Ariel Rider has a wide range of electric bikes from simple folding e-bikes to cargo e-bikes and commuter e-bikes. But some of their most popular models have been their moped-style e-bikes, and now the company has added the new electric moped to its lineup.
The Grizzly was just launched as something of an adventure-style electric moped.
In many ways it is an improvement over the company’s…
Battery startup backed by VW and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel QuantumScape (QS) goes public
November 28, 2020
QuantumScape (QS), a battery startup backed by Volkswagen and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, went public with a bang today.
The stock is already up more than 50%.
QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep Singh, a computer scientist and…
Tesla buyer manages to get fully working Model S for just $15,000, thanks to single bad battery cell
November 28, 2020
A used Tesla buyer managed to get himself a fully working 2014 Model S electric sedan for just $15,000, or about $15,000 less than the going price.
That was all thanks to a company that was able to find a single bad battery cell in the pack.
The company in question is…
World’s largest offshore wind farm secures $8bn investment
November 28, 2020
Dogger Bank, which will eventually become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, is getting an $8 billion investment from Norwegian oil giant Equinor and British energy company SSE. The money will be used to construct the first two phases of the project.
SSE Renewables is leading the construction of the 3.6 GW project, and Equinor will lead on the wind farm’s operations.
Equinor…
Podcast: Tesla Model S/X refresh rumors, TSLA to the moon, new electric pickup, and more
November 28, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including new rumors of a Tesla Model S and Model X refresh, TSLA stock is going to the moon, a possible new electric pickup, and more.
Discover all the…
Tesla and Volkswagen to compete with new affordable electric cars at ~$25,000 to $30,000
November 27, 2020
The electric car market is about to be accessible to a lot more people as we now learn that Tesla and Volkswagen, the two market leaders for electric vehicles, have now both greenlighted electric car programs that are going to start at ~$25,000 to $30,000.
In surveys about…
Tesla is now under NHTSA scrutiny over Model S/X suspension after disputing recall in China
November 27, 2020
Tesla is now facing NHTSA scrutiny with a new preliminary evaluation over potential suspension failures in Model S and Model X vehicles produced between 2015 and 2017.
The new investigation comes after Tesla started a recall over the issue for vehicles in China, but the automaker argues that there’s no defect and China is forcing an unnecessary recall.
Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla…
Silent Yachts, which has been described as the “Tesla of the seas”, is ramping up production of its electric catamarans.
The company has now 10 boats under construction and they are increasing production capacity to be able to produce dozens of electric boats a…
Watch Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta yield for pedestrian in intersection that would give some humans pause
November 27, 2020
Tesla is currently improving on its Full Self-Driving Beta software with new updates and we are catching glimpses of what it can do in the early access program.
Now we see a quick new video of the Tesla FSD Beta yielding for a pedestrian in an intersection that would give…
Bicycles, and especially e-bikes, are often the quickest way to cut through urban traffic. And so it makes perfect sense to see them being transformed into ambulance e-bikes for first responders.
That’s exactly what a team at the tech firm Wunderman Thompson Paris set out to do when they designed their own electric bicycle ambulance.
They partnered with the French e-mobility company Ecox…
