You may not have known it, but 2021 was a huge year for electric motorcycles. While Asia has traditionally been responsible for many of the electric motorcycles we’ve seen before, 2021 welcomed several new US entries in the market.
We counted millions of views across our electric motorcycle coverage this year, and these are the top five stories that our readers voted on with their…
The AM1000 has long been FREY Bike’s best-selling electric mountain bike platform. Now the company has released the sixth version, which features a number of upgrades to the 1,000+ watt e-bike.
FREY Bike is based in Jinhua, China, and builds premium-level electric bikes…
Goodyear Tire has introduced the new ElectricDrive GT, the company’s first replacement tire in North America specifically designed for EVs – more specifically, the Tesla Model Y to start. Goodyear’s ElectricDrive GT is an ultra-high performance, all-season tire tuned…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 21, 2021
December 22, 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…
Tritium partners with Aqua superPower to expand charging network for electric boats
December 22, 2021
DC Fast Charging hardware and software manufacturer Tritium has announced a strategic partnership with Aqua superPower, the first fast charging network developed specifically for marine EVs. Together, the companies plan to expand electric boat charging on waterways around…
Ducati shows off its first electric racing motorcycles set to join MotoE racing series
December 22, 2021
Ducati’s first electric motorcycle prototype was finally released yesterday, giving the world an initial look at the bike that is set to fill Energica’s shoes as the exclusive supplier of the FIM MotoE electric motorcycle racing series.
Ducati V21L electric motorcycle…
Nikola to pay $125 million in settlement agreement with SEC
December 22, 2021
Nikola Corporation announced it has reached a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), putting a bookend to the government agency’s fraud investigation that began in 2020.
Nikola Corporation ($NKLA) is an American developer of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) that publicly delivered a meteoric rise and tumble down the hill of auto manufacturing.
Originally founded as…
SWFT Maxx electric moped review: A low-cost ride with e-bike performance and scooter comfort
December 22, 2021
The SWFT Maxx electric moped is one of those rare two-wheeled EVs that tries to have its cake and eat it too. On the one hand, it’s a scooter for all intents and purposes. On the other hand, it offers performance that most people would associate more with electric…
Tesla secures another order of electric semi trucks
December 22, 2021
Tesla has secured another order of Tesla Semi trucks, its upcoming electric class 8 semi trucks.
Karat Packaging announced in a press release that it ordered 10 Tesla Semi trucks.
The Tesla Semi has been delayed several times, but it now appears to be close to production…
The coal miners’ union just asked Joe Manchin to back Biden’s big bill – here’s why
December 22, 2021
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the largest coal mining union in the US, issued a statement yesterday that said they were “disappointed” in Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) announcement on Sunday that he would not vote in favor of the Build Back Better (BBB) legislation. UMWA International president Cecil E. Roberts urged Manchin to “pass something that will help keep coal miners…
