After the GMC Hummer EV pickup, GM is now unveiling a SUV version of the Hummer EV and it starts at $80,000, but it is going to take a while for them to bring it to market.
Last year, GM unveiled the GMC Hummer EV, a 350-mile electric pickup truck with an $80,000 starting price.
The revival of the Hummer brand as an electric brand has been regarded as a strong electrification move and the new…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 2, 2021
April 4, 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…
KYMCO is making a major update to the way the company markets its Ionex electric scooter line, hoping to cut into Gogoro’s massive share of the e-scooter market.
Taipei-based KYMCO is a giant in the gas-powered scooter industry and has been building exhaust-spewing…
Electric vehicles aren’t exactly new technology – they’ve been around essentially since as long as cars have been around. So I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised to find what appears to be a Victorian horseless carriage with a hidden EV drivetrain.
What does surprise me is just how cheap it can be. But of course that’s a running theme on Alibaba, the internet’s backroom storage unit.
Cadillac Lyriq prototype begins road testing
April 3, 2021
An executive for Cadillac revealed the image today, announcing that prototype versions of the Lyriq had begun hitting roads. The Lyriq will be the first all-electric SUV to debut for the Cadillac brand, and these prototypes are one step closer to its full production next…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The first-generation Irene Vorrink wind farm is coming down. What happens next?
The SEC rules that Chevron must allow a shareholder proposal asking for a transparent account of how a net-zero by 2050 scenario will affect its…
The Audi e-tron electric SUV was off to a slow start, but it is now gaining momentum in the US with the 2021 model year getting a price cut and range increase.
The e-tron, Audi’s first next-generation electric vehicle, already had success in Norway and a few other European markets, but it didn’t sell in significant volume in the US during its first full year of sales.
We expected that to…
Nissan has released an update with new footage of the Ariya electric crossover test program ahead of the start of production later this year.
After taking an early leadership role with electric vehicles through the Leaf, Nissan sat on its laurels and waited a decade to…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s delivery record, Tesla Semi production, the new Kia EV6, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s…
Elon Musk: Tesla is still hoping to build retro diner at new Santa Monica Supercharger station
April 3, 2021
Tesla is apparently still planning to build a 1950s-style diner at a new Santa Monica Supercharger station.
In 2018, Elon Musk said that Tesla plans to open an “old-school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in Los Angeles.”
It was yet another “Is he joking?” kind of Elon Musk idea, but he apparently wasn’t kidding.
A few…
