Chinese EV manufacturer NIO announced it will halt production at its JAC-NIO facility for five working days. The facility in Hefei, the capital of the Anhui Province, will suspend vehicle production beginning Monday, March 29. NIO has now become the next victim of a continuing global semiconductor shortage.
Despite the global pandemic, ($NIO) was on a roll in 2020. Earlier this month, the…
The electric bicycle market in the US is being squeezed from multiple directions at once, forcing prices higher. That could threaten the increased rate of e-bike adoption at a time when e-bike sales have been soaring.
The latest major e-bike manufacturer to announce a…
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BRP commits to electrification of its entire line, including jet skis, go-karts, e-motorcycles, more
March 26, 2021
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), a major player in the powersports industry, has announced that it will unveil an electric version of each of its products by 2026.
The Quebec, Canada-based company plans to invest $300 million in its electrification efforts over the next five years to achieve this milestone.
But it won’t take the full five years to start seeing BRP’s electric models…
Tesla is found to have violated labor laws by firing union supporter and Elon Musk tweeting something
March 26, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled today that Tesla has violated labor laws by firing an employee over what they claim was union support and because of a questionable tweet that Elon Musk posted.
A few years ago, Tesla was embroiled in an effort by United…
Watch: First video shows off new electric Polaris RANGER UTV in action, bonus snow donuts
March 26, 2021
Polaris has an all-new 100% electric RANGER slated to enter the market later this year, and is now releasing the first-ever video showing it in action.
We’ve previously only seen a teaser image that didn’t reveal much about the vehicle itself.
But now we get a chance…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A new feasibility study combines California’s water canals with solar power.
The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act was introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching…
California-based EV startup Drako Motors updated us on its test program ahead of the start of deliveries of its Drako GTE electric supercar.
Scroll down for some impressive footage of the $1.2 million electric vehicle driving in the snow.
We have been following Drako over…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 25, 2021
March 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…
The premium-level X Shore Eelex 8000 electric boat is making its US debut, the company announced today.
First unveiled in Europe in 2019, the Swedish-made Eelex 8000 is an all-electric boat designed for day trips on the water.
Konrad Bergstrom, the Swedish tech millionaire behind the electric boat startup X Shore, says that he was inspired by Tesla to create the company’s lineup of electric…
