginning that it is also targeting international exports.
The powerful and fast electric scooters, which are based on a design…
has spent years earning a well-deserved spot at the front of the pack for commuter e-bikes. But now the San Diego-based electric bike company is branching out into a new class of rides with a more beach cruiser-esque model known as the .
The new e-bike is likely to help…
Lightyear announces ~$34,000 solar electric car
December 16, 2021
Lightyear, a startup known for developing an expensive solar car, announced its second vehicle, and it’s going to be a much less expensive ~$34,000 solar electric car.
Lightyear first caught our attention because it spun out of Solar Team Eindhoven, a group of…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 15, 2021
December 16, 2021
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Super73 to debut new electric bicycle models, hints at electric motorcycle unveiling
December 16, 2021
Super73 epitomizes the electric moped market in the US, offering several models of fast, powerful, and nostalgic bikes that combine moped-style features with electric bicycle technology. Now the Southern California company says it will debut multiple new models at the…
Scientists have developed biodegradable printed paper batteries
December 16, 2021
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed paper-thin biodegradable zinc batteries. Once the batteries are expended, they break down in soil within weeks.
The NTU Singapore-developed zinc batteries are made up of electrodes…
A new Swedish electric dirt bike company known as Stark Future has just unveiled the most groundbreaking electric dirt bike to shake up the industry in years. The Stark Varg combines extreme power and torque with a design that should have it competing with and beating gas-powered bikes on just about everything but price.
Developed over the past two years in Sweden and now entering production in…
