A group of airports in Italy and France are banding together to create electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) veliport infrastructure to speed the deployment of quicker, carbon-free air taxi transportation between their respective city centers and passenger terminals.
Operators of airports in Rome, Venice, Bologna, and Nice announced the creation of the jointly owned Urban Blue company.
Ola’s electric scooters have proven popular ever since their debut earlier this year. Now we’re getting our first detailed look inside the company’s massive electric scooter factory, which employs an entirely female workforce.
Ola’s S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters…
Rivian had a ‘small’ battery fire at its electric pickup truck factory in Normal, Illionois, according to the local fire department.
After a few delays, Rivian finally started production of its R1T electric pickup truck last month.
It is now trying to ramp up…
Uber drivers are going to have access to 50,000 Tesla vehicles for rent through Hertz
October 27, 2021
Uber announced a deal with Hertz for its drivers to have access to 50,000 Tesla vehicles through the rental company.
Earlier this week, we reported on Hertz announcing that it ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles from Tesla. Now we learn that there’s more to the deal.
Hertz has already been working with Uber to offer its drivers access to rental vehicles – since many don’t own the cars they…
The Detroit Free Press just may have been looking to stir the pot a bit over the weekend with its article on a study’s contrarian finding that driving an electric vehicle (EV) costs more than a standard gas-burning car. What the paper apparently got was a Wagnerian…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 26, 2021
October 27, 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.
Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
Electric vehicles will grow from 0.7% of the global light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in 2020 to 31% in 2050, reaching 672 million EVs, predicts the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA estimates that the global LDV fleet overall – both gas and electric – contained 1.31 billion vehicles in 2020, and it expects this fleet to grow to 2.21 billion vehicles by 2050 as the result of…
GM announced a new program to deploy over 40,000 new EV chargers in the US and Canada.
It’s an interesting venture into charging for GM, but the automaker is sticking to level 2.
The automaker is calling the effort a community charging program:
“Today, General Motors…
Fiido X review: Folding electric bike combines fancy new battery with sleek magnesium frame
October 27, 2021
The Fiido X folding electric bike is the latest rendition of Fiido’s modern take on the classic folding bicycle. Not only are these electric bikes easier than ever to ride, thanks to their pedal assist feature, but now they come with fancy new tech for locking that…
Researchers presented a new road map to create perovskite semiconductors that can be used in solar cells and LEDs. Perovskite could provide many advantages over purely silicon-based semiconductors, specifically due to its fault tolerance in manufacturing.
In a new article published in the journal APL Materials, researchers presented a possible road map to bring this silicon alternative closer to…
