I ride all types of electric bicycles, from the dainty to the powerful. And while I love any chance to throw my leg over a new electric steed, it’s usually the higher-power options that really tickle my fancy. And the Addmotor Wildtan M5600 is pretty much the living embodiment of the excessive, high-power electric fat tire bike movement, offering more fun and excitement than anyone really needs…
Tesla’s numbers in China are out today, and the automaker has managed to maintain its impressive output with over 54,000 electric vehicles last month.
China is the world’s largest car market and also the world’s largest electric vehicle market by volume. As the…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 8
November 9, 2021
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever.
Monday, November 8
Ministers from all over the world arrive in…
Tesla is in talks with Quebec govt amid multi-billion investment into battery production
November 9, 2021
The Québec government has revealed that it is in talks with Tesla about the automaker investing in battery production in the province.
Québec is rich in metals used to produce batteries. With the rise of electric vehicles, the province is trying to capitalize on that and is investing heavily in the extraction of key minerals, like lithium, nickel, and graphite.
The local government recently…
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock is falling by as much as 5% in pre-market trading – seemingly putting a bookend on an incredible rally. This is against the backdrop of the US passing the landmark infrastructure package which includes big outlays for EV ecosystem.
One of the main…
Elon Musk says he will sell $24 billion of Tesla (TSLA) stock if Twitter votes for it
November 7, 2021
Elon Musk says that he is prepared to sell about $24 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) stock if his Twitter followers vote for it.
He says that it is to address the accusation that he is not paying taxes.
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about some of the richest people in…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 6, 2021
November 7, 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 13th and 14th.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our…
Congress passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, $12,500 EV tax credit still awaits passage
November 7, 2021
After an entire day (and indeed months) of deliberation and negotiations, Congress approved a long debated infrastructure bill totaling $1.2 trillion. The 228-206 vote held by the US House of Representatives early Saturday morning will put a core piece of President Biden’s…
Tesla spotted building a bunch of cars in wild new colors
November 7, 2021
Tesla has been spotted producing a bunch of cars in wild new colors out of Gigafactory Shanghai.
Could these be the new factory wraps that the company teased?
For a premium automaker, Tesla has very limited color options.
It used to offer much more paint color options, but…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $2,000 four-person electric bicycle
November 6, 2021
Nat King Cole may have had Daisy swooning on his bicycle built for two, but that’s hardly a practical family vehicle. What happens when you have a few rugrats and need to transport the whole brood? That’s when it’s time to switch to a bicycle built for four. And I’ve found just the thing for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.
I love me a tandem electric…
