Being able to ride an e-bike on an assortment of trails is one thing. But being able to continue with overland riding once the trail has ended takes an entirely different type of e-bike. When you’re cutting your path through fields, forests and deserts, a powerful all-wheel drive e-bike like the Super Monarch Crown AWD 1500 can absolutely get it done.
The hunter edition of the Super Monarch…
Kia teases its EV6, the first to use its E-GMP Platform
March 10, 2021
Kia has just offered the public a first glimpse at its upcoming EV6 hatchback. The next-generation BEV will be the first Kia donning the “EV” prefix, and the first to sit upon its dedicated E-GMP Platform. According to the automaker, the EV is the first developed under a…
VW has announced plans to have a “Power Day,” which is expected to be a Tesla-like battery day to announce the automaker’s plans to secure battery cell supply.
Battery cell supply is believed to be the biggest bottleneck to accelerate the auto industry’s transition…
Audi unveils the interior of the Q4 e-tron electric SUV with impressive head-up display, and more
March 9, 2021
Audi is unveiling the interior of the Q4 e-tron electric SUV ahead of the full reveal of the vehicle coming later this month.
It shows a clean and practical interior design with an impressive head-up display.
At the Geneva Motor Show in 2019, the German automaker presented a concept of the Q4 e-tron, and Audi confirmed that a production version will launch “at the end of 2020 as the Audi…
Boston-based Nexamp, Inc., a renewable energy generator and community solar provider, has closed a $440 million senior secured credit facility for a 380-megawatt portfolio of solar and energy storage assets. It’s one of the largest debt financing agreements of its…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 8, 2021
March 9, 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…
Porsche announced that it made another investment in Rimac, a Croatia-based electric hypercar maker, and it now increases its stake in the company to almost 25%.
Rimac is best known for its all-electric hypercars, especially the Concept_One, arguably the first all-electric hypercar, and more recently, the new Concept_Two (C_Two).
In recent years, the company has also been emerging as a…
Ariel Rider launches a $999 ‘no-BS commuter e-bike’ as its most affordable electric bike yet
March 9, 2021
Ariel Rider is showing off its latest electric bicycle known as the Rideal. The e-bike was designed to be the perfect low-cost commuter e-bike that doesn’t compromise on performance.
Ariel Rider described it a bit differently:
At Ariel Rider we’re known to make fast…
Proposed US offshore wind farm Vineyard Wind expects a favorable BOEM review today, leading to April approval.
Clean energy accounted for 47% of Germany’s power mix in 2020, up from 42.3% in 2019.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Tesla is apparently behind a somewhat secretive big battery project in Texas, a state in which people have been calling for improvements to the electric grid.
The project is located in Angleton, near Houston.
Tesla has attempted to distance itself from the project with an LLC, but Bloomberg managed to link Tesla to the LLC and the project:
A Tesla subsidiary registered as Gambit Energy Storage…
