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NIO president confirms its more affordable Firefly sub-brand will enter Europe in 2025

December 22, 2023
In a recent interview with media in Europe, NIO cofounder and president, Lihong Qin, confirmed the Chinese automaker intends to launch its family-friendly Firefly sub-brand in the market in 2025. This latest update follows nearly two years of speculation about the Firefly brand, in addition to a separate NIO sub-brand called Alps, both of which should join the EU markets. It was mid-2021 when EV…
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Tesla starts telling some Cybertruck orders to 'prepare for delivery'

December 11, 2023
A number of Cybertruck order holders have started getting “prepare for delivery” emails today, suggesting that Tesla might be getting Cybertrucks out to the public a little sooner than we expected. Tesla held its first Cybertruck delivery event late last month to deliver the first Cybertrucks, though there were only a small number delivered on the day. Those deliveries seemed to largely go to…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 9, 2023

December 9, 2023
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…
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Check out this bicycle-powered backyard rollercoaster that you can actually buy

December 9, 2023
When it comes to searching for odd vehicles on China’s largest online shopping site, I try not to limit myself too much. Sure it’s fun to find various things that zip around on wheels, treads, wings, or fins. But sometimes, you have to expand your horizon beyond just air, land, and sea. That’s the case with this week’s find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Meet…
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Podcast: Electrek's Vehicle of the Year, Cybertruck Foundation Series, GM Bolt EUV only, and more

December 8, 2023
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Electrek’s Vehicle of the Year, Cybertruck Foundation Series, GM Bolt EUV coming back, and more. Sponsored by Electrek’s own merch store: we are launching a brand new merch store with some Electrek swag just in time for the holidays! The show is…
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