A bunch of maniacs decided to turn a Tesla Model 3 into a tank with some giant chain tracks – resulting in a 6-ton electric off-roading machine.
At Electrek, we believe every ground transport vehicle is going to go battery-electric over the next few decades, and that includes off-roading vehicles. It is certainly not a priority segment to electrify, but it slowly getting some electric…
Elon Musk is looking to finance Twitter acquisition without loans backed by Tesla shares as price falls
May 12, 2022
Elon Musk is reportedly looking to secure more equity for the acquisition of Twitter in order to proceed without billions of dollars worth of loans back by Tesla shares. It comes as Tesla’s share price has fallen to significantly.
Last month, Twitter’s board officially…
It’s National Bike Month and now one of our favorite e-bike makers is rolling out the savings for the occasion. Right now, you can on nearly all of the EVs in . Including models perfect for commuting to and from the office as well as utility e-bikes and more, these are…
During a media day for Magna International’s “Tech Week,” we got to visit the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, to test drive some of the contract manufacturer’s electrified tech. This included a GMC Sierra 2500 converted to a BEV using Magna’s Etelligent Force 4WD powertrain. With it, we were able experience the system’s 14,500 lb towing capacity and drive some other unique EVs too.
Foxconn wastes no time announcing Fisker PEAR will be built at newly acquired Lordstown plant
May 12, 2022
Less than twenty-four hours after announcing the closing of its purchase of an Ohio assembly plant from Lordstown Motors, Foxconn and its partner Fisker Inc. announced the facility will soon be home to production of the latter’s upcoming PEAR EV.
We first learned of…
Dead Space remake gets January release date
May 12, 2022
In a day filled with news of disappointing but not wholly unexpected postponements, it seems like the Dead Space remake is coming along nicely enough for the developers to commit to a release date. Today, in a developer livestream, the team at EA’s Motive Studio announced…
A storm-chasing photographer was out in Iowa documenting a tornado when the car he was driving was struck and disabled by a bolt of lightning. The hair-raising incident was caught on multiple cameras.
“I’m a storm chasing YouTuber,” says the photographer who goes by the name Pi online (and who is behind the popular YouTube channel More Pi). “My mom used to frequently yell at me to…
The year 2020 saw digital camera shipments nosedive to a new low of 8.9 million units, down from 121 million units in 2010. It was believed it couldn’t get any worse and, indeed, shipments stabilized in 2021. So why do sales appear to be in free-fall again?
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NASA Supports Event Horizon Telescope in Studying Milky Way’s Black Hole
The black hole at the center of our galaxy is the subject of a groundbreaking new image from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.
As the Event…
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The revenue and margin leaks that services businesses never see coming tend to hit their financials the hardest. When there are gaps in customer success coverage combined with little visibility and…
