A Tesla Model S electric sedan was turned into a two-door convertible by luxury Italian design house Ares, and unlike previous attempts to make convertible Tesla vehicles, it actually looks pretty good.
Tesla convertibles
Tesla currently doesn’t produce any convertible cars.
The automaker’s very first car, the Tesla Roadster, was a convertible, but many people have been wanting a convertible…
A TikTok star used Tesla Autopilot in an illegal way and posted video evidence of it – showing the dangerous normalizing of abusing the feature.
To top it off, the young man’s mother was helping him film the whole thing.
Tesla Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot is a term to…
The day has come: The US rejoins the Paris Agreement
January 21, 2021
Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden wasted no time in rejoining the Paris Agreement to fight climate change. The US will officially once again become part of the 189-country agreement in 30 days.
Biden signed executive orders on his first day in office that signal…
Tesla is hinting at finally releasing a tow hitch option for the Model 3 electric sedan in North America, according to a new document.
Tesla Model 3 Tow Hitch
With Model X, Tesla delivered the first passenger electric vehicle with a significant rated towing capacity: 5,000 lbs.
A towing capacity is more important for an SUV than for a mid-size sedan like the Model 3, but a small towing capacity…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 20, 2021
January 21, 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…
Bianchi launches new family of electric bicycles with city, touring, and mountain e-bikes
January 20, 2021
Italian bicycle manufacturer Bianchi has just unveiled a new series of electric bicycles as part of its E-Omnia family. The new e-bikes cover a wide range of riding styles including both on- and off-road adventures.
The diversity of the new line is evident right from the…
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the production version of the EQA, a new electric SUV that is adding to the German automaker’s EQ electric lineup.
The first version of the EV offers 265 miles of range (WLTP) and starts at around $46,000 price.
Mercedes-Benz EQA design
Back in 2017, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQA concept at the Frankfurt Auto Show. It was a compact hatchback at the time.
Last…
We are just a couple weeks removed from Tesla’s “lit” holiday update (2020.48.26) and now have further improvements to share. This past week, certain Tesla drivers began to report a new software update available for download. So what’s new in Tesla’s latest release…
Tesla is hiring new customer service people to address complaints sent by customers to Elon Musk on Twitter.
Tesla’s new customer service
If you want to work from home and look at Elon Musk’s @ replies on Twitter all day, Tesla has the perfect job for you.
The…
You can now buy a Porsche Taycan in the US for under $80,000
January 20, 2021
Before today, buying a Porsche Taycan in the US was a six-figure layout. The first full battery electric vehicle from Porsche was only offered in packages starting from $103K for the Taycan 4S to $185K for the Turbo S (reviewed here).
Today, Porsche is now opening the floodgates to Taycan ownership with a base model offering starting at $79,900. With federal and state EV incentives, the price…
