Hyundai announced that it is shutting down its internal combustion engine development team as the automaker focuses on electric cars.
For 40 years the Korean automaker has been developing internal combustion engines to use in its vehicle lineup, but no more.
The Korea Economic Daily reports that Hyundai’s new R&D chief Park Chung-kook confirmed in an email to employees that they are shutting…
Arrival’s flagship Bus EV has begun proving ground testing in the UK before entering full production in 2022. The Arrival Bus marks the first of several electric vehicles in the pipeline for the company which will be manufactured and operated in the UK and US, as well as…
Rivian has confirmed that buyers of its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S SUV are going to have to wait until 2023 if they want the biggest battery pack option.
As we reported earlier this month, Rivian has released its first earnings results since going public and it’s…
Electric Bike Company’s ‘made in America’ e-bikes are key to its success. Here’s why
December 29, 2021
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit the sprawling new production facilities for California-based Electric Bike Company (that’s an advantage to being an early mover in any industry, you get to pick the good names). The company has been building electric cruiser bicycles in Newport Beach since the mid-2010s. And as founder Sean Lupton-Smith proudly explained to me as I toured the…
Moonbike’s light electric snowmobile is bringing its electric snow sports to the US
December 28, 2021
The French company Moonbike is preparing to bring its fun-looking snow transporter to the US, just in time for winter riding.
The Moonbike may have “bike” in its name, though it’s hard to call it a true snow bike.
But don’t let that rear track fool you. It’s not…
Bangkok’s noisy scooter-filled streets may quiet down with new electric motorcycle trial
December 28, 2021
The Thai government is starting a new trial in Bangkok that will see electric scooters replace their gas counterparts for motorcycle taxis in the city.
The trial run could have big implications not just for Bangkok, but for scooter and motorcycle-laden cities across much…
Tesla (TSLA) is seen solving its ‘high-class problem of demand outstripping supply’ in 2022
December 28, 2021
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is up in premarket trading today on a new note from top Wall Street analyst Dan Ives who believes Tesla is going to double its production capacity in 2022.
With delivery times of up to a year for some of its models, Tesla is currently sitting on what Ives called a “high-class problem of demand outstripping supply.”
The question is how fast can the automaker ramp up…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 27, 2021
December 28, 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…
When Yamaha announced that the company would unveil two electric scooters for both the European and Asian markets next year, they also shared which concepts the new scooters would be drawn from. It turns out that the Yamaha E01 and E02 electric scooter concepts will both be…
China’s largest offshore wind farm was connected to the grid at full capacity on Saturday, December 25. It transmitted power through undersea cables.
The 802 megawatt (MW) Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind farm is off the eastern province of Jiangsu. The wind farm consists of three projects – H1, H2, and H3 – and each has an offshore booster station.
It covers an area of 44.2 square miles…
