To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the Arc Vector electric motorcycle’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
The Arc Vector has ridden some proverbial twisty roads over the last few years, even before ever reaching it to production.
The high-tech and high-dollar electric motorcycle debuted with fanfare at the 2018 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show, but then ran into funding trouble from flaky…
Ford has electric pickup range-extender design that drops into bed, could be option for F150
October 4, 2020
Ford has a design for removable range-extender that can drop into an electric pickup’s bed, which could possibly become an option for the upcoming F150 electric.
Range-extenders, which are basically generators, haven’t become popular with electric vehicles buyers.
It’s…
The United States National Parks Service (NPS) has just updated their regulations to codify electric bicycles up to 750W as legal in all national parks where bicycles are already permitted.
The new regulations, posted yesterday on the National Parks Service website, move to…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 3, 2020
October 4, 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.
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According to Polaris CEO Scott Wine, the company may be returning to the electric motorcycle space.
And the new Polaris/Zero Motorcycles partnership announced earlier this week would be the way they do it.
The exclusive partnership between Zero Motorcycles and Polaris…
Elon Musk confirmed that a new “vector-space bird’s eye view” is coming to Tesla vehicles under the FSD package.
Bird’s eye view, a vision monitoring system that renders a view of a vehicle from the top to help park and navigate tight spaces, has become a popular…
Greenland’s ice is melting faster than at any time in the past 12,000 years, according to a new study.
Sir David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet debuts on Sunday to help us better understand climate change.
The Environmental Defense Fund launches the Climate Authenticity Meter to evaluate businesses’ climate goals.
And more…
Greenland’s ice sheet, which is three times the size…
GM unveils Buick Electra electric crossover concept, claims over 400 miles of range with Ultium battery
October 3, 2020
GM has unveiled a new Buick Electra electric vehicle concept and claims a range of over 400 miles with GM’s Ultium battery.
The Buick Electra was a flagship luxury vehicle for the Buick brand for decades and now GM might bring it back as an electric car.
In Shanghai this…
Honda has announced that it will withdraw from Formula One as an engine supplier, stating that it wants to focus more of its R&D towards fuel cells and battery electric vehicles instead of combustion engines. They will continue supplying Red Bull Racing and Scuderia…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s Q3 production and delivery results, potential Tesla acquisitions, Ford Mustang Mach-E price drop, and more.
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