The expected approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will see the top crypto asset’s price jumping to $50,000 in January, the latest market preview by Matrixport has predicted. The crypto financial services platform said the approval of ETFs, combined with bitcoin halving, will likely see the price of BTC rising to…
Start 2024 with a $401 discount on the folding HeyBike e-bike, plus deals on other EVs and electric tools
January 3, 2024
Don’t think you have room for an e-bike? This affordable HeyBike model will prove you wrong thanks to its folding design that clocks in at $401 off. Complete with a 48-mile range and 20 MPH top speed, it falls to $799 alongside a deep New Year’s discount on this electric…
The world’s largest ultra-high-altitude wind farm came online on January 1 in Tibet, or what China now refers to as the Xizang Autonomous Region.
The 100-megawatt (MW) wind farm is at an altitude of 4,650 meters (15,256 feet) in the Seni District. A wind farm built at…
New Porsche Taycan smokes Tesla Model S Plaid record, is it the next electric hypercar?
January 3, 2024
A new Porsche Taycan is expected to be unveiled soon. Ahead of its release, Porsche tested the pre-series Taycan out at the Nurburgring. The new Porsche Taycan lapped the Nurburgring 26 seconds quicker than the current version, topping the Tesla Model S Plaid by a whopping 18 seconds.
New Porsche Taycan tops Tesla Model S Plaid record
Porsche has been testing the new Taycan for several months…
Rivian (RIVN) stock is down Tuesday after releasing Q4 and full-year 2023 results. Despite beating its 2023 production goal, Rivian’s deliveries fell short of Wall St’s expectations. Rivian said it expected a gap between deliveries and production due to Amazon limiting…
Yamaha announces new battery swapping for electric bikes
January 3, 2024
Japanese e-bike manufacturers are making a run towards battery-swapping as a convenient alternative to stopping and charging batteries. Yamaha is the latest company to spin-out a new battery-swapping venture, today announcing its new ENYRING.
Launching first in Europe…
Tesla (TSLA) has released its Q4 2023, and subsequently, full-year 2023, delivery results, and the automaker has broken another delivery record.
During the first three quarters of the year, Tesla delivered 1,324,074 vehicles around the globe.
With a guidance of 1.8 million vehicles delivered in 2023, it meant that Tesla needed to deliver around 476,000 vehicles in Q4 in order to achieve its…
As of January 1st, Kentucky has implemented not one but two new taxes on electric vehicles, both of which are individually higher than what gas vehicles pay on similar units of energy.
Kentucky has joined the trend of overtaxing EVs and letting gas cars get off without…
Crypto exchange Coinbase says that it has “extensively prepared” for spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) approvals by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Most spot bitcoin ETF applicants have named the Nasdaq-listed crypto platform as the custodian for…
'Bitcoin in the West Has Sold out, and Now Only the Global South Can Save BTC' — Ray Youssef – Interview Bitcoin News
January 2, 2024
According to Ray Youssef, the CEO of Noones, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading is the United States’ public enemy number one because its potential widespread adoption by people from the Global South represents the “world’s first real threat to the U.S. Treasury system.” Youssef added that the United States’ disdain of P2P marketplaces is also due to its awareness that peer-to-peer…
