Electric bicycles are booming in popularity as riders discover that they make great alternatives to public transportation and personal cars. Prime Day is a great time to snag a killer deal on a number of fun and efficient electric bicycles and even electric scooters.
While you would think that most of the electric bicycle deals would be found on Amazon, some large e-bike companies are competing…
It’s time for Ferrari to go all-electric
October 13, 2020
Ferrari is one of the most recognized car brands in the world and it’s time for it to go all-electric.
An analyst makes the case for it.
Ferrari has been dragging its feet when it comes to tranisitioning to electric vehicles.
It has been early in incorporating some…
Eight out of 15 deaths in Hurricane Laura on the US’s Gulf Coast were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators, as NPR wrote in September. And that’s not an isolated incident — 85% of all carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in the US are caused by…
Tesla (TSLA) slashes Model S price, now starts at just $71,990
October 13, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has reduced the price of its flagship sedan, the Model S, today. The electric car now starts at just $71,990.
The Model S and Model X programs have been in declined for a while now.
Tesla delivered 15,200 units of both vehicles last quarter – down from 17,400 during the same period last year and down from 27,660 vehicles (14,470 Model S, and 13,190 Model X) back in Q3 2018.
During…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 12, 2020
October 13, 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 is looking to move to steer-by-wire with new motor and geartrain team in Austin
October 13, 2020
Tesla is looking into moving “current and future vehicle programs” to steer-by-wire with a new motor, geartrain, and chassis team in Austin, Texas.
Over the last few months, we have been reporting on how Tesla plans to establish new teams in Austin that are not directly…
As electric bicycles become increasingly prevalent, innovation in the industry has led to a slew of new designs and tech. Interestingly, much of that technology has been co-opted into new forms of personal electric vehicles that are e-bike-like but not quite electric bicycles.
Here are some of the most interesting examples we’ve seen this year.
A-Ride fat-tire electric scooter
The A-Ride is…
Tesla and Elon Musk are targets of new TikTok smear campaign paid by mysterious company
October 12, 2020
Tesla and Elon Musk are targeted in a new paid TikTok smear campaign over claims that they participated in “employee health negligence and union busting.”
MSCHF, a somewhat mysterious company that has done strange product drops and stunt marketing campaigns, is behind…
Electric cars will triple market share in Europe in 2020
October 12, 2020
Electric cars will triple their market share in Europe this year as a result of EU car emissions targets, according to a new report released today from Transport & Environment (T&E), a European umbrella group for non-governmental organizations that work in…
Tesla (TSLA) has taken its first regulatory step to prepare for the production of its new 4680 battery cell in Texas.
When we revealed Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell ahead of the Battery Day last month, we first reported about Tesla’s plan to deploy battery cell manufacturing capacity at Gigafactory Texas in Austin.
Now we learn that Tesla has filed an air-quality permit application with the…
