Electric surfboards and hydrofoil boards are some of the most fun you can have on the water, but their high prices have often limited their reach to those with boat money. Today, Fliteboard announced a new line of lower-cost models known as the Flite AIR to help make electric surfboards more accessible to a broader market.
Fliteboard, part of boating giant Brunswick, has spent several years as a…
Forget company cars - electric bikes set to become the next job perk
February 16, 2024
Getting a company car used to be a major perk of a new job, but times are changing. As more young adults flock to electric bikes for their advantages over car travel in cities, companies are now making their own changes to reflect those shifting transportation…
ROAM secures $24M in Series A funding to expand electric motorcycle and bus production
February 16, 2024
Kenya-based electric mobility company ROAM has successfully completed a Series A funding round totaling $24 million in equity and debt to expand local production and further electrify mobility across Africa.
ROAM is a growing Kenyan company with origins in Sweden that…
Is Porsche developing a luxury electric van to rival the Volvo EM90?
February 15, 2024
An all-electric Porsche luxury van? This could be a possibility. Porsche’s design boss, Peter Varga, said a van is now “very interesting” when combined with luxury.
Several years ago, nobody expected Lamborghini to launch a luxury SUV, and now the Urus is the brand’s top-selling model.
Porsche’s chief exterior designer believes the same could be done with a luxury electric van. After…
Mack to invest $14.5M in Roanoke to build electric MD line
February 15, 2024
The iconic Mack Trucks brand has been taking the medium duty market by storm, bringing big truck features and functionality to the segment like never before. The market has responded, and Mack is selling as many as they can make — so they’re going to start making…
The Dawn Project, a group that runs ads attacking Tesla’s full self-driving system, has received a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) demanding that it cease using its logo in advertising, which Dawn Project did in contravention of US federal law…
The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has made its way overseas. Ford announced that the first F-150 Lightning pickup had been delivered in Norway, its first market outside North America.
Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning in Norway
Ford’s electric pickup is going global. After seeing the overwhelming demand for capable EVs in Europe, Ford said it would expand F-150 Lightning deliveries…
Tesla is planning to build a new world’s largest Supercharger station, and it might give us a glimpse at the future of electric car charging.
There’s no doubt that Tesla has the best charging network, the Supercharger network, but it still has room to improve.
It’s…
A “Battery Storage EV Charging Superhub” is launching in Dallas – here’s how the fast chargers with battery storage work.
XCharge North America opened its headquarters and 3,500-square-foot factory in Kyle, Texas, in August 2023, and it was there that it launched…
Jimmie Johnson's Legacy Motor Club joins Extreme E, but Nascar champ will miss the first X Prix
February 13, 2024
Ahead of the start of Season 4 this week, Extreme E has closed out its competitive grid with the addition of its final team, led by seven-time Nascar Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson. Legacy Motor Club will make its Extreme E debut at the upcoming Desert X Prix event in Saudi Arabia, but Johnson won’t be there… but he has a pretty decent excuse.
This week will bring the kickoff of Season 4…
