NIO, a growing Chinese electric vehicle maker, announced a new plan to open up battery swap stations and technology to other electric automakers. Are there going to be any takers? Over the years I have been covering electric vehicles, I’ve seen several companies attempt to add value to EVs by using swappable battery packs. The idea is that if charging takes longer than refueling a tank of gas…

TeslaCam, Tesla’s integrated dashcam feature using an Autopilot camera, has helped in the arrest of a maniac who shot a moving Model Y. The incident was caught perfectly in a very impressive video embedded below. Tesla has two features that utilize the eight cameras around its vehicles, which are primarily used for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The first one is TeslaCam, which…

So here’s the thing: I’m an electric motorcycle guy. And I’ve also kind of got a thing for electric excavators. Those two interests have exactly nothing to do with each other — until now, that is. Honda’s new electric micro-digger powered by electric motorcycle batteries is the cutest little hodgepodge of construction equipment that I never knew I needed. Called the PC 01E, it’s not…