Xiaomi has hired Dieter Lorenz, Tesla’s Senior Manager of Delivery Operations for Central Europe, as its new Head of Delivery & Logistics Europe. The move signals that Xiaomi is aggressively building an operations infrastructure on the ground in Europe well ahead of its confirmed 2027 market entry.
Lorenz isn’t the only Tesla operations employee making the jump, either. At least one other…
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is setting its sights on a major new frontier: India’s massive two-wheeler market. After already laying groundwork for its electric car business in the country, the company is now preparing to launch a lineup of electric scooters as part of a…
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with…
BYD launched the Song Ultra EV in China, starting at just under $22,000. The new EV is one of the first to be equipped with its Blade Battery and Flash Charging, enabling recharge times in as little as 5 minutes. In less than a month, the electric SUV secured over 37,000 orders.
BYD launches the Song Ultra EV with Flash Charging
After opening pre-orders for the Song Ultra EV on March 6, BYD’s…
You’ve finally got the full trifecta – a rooftop solar panel system feeding a home backup battery that charges your EV. Heck, you’ve even got a bidirectional EV that can send power back to the house when you need it. Now the real question: are you actually saving any…
Lectric eBikes is officially rolling into Canada, setting the stage to shape the future of cycling north of the border.
The Arizona-based brand, which has become one of the most recognizable names in the North American e-bike market, announced a new collaboration with Vélo…
The Boulder SUV Concept is a preview of Hyundai’s first body-on-frame vehicle set to launch in the US. Here’s our first look at the rugged off-roader.
Meet the Hyundai Boulder body-on-frame SUV
It’s real! Well, sort of. We had a feeling it was an off-road vehicle after Hyundai said earlier this week that “something big” would make its world debut on April 1.
The Boulder Concept is an…
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla “Full Self-Driving” v14.3 is currently in employee beta testing and will “probably go to wide release end of week.” Musk has described v14.3 as the version that will make your car “feel like it is sentient.”
If that sounds…
Kia has unveiled the US version of its EV3 small SUV, which has been selling like gangbusters overseas and will come to the American market by the end of this year.
The EV3 has been super popular in global markets since its debut in 2024, becoming a best-seller in some…
General Motors has shut down production at Factory Zero in Detroit for the second time in less than three months, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers. The plant won’t restart until mid-April.
The idling, which began on March 16, marks the latest in a string of production cuts at the facility GM once positioned as the flagship of its electric vehicle future — a $2.2 billion showcase that has…
