A few weeks ago, Fully Charged’s Elliot Richards had a go in the Wuling Mini, the cheapest EV currently available. Today he’ll be driving not only the most expensive EV ever built at $3.48 million, but also the fastest, at 217 mph – the Nio EP9.
[This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Electrek and Fully Charged.]
Nio EP9
The EP9 (Electric Prototype 9) was actually the first car…
Tesla is going to supply its full energy ecosystem with solar, batteries, and EV chargers, to new homes in a new luxury community being built in Florida.
Over the last few months, Electrek noted two important trends with Tesla Energy.
The automaker started to provide its…
Ford, GM, and Stellantis announce joint 40-50% EV sale goal in 2030 – who is going to buy other 50%?
August 5, 2021
Ford, GM, and Stellantis, also known as the Detroit Big Three, announced today a joint goal for electric vehicles to achieve 40% to 50% of their sales in the US by 2030.
Who is going to buy the other 50% of their cars?
Over the last year, Ford, GM, and Stellantis (mainly…
Hyundai has announced a new all-in-one subscription service in the UK specifically dedicated to its BEVs, PHEVs, and hybrid vehicles. Named Hyundai Mocean, this new subscription service allows approved customers to have an EV delivered to them for a monthly fee that includes insurance, maintenance, road tax, and repairs. This is a business model Hyundai Motor Group has been experimenting with in…
Electric tractor developer Solectrac has announced that its e70N tractor is now available for sale. Solectrac recently delivered the 70-horsepower, diesel-equivalent tractors to three farms in Northern California as part of a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management…
Tesla increases Model S price by another $5,000
August 4, 2021
Tesla has increased the price of the base Model S by another $5,000 – making it a $10,000 base price increase in less than a month.
Since the beginning of the year, we have been covering a seemingly continuous series of price increases throughout Tesla’s vehicle…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 3, 2021
August 4, 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…
How much does a Tesla weigh? Comparing each model
August 4, 2021
When learning more about Tesla and its growing fleet of EVs, consumers new to the market have a lot of the same questions. Inquiries such as How much does a Tesla cost? How long does it take to charge a Tesla? How much does it cost to charge a Tesla? Believe it or not, one…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US installed a record 26 gigawatts of new clean energy in 2020, according to a new report.
In 2020, the number of producing US coal mines fell to the lowest number since 2008.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
The UK prime minister’s climate spokesperson has range anxiety, so she drives a diesel VW
August 4, 2021
Allegra Stratton, British prime minister Boris Johnson’s climate spokesperson, says she won’t switch to an electric car yet because she has range anxiety. So she drives a “third-hand” diesel Volkswagen Golf instead.
The UK climate spokesperson’s range anxiety…
The Guardian details Stratton’s phobia of electric cars:
The reason for this, Stratton explained in an interview with…
