Audi has just shown the future of their electric sedans with the A6 e-tron concept, which debuted at the Shanghai auto show today.
The sedan is based on a new platform that Audi is calling “Premium Platform Electric” or “PPE” for short, developed in collaboration with Porsche. This platform will enable Audi to offer several new vehicles, with the first hitting the road in late 2022.
The…
Toyota has unveiled today the bZ4X, a battery-electric SUV, though it didn’t release any specs despite a production version of the vehicle coming as soon as next year.
We have often discussed how Toyota has been lagging behind the rest of the auto industry when it comes…
Leaks are just as prevalent in the automotive world as in the drones sector. And, the day before Shanghai’s big Auto Show, a DJI-related autonomous electric vehicle leak has occurred.
We reported recently that DJI appears to have a new division related to autonomous…
A San Francisco woman has learned firsthand that electric bicycles aren’t just for recreation, they also make efficient and cost-effective alternatives to typical transportation like personal cars.
That’s exactly what Maureen Persico has discovered after she made the switch, though e-biking wasn’t part of her original plan.
In 2014 her car was totaled when she was hit by an uninsured…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 17, 2021
April 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…
Tesla with Autopilot engaged approaches 10x lower chance of accident than average car: here’s the data
April 18, 2021
Elon Musk claims that Tesla with Autopilot engaged approaches 10 times lower chance of accident than the average car.
Here’s the data he is basing this claim on.
Since 2018, Tesla has been trying to create a benchmark for its improvement in Autopilot safety by releasing…
If you’re already sold on the many benefits of driving an electric car, then you’re probably in the pro-solar-energy camp as well. You may have even considered the interesting proposition of marrying the two into a solar electric car, charging your EV for free with the sun rays currently cooking your paint job. But if there are two technologies that don’t scream “cheap startup cost,”…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Award-winning Superclean Glass makes a transparent electrodynamic shield that repels dust from solar panels.
Facebook has procured enough clean energy projects to meet 100% of its energy needs.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
X Mobility launches electric lineup including low cost e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motorcycles
April 17, 2021
A new personal electric vehicle company has just debuted, joining a segment that has seen impressive growth lately. The aptly named X Mobility startup is already showing off a wide range of light electric vehicles.
The first three products that X Mobility has rolled out…
A new Tesla Semi prototype and a new refreshed Model X were spotted on the test track at the Fremont factory in California ahead of the start of production.
Earlier this year, a new Tesla Semi prototype was spotted being transported in Sacramento, and it was later seen all the way in Illinois.
At least another new prototype was also spotted in the wild.
These are the first new Tesla Semi…
