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 compete last year, Unplugged Performance is back at Pikes Peak, but this time with a brand-new Model S Plaid.
It’s going to be…
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…
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 — looking at you, Toyota — agrees that battery-electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry.
However, they don’t all…
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…
Tesla announced that it is launching “Tesla Energy,” its energy division in China, starting with the Powerwall home battery pack.
China has become Tesla’s biggest market outside of the US, and it is growing fast.
However, that’s for its electric vehicles.
Tesla Energy, the automaker’s division selling solar rooftop systems and stationary energy storage, has been mostly operating in the…
A Rivian employee’s neighbor captured one of the first (blurry) glimpses of R1T’s UI and controls
June 23, 2021
One lucky person has a neighbor that works at Rivian. Better still, their Rivian neighbor was generous enough to allow them to go for a spin in an R1T and capture some footage from their phone of the interior, including the upcoming EVs User Interface (UI) and other…
Review: $1,199 Torque 1 electric bike just may be the most affordable torque-sensor e-bike out there
June 23, 2021
The Torque 1 electric bike from Florida-based RideScoozy is a commuter style e-bike that combines two features rarely seen together: a torque sensor and an affordable price tag.
As we’ve discussed in the past, torque sensors are a more elegant way to engage the pedal…
Hover-1 Dynamo electric scooter lets you travel with no gas or oil at $168, more in New Green Deals
June 23, 2021
As we close out Prime Day, we’ve gathered the best New Green Deals for you to browse. Today, we’re going to take a look at the on sale for a low of . Plus, there’s discounts on smart thermostats, LED lighting, and much more. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and other e-bike deals today, so you won’t want to miss that either.
Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found…
