In a recent reply to a follower’s question on Twitter, Lucid Motors just revealed that it plans to begin deliveries of its first vehicles to European countries at the end of this year. That timeline has since changed. Nevertheless, the American automaker’s Air sedan is scheduled to begin deliveries stateside this spring.
Lucid Motors came out swinging at all EV competition with the debut…
Audi has unveiled today the 2022 e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT: a performance electric sedan powered by the same platform as the Porsche Taycan.
Audi e-tron GT Design
The concept for the e-tron GT was unveiled back in 2018, and we have since seen it several times leading to…
Federal legislation was introduced today to create a federal tax incentive for the purchase of electric bicycles in the US.
Electric cars and motorcycles already have their own federal tax incentives in the US, and now electric bicycles may be next.
That’s thanks to the…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 9, 2021
February 10, 2021
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As electric motorcycles grow in popularity, American riders can find substantial savings this year in the form of extended tax credits for e-motorcycles.
10% tax credit on electric motorcycles
It was initially feared that a US federal tax credit for 10% of the purchase…
Jeep teases the upcoming unveiling of a new Wrangler all-electric BEV concept vehicle, which could soon lead to a production version.
At Electrek, we rarely report on FCA, which is now part of the new Stellantis entity created by FCA’s merger with PSA, because their…
Tesla is finally about to launch in Singapore, where the automaker had a false start before, and the Model 3 could cost less than a Toyota Camry in the country.
Tesla in Singapore
In 2016, Tesla tried to launch in Singapore, but the automaker ran into some issues.
The first Tesla Model S owner in Singapore had problems with emission tests, of all things, and it was slapped with a SGD $15,000…
Renewables will be the leading source of US electricity by 2030
February 9, 2021
By 2030, renewables will collectively surpass natural gas to be the predominant source of electricity generation in the US, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021. But that’s not enough.
The EIA also projects that the…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 8, 2021
February 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…
Tesla is under scrutiny by regulators in China over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more
February 9, 2021
Tesla is getting more scrutiny from regulators in China, where some have concerns over battery fires, unexpected acceleration, and more.
Last year, Tesla butted heads with regulators in China over a Model S and Model X recall.
The automaker had to recall almost all Model S/Model X sent to China over a suspension issue, but it argued that it wasn’t necessary.
Now, Chinese regulators said that…
