There is no shortage of fun-looking electric vehicles on Alibaba, the mystical and sometimes downright oddball Chinese shopping site. And while I normally find something decidedly more land-loving for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, this week we’re going to get a bit wet.
So grab some sunblock, inflate your arm floaties, and join me in the shallow end of the pool…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 30, 2021
November 1, 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…
Police are using Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycles to patrol the COP26 climate summit
November 1, 2021
Any large public gathering is bound to draw a police presence to maintain safety and order. But at the COP26 climate summit currently underway in Scotland, the UK police are using a decidedly more environmentally appropriate form of patrol vehicle: Harley-Davidson’s…
Tesla has launched a new financial product called “financial leasing” that enables customers to buy its cars with no down payment.
It’s currently only available in China.
Over the weekend, Tesla updated its online configurator in China to add a new financing option when buying a vehicle online.
Along with cash or a loan, Tesla is now listing “Tesla Financial Leasing.”
The automaker…
How to get the most range out of your Tesla
November 1, 2021
While electric vehicles like Tesla have continued to grow in sales exponentially in recent years, they remain a relatively new concept for many consumers. A majority of consumers purchasing EVs have never previously owned one, and may not as informed on the charging and…
Harley-Davidson unveils nostalgic BMX-themed electric bicycle as latest limited-edition e-bike
November 1, 2021
Harley-Davidson has just pulled the sheet off its most recent custom electric bicycle, the Serial 1 MOSH/BMX. It’s the latest addition to Serial 1’s 1-OFF limited edition series.
The e-bikes in the 1-OFF series are more than just limited editions though; they are…
The French oil mastodon TotalEnergies is making amends – and doubtless seeking to make a buck from renewables as well – by installing fast-charging stands for EV cars at its gas stations along France’s highway system.
Recently rebranded TotalEnergies – an effort to give its century-long obsession with sucking petroleum from the ground a more diversified, sustainable vibe – the company…
Toyota fixes Tesla’s ‘yoke’ steering wheel in its first electric SUV with steer-by-wire system
November 1, 2021
Toyota has unveiled a steering wheel similar to Tesla’s “yoke” steering wheel in its first electric SUV, but the automaker has introduced an important feature that fixes the main problem of the Tesla yoke.
When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “yoke”…
The Biden administration’s Department of the Interior yesterday announced new actions to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic, off the coasts of Massachusetts and the Carolinas, and in the Gulf of Mexico.
This latest action is part of the Biden-Harris…
Tesla confirmed to the NHTSA that it is recalling 2,791 2020-2021 Model Y and 2019-2021 Model 3 vehicles over a suspension issue.
The automaker describes the problem in a filing with the NHTSA:
“The front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, allowing the lateral link to separate from the sub-frame.”
And it describes the solution:
“Tesla Service will tighten or replace the…
