Revel’s planned fleet of 50 Tesla Model Y taxis in New York City was shut down by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), and the reasons they gave are sketchy, to say the least.
Earlier this year, we reported on Revel, a mobility startup better known for its ride-sharing fleets of electric scooters, launching an effort to bring a fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis to New York.
The effort was…
Closer look: A single piece of aluminum makes up SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle frame
June 24, 2021
When SONDORS first unveiled its 80 mph (130 km/h) electric motorcycle known as the Metacycle, the unique design was seriously eye-catching. Now, we’re getting an up-close look at just what goes into that innovative frame.
Unlike trellis frames that are still common on…
Lucid has now over 10,000 reservations for the Air electric luxury sedan and that’s not bad
June 24, 2021
Lucid Motors confirmed that it now has over 10,000 reservations for the Air, its first car and a luxury electric sedan.
It might not sound as impressive as numbers of reservations in some other programs, but it’s actually not bad.
Lucid has faced some delays in bringing…
Spin just unveiled its new flagship electric scooter scooter, the Spin S-100T. That “T” stands for “tough,” and that’s exactly how the scooter looks.
The scooter was designed in-house by Spin’s team and will roll out onto Sacramento streets this summer ahead of a broader launch across the US later this year.
The S-100T electric scooter is designed as an ultra-rugged scooter – a…
Unplugged Performance has brought its brand-new Tesla Model S Plaid to the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and the new top-performance electric vehicle is already impressing in the practice round.
After famously crashing their Model 3 and building it back up in record time to…
Gogoro pairs up with Foxconn to mass-produce its electric scooters and swappable batteries
June 23, 2021
Gogoro, the leading swappable battery electric scooter maker, has just announced a partnership with Foxconn, the world’s leading electronics manufacturer.
And it’s hard to overstate how big this could be for both Gogoro and the electric scooter industry.
Gogoro’s…
If you thought Bird was just an electric scooter-sharing company, then think again. Today the company unveiled a new electric bike, the Bird Bike, designed to add a whole new level of micromobility to its shared vehicle platform.
Much like Bird’s electric scooter fleet, the new Bird Bike is a smart connected device that is loaded with sensors to communicate back to Bird’s headquarters.
The…
Audi says it will produce its last internal combustion engine by 2033, only launch new EVs by 2026
June 23, 2021
Audi announced today that it will produce its last internal combustion engine in 2033 (if people are still buying them by then), and it will only launch new vehicles that are electric by 2026.
At this point, every single automaker, except for just a handful of them —…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
EV100 businesses call for strong US emissions standards and all new-vehicle sales to be net zero by 2030.
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduces legislation to rapidly boost US solar manufacturing.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
This video tells the story of cobalt and its importance to batteries and electric cars.
[Note: This is an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek to highlight EVs in Europe.]
Cobalt has hit the headlines in recent years in relation to its role in batteries and reports of controversial mining, but how much do you really know about it? It’s been with us for thousands of years…
