Lordstown Motors recently entered its electric Endurance pickup truck in the SCORE San Felipe 250 race, only to have to drop out after stage one. Although the Endurance truck and its components withstood the elements, the Lordstown team admitted its pre-race estimates for energy consumption were wrong, and the EV prototype would likely not make it through stage two.
In an official statement in…
SES gathers $139 million in funding round led by GM
April 21, 2021
SES recently announced that it has completed a Series D funding round of $139 million led by General Motors (GM). The company is known for its development and manufacturing of next-generation Lithium-Metal rechargeable batteries, particularly for electric vehicles.
SES was…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual “Global Energy Review” report, and while there is some good news about the adoption of renewables, there is also some rather alarming news about an anticipated emissions surge in 2021.
Update, April 20, 3:55…
Tesla is facing some backlash in China after an unhappy customer crashed its Shanghai Motor Show booth and was arrested.
While Tesla doesn’t use motor shows to debut vehicles like other automakers, the California-based automaker still attends a few of the more prestigious auto shows to display its current vehicle lineup.
The Shanghai Motor Show is one of them, but it didn’t go well for Tesla…
Harley-Davidson surprises with higher earnings, good sign for its electric motorcycles
April 20, 2021
After several years of falling financial reports, Harley-Davidson has just posted surprising numbers that show the company is in a better position than analysts expected.
And that could be good news for the company’s highly anticipated electric motorcycle…
Volkswagen has now unveiled its third ID production electric vehicle based on its MEB platform. After the ID.3 and ID.4, we now get to see the ID.6: the brand’s biggest electric vehicle yet.
For the VW ID.6, the German automaker is going to first focus on the Chinese…
Electric vehicle spotlight (EVS): Phoenix Motorcars
April 20, 2021
Our latest EV spotlight shines on Phoenix Motorcars. The Ontario, California-based automaker provides fleet mobility solutions to a quickly growing sector for electrification – light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles. This lineup currently includes trucks, shuttles, and school buses, but with recent partnerships with companies in solar and autonomous technology, Phoenix Motorcars is one to…
Elon Musk claims Tesla involved in fatal crash with no one in driver’s seat wasn’t on Autopilot
April 20, 2021
Elon Musk claims that the Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash with no one in the driver’s seat in Texas this weekend wasn’t on Autopilot.
The situation is extremely strange.
Earlier today, we reported on a strange and tragic accident in a Tesla that happened in…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 19, 2021
April 20, 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…
Sur Ron’s latest electric motorbike, the high-powered Storm Bee, is now coming up on nearly two years since the initial debut. We still don’t know exactly when it will finally make it into the hands of reservation holders, but we’re at least getting to see some real-world testing and an up-close look at the bike.
Sur Ron Storm Bee, coming soon
The latest test ride and walk-around come to…
