E-commerce giant Amazon is now testing its custom-made Rivian electric vans in San Francisco. It’s now the second city where Amazon is using its Rivian vans, behind Los Angeles.
Amazon chose San Francisco as its No. 2 city because it wanted to put its e-vans to the test on the city’s steep hills and in its variable climate.
The streets of San Francisco
On February 3, Electrek reported that…
Lordstown hype train slows down after prototype catches on fire, orders put into question
March 19, 2021
Lordstown Motor, an electric pickup truck startup that became a billion-dollar company after going public, is seeing its hype train slow down after a prototype caught on fire and its vast order book is called into question.
The company was founded out of a deal to take…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 18, 2021
March 19, 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…
The UK delivered a blow to Tesla today as it abruptly decided to change its EV incentive program to now exclude the Model 3, which was the best-selling electric car in the country.
In recent years, the UK became an important market for Tesla.
In 2020, it was Tesla’s biggest European market with about 25% of all deliveries in Europe with over 24,000 vehicles delivered.
The vast majority of…
A Tesla Model X with over 400,000 miles, making it one of the highest mileage electric cars in the world, has been turned into a piece of art by famed artist Kenny Scharf.
And it’s for a fun project…
As some of you might know, I bought a Tesla Model X with over 400,000…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 17, 2021
March 18, 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…
Want a luxury electric scooter without buying it? Unagi expands All-Access subscription
March 18, 2021
Unagi, maker of the premium electric scooter Model One, has announced a major expansion of its Unagi All-Access subscription service. The service is designed to put these expensive scooters under rider’s feet for a low monthly fee. No more having to shell out full price for a high-end electric scooter.
And just so you’re aware, these aren’t your typical Lime or Bird electric scooters that…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Duke Energy Renewables has begun commercial operation of the 350MW Frontier 2 project in Oklahoma.
Medium- and long-haul electric trucks are 13% cheaper to own than diesel trucks today – report.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
2021 Hyundai Ioniq and Kona owners and prospective owners from today will get a free 250kWh of fast charging at Electrify America (EA) stations as the network continues to expand.
2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric owners can access 250 kWh of complimentary charging…
Roll your $1,400 stimulus check into useful green transport with our favorite great value US e-bikes
March 18, 2021
It’s that time of the year again, stimulus check time! Now, I want to be very clear up front: if you’re struggling to make rent or buy food, obviously those priorities come first. But for those who have their necessities met and now are prepared to put the “stimulus” in stimulus check, these are our favorite sub-$1,400 electric bicycles that you can buy from American-based…
