If you thought Bird was just an electric scooter-sharing company, then think again. Today the company unveiled a new electric bike, the Bird Bike, designed to add a whole new level of micromobility to its shared vehicle platform.
Much like Bird’s electric scooter fleet, the new Bird Bike is a smart connected device that is loaded with sensors to communicate back to Bird’s headquarters.
The…
Audi says it will produce its last internal combustion engine by 2033, only launch new EVs by 2026
June 23, 2021
Audi announced today that it will produce its last internal combustion engine in 2033 (if people are still buying them by then), and it will only launch new vehicles that are electric by 2026.
At this point, every single automaker, except for just a handful of them —…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
EV100 businesses call for strong US emissions standards and all new-vehicle sales to be net zero by 2030.
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduces legislation to rapidly boost US solar manufacturing.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
This video tells the story of cobalt and its importance to batteries and electric cars.
[Note: This is an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek to highlight EVs in Europe.]
Cobalt has hit the headlines in recent years in relation to its role in batteries and reports of controversial mining, but how much do you really know about it? It’s been with us for thousands of years…
Tesla announced that it is launching “Tesla Energy,” its energy division in China, starting with the Powerwall home battery pack.
China has become Tesla’s biggest market outside of the US, and it is growing fast.
However, that’s for its electric vehicles.
Tesla…
A Rivian employee’s neighbor captured one of the first (blurry) glimpses of R1T’s UI and controls
June 23, 2021
One lucky person has a neighbor that works at Rivian. Better still, their Rivian neighbor was generous enough to allow them to go for a spin in an R1T and capture some footage from their phone of the interior, including the upcoming EVs User Interface (UI) and other…
Review: $1,199 Torque 1 electric bike just may be the most affordable torque-sensor e-bike out there
June 23, 2021
The Torque 1 electric bike from Florida-based RideScoozy is a commuter style e-bike that combines two features rarely seen together: a torque sensor and an affordable price tag.
As we’ve discussed in the past, torque sensors are a more elegant way to engage the pedal assist on electric bicycles.
Instead of just starting up power when the bike sees that the pedals are moving, which is how…
Hover-1 Dynamo electric scooter lets you travel with no gas or oil at $168, more in New Green Deals
June 23, 2021
As we close out Prime Day, we’ve gathered the best New Green Deals for you to browse. Today, we’re going to take a look at the on sale for a low of . Plus, there’s discounts on smart thermostats, LED lighting, and much more. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and…
Miami-Dade County in Florida today announced it has bought 42 Proterra ZX5+ electric transit buses, featuring a total of 19 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity. The county also announced that it will install 75 Proterra chargers across three bus depots. Its first…
Volvo has announced a new 50 GWh battery cell gigafactory coming to Europe in partnership with Northvolt.
Earlier this year, Volvo announced that it plans to only sell electric cars by 2030 and believes that the internal combustion engine has no future.
In order to make it happen, it needs to secure a large amount of battery cells, and now, that’s what the Swedish automaker is…
