Audi has officially launched the Q4 e-tron electric SUV in the US and confirmed a starting price of just $36,400 after incentives.
The original concept for the Audi Q4 e-tron was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019. Audi then confirmed that a production version of the vehicle will launch “at the end of 2020.”
It’s an exciting EV due to the potential to be produced at a much higher…
EGEB: UK, Netherlands call on US, China to ban gas cars by 2035
September 22, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The UK and Dutch transport secretaries call for China and the US to take more dramatic steps.
An abandoned 114-year-old paper mill in New Jersey gets a second life as a solar farm.
A large luxury home builder will now include…
How Zero’s electric motorcycle tech is making Polaris’s Electric Ranger better than gas UTVs
September 22, 2021
Polaris is gearing up to release an all-new Electric Ranger UTV this December, which they confidently claim will be the “best RANGER ever.” The new electric utility vehicle could help Polaris leapfrog several years forward to the top of the electric power-sports market…
Specialized releases 3 new Full Power Turbo electric bicycles for road, city, and trails
September 22, 2021
Specialized has been in the electric bicycle game since 2009, making them one of the earlier entrants among mainstream bicycle companies. With all those years building premium e-bikes, they’ve had plenty of time to refine their technology. Now the company is showing off the latest generation of Full Power Turbo electric bikes with updated models of the Turbo Vado and Turbo Como bikes, plus a new…
The craziest electric cars coming in the next 5 years [Video]
September 22, 2021
The Munich Motor Show 2021 was fantastically packed full of crazy concepts, futuristic designs, and curiously cool EVs. We know that many of these concept designs won’t make it to production, but they are indications of what’s coming, and that’s something to get…
Ford recalls Mustang Mach-E over risk of glass roof falling off after mocking Tesla for same issue
September 22, 2021
Ford has issued a recall of 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Canada over a risk of the glass roof and windshield potentially coming loose and falling off.
Ironically, the automaker mocked Tesla for the same problem just a year ago.
Last year, Darren Palmer, the head…
Electric bicycle company SONDORS has expanded into the larger electric mobility space with the announcement of a highway-capable electric motorcycle.
Pushing far beyond typical electric bike specs, the highway-capable SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle needs a much higher-power battery than that found on SONDORS’ electric bicycles.
Now we’re getting a closer look at that battery than…
GM unveils new electric motors that will power its future EVs, starting with Hummer EV
September 22, 2021
GM has unveiled its latest series of new electric motors that will power its future electric vehicles, starting with the Hummer EV.
With the Bolt EV coming out in 2016, GM has been selling electric vehicles for a long time, but the automaker has also been stuck on older EV…
London’s largest taxi firm to go fully electric by 2023 with 4,000 EVs
September 22, 2021
Addison Lee, a London-headquartered private hire taxi and courier company, and the UK’s largest private vehicle hire firm, today announced that its entire fleet will become fully electric by 2023. Its current fleet currently stands at around 4,000 cars.
More electric…
Tesla announced today that it is expanding its biggest virtual power plant in Australia to Victoria through its new “Tesla Energy Plan.”
Australia, and especially South Australia, has had a lot of power issues over the years as it retires aging infrastructure.
It also has a high penetration of renewable energy, which destabilized energy markets due to the inconsistency of the power…
