While many electric motorcycles are still plagued by high prices, there are a surprising number of affordable options on the market in North America. All of the electric motorcycles featured here are either already rolling on America’s roads or are expected to become available in the coming months.
And while we’re at it, let’s put terms like “low-cost” and “affordable” into…
Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns
February 26, 2021
Elon Musk is indicating that Tesla could be shifting more electric cars to LFP battery cells over some concerns about long-term availability of nickel supply.
Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he believes the energy density of iron phosphate (LFP) batteries…
Lucid Motors pushes back first Air deliveries to second half of 2021
February 26, 2021
Following its massive merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp IV ($CCIV), Lucid Motors’ CEO revealed that deliveries of its first EV have been delayed. The Lucid Motors Air, Dream Edition was originally scheduled to begin deliveries this spring. It now appears it will…
Tesla has been leading the Chinese EV market since starting production at its factory in Shanghai, but now it’s being outsold by a weird little affordable electric car.
It’s hard to overstate the impact that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai had on the EV market in China.
The California-based automaker saw its sales more than double in the country last year to over 100,000 vehicles.
Tesla’s…
Elon Musk confirms ‘high demand’ for updated Tesla Model S/X, factory restarts after parts shortage
February 26, 2021
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla has received “high demand” for the new refreshed Model S and Model X.
The CEO says that the automaker will increase production with a second shift in order to meet demand, in a new email to employees obtained by Electrek.
Earlier today…
Consumer Reports launches a Green Choice car rating system
February 26, 2021
Consumer Reports has launched a new Green Choice program for cars. It will use a green leaf icon to identify the new cars, SUVs, and minivans with the best fuel efficiency and lowest contributions to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and smog formation.
Consumer Reports…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 25, 2021
February 26, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
The Postmaster General for the United States Postal Service (USPS) recently committed to 10% of its new fleet going full-electric. The upgrade was announced this past week and will replace 50,000-165,000 vehicles over the next 10 years. The USPS’ current ICE lineup of…
EGEB: The state of Mississippi gets its very first wind farm
February 26, 2021
The state of Mississippi is getting its first wind farm, which will deliver 200 megawatts of power.
Deb Haaland appears to be headed for confirmation for US secretary of the interior.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your…
Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell to be produced at LG Korean factory
February 26, 2021
LG is reportedly preparing to produce Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell at a pilot production line at its own factory in South Korea.
When Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a new chemistry using its own machinery designed in-house last year, some people misunderstood it as Tesla trying to move away from getting battery cells from…
