Lordstown Motors has released a video of its Endurance electric pickup truck in a tug of war battle against a 2019 Ford F-150 Lariat EcoBoost.
The F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in the US and has held that crown for several decades straight. For a truck, especially one built in America, it represents the yardstick to be measured to.
So it has become popular to do just that, by staging tug of…
Fiat Chrysler announces Ram electric pickup truck coming
October 30, 2020
Fiat Chrysler, a lagger when it comes to electrification, confirms that it plans to make an electric Ram pickup truck.
Almost every automaker under the sun is planning to make an electric pickup truck:
Tesla Cybertruck
Rivian R1T
Ford F-150 Electric
GMC Hummer EV
Lordstown…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 28, 2020
October 30, 2020
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…
Five-figure discounts on Nissan LEAF, Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in, Chevy Bolt, Audi e-tron Sportback, more
October 30, 2020
Year-end sales are kicking in! Manufacturers are sweetening their incentives, and dealers are increasing their markdowns on 2019 and 2020 models. Here are some of the most interesting offers we came across while updating our Electric Vehicle Price Guide and Electric Vehicle Lease Guide.
Nissan LEAF
Nissan has increased its cash incentive on a 2020 LEAF from $4,000 to $6,000, which has translated…
Tesla has decided to offer a radio retrofit as an option with its infotainment retrofit after complaints from some owners.
It’s not cheap at $500.
In recent years, Tesla has launched several new features that require more computing power and even with Tesla’s famous…
Tesla ships out first 7,000 made-in-China Model 3 cars to Europe
October 29, 2020
Tesla is currently shipping out the first 7,000 made-in-China Model 3 cars to Europe — the first Tesla vehicles exported from China.
As we previously reported, when Tesla first announced plans to build vehicles in China, it said that it would be to supply domestic demand…
GM CEO Mary Barra says the automaker is in position to lead the electric revolution.
But considering GM’s past (and present) anti-EV efforts, can we trust that is the direction they are heading and with appropriate speed?
For the past few years, GM has claimed to be “all-in” in electric vehicles.
In a new post on LinkedIn titled “General Motors has what it takes to put everyone in an…
Tesla has released its latest ‘Vehicle Safety Report’, which looks into the different accident rates per mile of its vehicles on and off Autopilot.
The latest data shows a slight improvement.
Since 2018, Tesla has been trying to create a benchmark for its improvement in…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 26, 2020
October 29, 2020
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…
Coal CEO Bob Murray dies after filing for black lung benefits
October 29, 2020
Bob Murray, the board chairman of Murray Energy, the largest privately owned — and bankrupt — US coal operator, died on Sunday at age 80. He had announced his retirement less than a week before.
Although no cause of death was officially given, Murray filed for black lung benefits — which he spent most of his career fighting — on October 1, as Electrek reported. In the black lung claim…
