After skipping a year due to the pandemic, Eurobike 2021 returned to Friedrichshafen, Germany, nearly two years to the day after the previous rendition of one of the world’s largest and most important bicycle trade shows. The show was immeasurably different (much like the world itself over the last 18 months), but it still hosted some of the most interesting new updates to bicycle tech we’ve…
NIO unveils ET7 sedan for Germany ahead of 2022 deliveries
September 14, 2021
NIO recently debuted its upcoming ET7 sedan in Germany, representing the EV’s European debut. While the Chinese automaker continues to roll out its electric ES8 SUV in Norway this month, we now know plans to expand further into Europe next year, beginning with Germany.
Missouri’s largest wind farm is shut off at night to protect bats – is this overkill?
September 14, 2021
Missouri’s largest wind farm has been switching off at night since April 19 to avoid killing endangered and threatened bats. Is this good environmental stewardship, or is it throwing out the baby with the bathwater?
Missouri wind farm… and bats
The High Prairie…
Tesla Autopilot results in decreased driver attention, new study finds
September 14, 2021
A new study based on MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology data found that Tesla Autopilot results in a noticeable decrease in driver attention when activated.
We previously reported on MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology’s lab conducting a long-term study on Tesla Autopilot.
Lex Fridman, now famous for his appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience and his own podcast with thought leaders, was previously…
Elon Musk claims Ford and auto worker union wrote the new electric car incentive bill
September 13, 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the new federal electric car incentive reform proposed by the Democrats, which includes a big benefit for unions.
Musk alleged that Ford and the United Auto Workers union wrote the new piece of legislation.
As we reported last week, the…
Tesla tried to charge $22,500 for new battery pack when a $5,000 repair did the trick
September 13, 2021
Tesla has tried to charge a Model S owner $22,500 for a battery pack replacement out of warranty, but a third-party shop was able to fix the issue for a fraction of that cost.
As a Tesla owner, one of the most common questions I get asked is, “How much does it cost if…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 11, 2021
September 12, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Democrats have proposed an updated electric car incentive program at the federal level, which would go through their $3.5 trillion social spending bill.
It would remove the limit on the number of vehicles and replace it with a timeline, introduce a higher payout up to…
Tesla has started pushing its Full Self-Driving Beta v10 software, a version that CEO Elon Musk called “mind-blowing”, to its early access fleet.
Are your minds blown yet?
Mine is blown that Tesla actually stuck to the latest FSD timeline from Musk – “latest”…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $1,500 electric duck boat
September 11, 2021
There are few things more pleasurable than a relaxing Sunday on your own boat, slowly meandering your way around the local lake or water hole. And lately the increasing number of electric boats are making that experience even more relaxing by removing the noisy and troublesome gas engines from the mix. But electric boats have often been prohibitively expensive… until now!
That’s because I’ve…
