Today, Lordstown Motors rolled the first two Beta versions of its Endurance electric pickup truck off its manufacturing line. These two Betas are the first of 57 planned in total for Lordstown, as it gears up for mass production of the Endurance this fall.
Lordstown Motors is an EV startup based in the Ohio city of the same name. It operates out of a manufacturing facility previously operated by…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric car to be used in self-driving robotaxi fleet on Lyft’s ride-hailing network
April 1, 2021
The Ioniq 5, Hyundai’s new electric car, is going to be used as a self-driving robotaxi in Lyft’s ride-hailing fleet.
As an electric car, the Ioniq 5 has checked almost every box for a lot of people when it was unveiled last month.
Now it’s not only going to be an…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
C40 mayors, transport workers, and unions call for stimulus funding for public transport.
The EDF releases two sets of policy recommendations on heavy-duty truck electrification and infrastructure.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
Leading electric scooter company NIU has grown its electric vehicle platform impressively, offering a wide range of models. And now a new teaser informs us that we’ll be seeing something new coming next week.
The Beijing-based electric scooter company, which currently boasts over 1 million scooters on the road, just uploaded the teaser to its social media earlier today.
In the teaser we can…
President Joe Biden has unveiled an outline of his infrastructure plan, and it includes a proposed $174 billion investment in electric vehicles.
The Biden administration has released an outline of its infrastructure plan on its website.
It includes a $174 billion…
Lucid Motors has yet to offer a more specific timeline of when customers might see first deliveries of its flagship Air sedan. Despite some frustration, or perhaps impatience is a better word, the anticipation around the Lucid Air continues to swell. To stay on the top of…
Hot on the heels of a new ultra lightweight electric mountain bike unveiling, Specialized isn’t slowing down. Today the company is releasing a new ultra lightweight electric city bike, the Specialized Turbo Como SL.
[Editor’s note: the prices originally published in this article were based on an incorrect draft of a press release. Specialized has since provided the updated pricing…
The Biden administration has published its $2 trillion infrastructure plan, which is called The American Jobs Plan, on the White House website. He’ll discuss the plan today in a speech in Pittsburgh.
It’s extremely comprehensive – and that’s an understatement – so…
Tesla (TSLA) could surprise with strong deliveries in Q1 despite production constraints
April 1, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) might surprise us with deliveries in the first quarter, despite having run into some issues on the production side.
The first quarter is about to end, and Tesla is expected to release its production and delivery results by the end of the week.
The market is…
Tesla is going to hire over 10,000 people at Gigafactory Texas over next year, launches student worker effort
April 1, 2021
Tesla is going to hire over 10,000 employees at Gigafactory Texas over the next year. CEO Elon Musk has gotten involved in the recruiting effort, and Tesla has launched an initiative to try to hire student workers.
As Electrek reported earlier this week, Tesla is starting a hiring spree at Gigafactory Texas with many new job listings.
Throughout the process to get the deal for the project, Tesla…
