Here’s a funny and light little post to start off your Monday. A Tesla owner received a parking ticket from GM when parking in a lot at its Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri that is meant for domestic vehicles.
GM’s parking attendant believed the Tesla was a foreign vehicle, but, little did they know, it’s actually more American than the vehicles GM makes in Wentzville.
Something you…
As first made-in-India electric bikes reach EU, China may have a new manufacturing challenger
June 28, 2021
Hero Cycles has just delivered its first batch of Indian-produced electric bicycles to Germany.
Now the company expects the figures to grow.
Hero Cycles is a massive bicycle manufacturer owned by Hero Motors, the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
The Indian…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 26, 2021
June 27, 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…
While I often find any number of fun and strange electric vehicles for this Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series, today’s entry takes us on a detour toward the finer things in life. So straighten your fedoras and do up your most dashing six-button vest, because we’re going for a cruise in a classically inspired electric roadster, chaps! And we’re going to do it on…
US Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced late today that more than $5.4 million in federal grant funding will be awarded to the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority to purchase electric buses.
Ossoff said in an emailed statement:
We…
Tesla Supercharger station gets direct service from McDonald’s: get a Big Mac while charging?
June 26, 2021
A Tesla Supercharger station is now getting direct service from a nearby McDonald’s that offer direct delivery to Tesla owners charging their electric vehicles.
When charging station operators open new stations, they try to build them near amenities for drivers to use…
One of my favorite things about Fiido’s electric bikes is that the company has always done things a bit differently. And the Fiido L3 continues that tradition, while bringing along some key upgrades and improvements as well.
Those of you who remember my Fiido L2 review might recall how much I gushed over the little electric bike.
What it lacked in physical size, it made up for in spunk. And…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
BASF will buy 49.5% of Vattenfall’s 1.5 GW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.
Home energy efficiency upgrade company Sealed raises $16 million in Series B funding.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to…
Tesla Full Self-Driving v9 beta update slips to next week, monthly subscription model follows
June 26, 2021
Elon Musk is again updating the timeline for Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving v9 beta update, which is apparently now slipping to next week.
Tesla’s new FSD subscription model should follow at the same time.
Tesla Full Self-Driving beta
Tesla is currently testing the…
Save $50 on this 2-tool electric lawn care kit to cut down on gas usage + more in New Green Deals
June 26, 2021
We’re back to close out the week with the latest batch of New Green Deals for you to browse. Today, we’re going to take a look at a deal on how you can get rid of two gas-powered lawn tools in your garage for better electric ones at $50 off. Plus, there’s discounts on smart thermostats and much more. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and other e-bike deals today, so you won’t want to…
