Lucid is reportedly in talks to build an electric car factory in Saudi Arabia, after the country’s investment fund invested in the EV startup.
Lucid and Saudi Arabia
When Lucid first unveiled its plan for a $700 million factory in Arizona back in 2016, they planned to start producing their first vehicle, the Lucid Air, in 2018.
They later pushed the timeline to 2019 and it started to become…
Sondors is starting 2021 with a bang by announcing the unveiling of the “latest chapter in the SONDORS story” on January 14. And the latest chapter looks suspiciously like an electric motorcycle.
SONDORS electric motorcycle coming?
SONDORS first debuted back in 2015…
Cadillac unveils Lyriq electric crossover’s infotainment system as new EVs aim to compete with Tesla UX
January 8, 2021
Cadillac has unveiled the Lyriq electric crossover’s infotainment system as automakers are placing a bigger emphasis on the user experience to help compete with Tesla.
Cadillac Lyriq
Last year, GM unveiled the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV, the first electric vehicle…
Bloomberg: Apple Car team adds more ex-Tesla executives, release at least 5-7 years away
January 8, 2021
A new report from Bloomberg today offers new details on Apple’s ongoing efforts to build a self-driving electric car. According to the report, Apple has a “small team” working on Apple Car, but a release is likely at least five to seven years away. The Apple Car team has also added even more former Tesla executives, the report says.
The report explains:
The Cupertino, California-based…
Yamaha, and frankly all of the major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, have been slow to embrace electric motorcycles and scooters. This hesitation has opened the door to countless startups that have risen to meet the demand with quick progress.
Now Yamaha may be looking to…
All-electric cars hit 54% market share of Norway’s new cars sales in 2020 – 100% achievable by 2025
January 7, 2021
All-electric cars have hit a new record 54% market share of Norway’s total new cars sales in 2020 – showing that the goal of 100% of new car sales being all-electric by 2025 is achievable.
Norway and electric cars
While many countries are just now implementing goals…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 6, 2021
January 7, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
EGEB: A new community solar marketplace launches in the US
January 7, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
EnergySage launches a new community solar marketplace in the US so consumers can save money.
Sustainable lithium mining is becoming a requirement as battery demand grows.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to…
Tesla is rumored to be behind a new large industrial building currently being completed near Seattle, Washington.
Tesla is going near Seattle?
Denver-based Black Creek Group is currently building a new industrial and logistics center in Lakewood, which is located about 40…
Buy one; get one deals aren’t the norm in the e-bike industry. But Nox’s new package that offers one and a half e-bikes might be on its way to changing that.
The German-based Nox Cycles is no stranger to electric bikes, already offering electric mountain bikes for the better part of a decade.
Now the company is trying to entice its riders into hitting both the mountain slopes and the tarmac…
