Shared electric scooter giant Bird has just released its own affordable electric scooter known as the Bird Air.
Priced at just $599, the Bird Air fits snugly between the major $300-ish low-cost electric scooters and the $650-ish mid-cost electric scooters.
The Bird Air’s specs are fairly middle-of-the-road as well.
The scooter tops out at a speed of 16 mph (25 km/h). There’s no word on its…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 18, 2020
September 20, 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…
Tesla reintroduces ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ – offering cheaper alternative to ‘Full Self-Driving’
September 19, 2020
Tesla has reintroduced the ‘Enhanced Autopilot’ option – offering a cheaper alternative to the ‘Full Self-Driving’ package for existing owners.
Over the last few years, Tesla has changed its Autopilot options and pricing so many times, it has been hard to…
Believe it or not, this new carbon fiber electric bike costs under $1k
September 19, 2020
The carbon fiber Morfuns Éole folding electric bicycle has just been launched for pre-order. And the bike comes in at one of the lowest price points we’ve ever seen for a carbon fiber e-bike.
There are actually two versions of the bike known as the Éole C and Éole S.
The former is priced at just $999, while the the latter comes with higher spec components and starts at $1,259.
That’s…
Climate Crisis Weekly: We’ve lost 68% of our wildlife. But we can act
September 19, 2020
The world’s wildlife population has declined by more than two-thirds in the last 50 years — WWF
As much as 80% of the European Union’s electricity could be fossil fuel-free by 2030.
Here’s why a new study of sea urchins will provide great insight into the effects of…
Rivian has released a video of the towing testing for its upcoming R1T electric pickup in some insane 118º F heat.
We are seeing a trend lately of companies planning pickup trucks showing the capacity of their trucks as the race to bring the first electric pickup to…
Tesla Megapacks help alleviate UK’s hundreds of millions in grid balancing costs from the pandemic
September 19, 2020
A new project powered by Tesla Megapacks is helping alleviate the United Kingdom’s hundreds of millions of dollars in grid balancing costs that occurred from the pandemic.
The pandemic has greatly changed electricity use as more people have stayed home and changed their energy use patterns.
These changes are costing electric utilities in new grid balancing costs.
In the UK, the National Grid…
Podcast: Tesla battery leak, Model 3 updates, Nikola is over, and more
September 19, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Roadrunner battery leak, potential Model 3 updates, Nikola Motors coming to an end, and more.
Discover all the new and innovative ways…
EGEB: Will the UK ban ICE cars by 2030?
September 18, 2020
The UK’s Labour Party wants the government to phase out ICE cars five years earlier than planned.
Microsoft submerged a data center in the sea to keep energy and operation costs low.
Green hydrogen will run ferries, trains, and buses in Scotland.
Arcadia Power is…
There are two things that FREY doesn’t mess around with: quality and power. The Jinhua, China-based electric bicycle manufacturer lays into both, heavily. And nowhere is that more evident than in the FREY EX Pro electric mountain bike.
FREY EX Pro eMTB tech specs:
Motor: 1 kW continuous, 1.5 kW peak-rated Bafang Ultra mid-drive motor
Torque: 160 Nm
Top speed (tested): 59 km/h (36…
