Meet the HydroFlyer – an electric personal watercraft that seems to combine aspects of hydrofoil boards, surfboards, and jet skis into the most unique water toy I’ve seen in a long time.
The brainchild of Canadian inventor Jerry McArthur and produced in partnership with leading hydrofoil manufacturer Unifoil, the HydroFlyer appears to evade a clear definition.
On the surface it looks like a…
Ford gets into battery manufacturing, commits to 60 GWh factory in the US with SK Innovation
May 21, 2021
Ford announced that it is getting into battery manufacturing by committing to a 60 GWh factory in the US as part of a joint venture with Korea’s SK Innovation.
It was only a few years when Ford didn’t see much value in getting into battery cell production, but things…
Audi invited us to drive the 2022 Audi RS e-tron GT in the Adirondack mountains, a mere 10 minutes from my home north of NYC. How could I pass up that opportunity when I traveled across the country to see it for the first time in 2019? The drive made for a memorable (and…
Renewable resources provided 99.9% of Vermont’s electricity generation in 2019, the largest share for any state, but it has more than 100,000 homes that use fuel oil, the dirtiest fuel for home heating. US residential geothermal company Dandelion Energy wants to help Vermont ditch the fuel oil – it today announced that it’s expanding its services into the Green Mountain…
Elon Musk stopped by England earlier this week, and it spurred the rumor of a potential Tesla factory in the country due to the timing of land search.
Last year, we reported on local reports in the UK that Tesla was working with the government to look for a site to build…
These days electric bicycles have become a common form of transportation and recreation. But while pedal-assist e-bikes that provide motor assistance when the rider pedals have been widely accepted as a faster and more convenient transportation tool, questions have remained…
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will hold a delivery event for the first Model S Plaid on June 3 – confirming the first deliveries after a few delays.
It was back in January that Tesla introduced a refreshed version of the Model S and Model X, which brings a new powertrain, new interior, and updated exterior design to Tesla’s two flagship electric vehicles.
When launching the new vehicles…
We got a good look at the new Tesla Roadster, which is currently being displayed at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, in a rare new outing ahead of the new production version of the electric supercar.
As we reported last week, Tesla is bringing the new Roadster prototype…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 19, 2021
May 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…
US President Joe Biden wasn’t the only person to experience the Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck firsthand this week.
On Friday we got our first in-person look at the Ford F-150 Lightning full-sized electric truck, and it was something pretty special. This is the US’s best-selling vehicle of any kind, but electrified and better in almost every way.
While we can’t yet comment on the…
