North America’s largest seaplane airline, Harbour Air, announced a partnership with magniX and H55 to produce what it is calling “the world’s first certified all-electric commercial airplane.” The new partnership will continue to develop and certify its electric Beaver (eBeaver) commuter plane through a supplemental type certificate (STC) program in Canada.
Harbour Air began operating in…
Mercedes-Benz today unveiled its EQT concept electric minivan with an interesting design, but the electric version has only a vague timeline to production.
The ‘EQ’ sub-brand means electric for Mercedes-Benz, but the EQT concept is actually about a broader entry in the…
Tesla tuner gets seal of approval from automaker by becoming authorized for official vehicle service
May 10, 2021
Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance (UP) has just received an important and rare seal of approval from Tesla by becoming an official authorized service and repair shop for its electric vehicles.
Car tuners and modification companies are not always appreciated by the original…
The cheapest full-suspension fat tire electric bike? Testing this odd-looking entry-priced e-bike
May 10, 2021
While electric bikes are loads of fun and make for great utility riding, they aren’t known for being cheap. Adding extras like fat tires or full-suspension only send the price higher. So I wanted to see how good one of the cheapest full-suspension fat tire electric bikes on the market could be. And to do so, I turned to the Aostirmotor S18 e-bike.
Aostirmotor S18 tech specs
Motor: 750W rear…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 8, 2021
May 9, 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…
Whatever you think of him, Elon Musk is indeed the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. And, again, whatever you think of him, he’s inexplicably hosting Saturday Night Live tonight, May 8th. Here’s everything you need to know about how to catch the “Technoking” himself on TV or…
I think anyone who has ever suffered through a traffic-infused commute can agree that there are just too many cars out there. And while it’d be great to take a pile of cars off the road in one fell swoop, that’s easier said than done. But what if instead of taking cars off the road, we could take a pile of wheels off the road instead? That’s exactly what could happen if we all make the…
Tesla’s Supercharger network has now reached a total of 25,000 chargers – a big milestone for the fast-charging network.
The Supercharger network is really the only global network of fast-charging stations.
When Tesla brought the Model S to market, fast-charging…
Tesla has brought the Tesla Cybertruck prototype in a rare outing to New York City as Elon Musk is in town for Saturday Night Live.
As we previously reported, Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019 and only had one known prototype of the electric pickup.
Over the few…
Exclusive: SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle updates, better seat, passenger footpegs
May 8, 2021
The SONDORS Metacycle is slated to become the first low-cost highway-capable electric motorcycle released in the US. We’re still a few months out from the initial fall 2021 deliveries, but now Electrek has learned of several new updates that will be available once the bike is released later this year.
The SONDORS Metacycle sent shockwaves through the electric motorcycle industry when it was…
