Australia-based Vmoto’s Super Soco brand has become a popular two-wheeled electric vehicle option on several continents, and now the company’s largest and most powerful electric scooter is coming to North America.
Super Soco CPx coming to Canada
While Super Soco has slightly faster electric motorcycle models in its lineup, the company’s CPx maxiscooter tops the list of Vmoto’s…
Tesla is prepping for giant Supercharger expansion ahead of opening the network to other EVs
August 18, 2021
Tesla is adding a lot of job listings for design managers of new Supercharger sites as the automaker preps for a massive expansion of the Supercharger network ahead of opening it to other electric cars.
The Supercharger network has been growing at an impressive pace…
Mercedes will withdraw from Formula E at end of 2022 season
August 18, 2021
Mercedes has announced that they will pull out of Formula E at the end of next season, the 2021-2022 race season.
The announcement comes just after the conclusion of this year’s Formula E season, which saw Mercedes win both the Teams’ and Drivers’ championship (via…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
If Congress provides tax credits for the solar industry, it could grow rapidly by 2035.
First Solar breaks ground on a $680 million, 3.3 GW solar factory in Ohio.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 17, 2021
August 18, 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…
STRÖMMA is a locality in Stockholm County, Sweden. And it’s also the name Swedish furniture and home goods giant IKEA has given to its new clean energy retail service from next month in its home country.
IKEA’s clean energy – STRÖMMA
IKEA shoppers in Sweden will…
Audi is bringing the e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback, its three-motor electric SUV, to the US, starting at $84,800.
The Audi e-tron has been on the market for a while now, and has established itself in several markets.
It had a rougher start in the US, but it is doing better this year after a price cut and a range increase.
Now Audi is looking to expand the lineup with the e-tron S and its…
Cadillac Lyriq first look: At $60,000, my biggest question is will GM make enough of these?
August 18, 2021
Cadillac invited us out for a chance to get up close and personal with the “production-spec” Lyriq EV that they unveiled back in April.
We’ve got photos and video to share, and you can decide for yourself whether you agree that this thing looks sweet.
Cadillac also…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is down 7% this week, wiping out tens of billions of dollars worth of market capitalization.
The market is trying to figure out what is putting so much pressure on the stock.
The main suspect is the NHTSA probe into Tesla Autopilot in relation to…
The GOVA C0 has a number of interesting features, not the least of which being that this seated electric scooter was designed specifically for women. This electric scooter is one of the newest products brought to market by NIU, a leader in the premium electric scooter industry.
When you think of a smart electric scooter in the West, you generally think of NIU. There just aren’t that many…
