Tesla has brought the Tesla Cybertruck prototype in a rare outing to New York City as Elon Musk is in town for Saturday Night Live.
As we previously reported, Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019 and only had one known prototype of the electric pickup.
Over the few months following the unveiling, the prototype was spotted only on a rare few occasions.
CEO Elon Musk was seen driving it to…
Exclusive: SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle updates, better seat, passenger footpegs
May 8, 2021
The SONDORS Metacycle is slated to become the first low-cost highway-capable electric motorcycle released in the US. We’re still a few months out from the initial fall 2021 deliveries, but now Electrek has learned of several new updates that will be available once the bike…
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On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, the crew discusses Nintendo’s record earnings report. Reviews editor Mike Minotti talks about his Resident Evil Village review, Nintendo’s new IP, and…
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This week marked the start of the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2021, an event dedicated to research in deep learning, a subfield of AI inspired by the structure of the brain. One of the world’s largest machine learning conferences, it accepted 860 research papers from thousands of…
You may not remember, but a modified copy of Xcode that surfaced on the web in 2015 was responsible for injecting malware into several iPhone and iPad apps that were subsequently uploaded to the App Store. Now, thanks to the Epic vs. Apple trial, internal Apple emails have…
Sono Motors has announced it has signed a letter of intent with MAN Truck & Bus to explore integration of Sono’s solar technology into MAN’s eTGE electric transporter van. The companies will begin with three separate applications surrounding the eTGE, including…
Tesla is being a little more cautious about its Full Self-Driving timeline with regulators than with the public, according to a newly released memo from a meeting between Tesla and the California DMV.
Earlier this year, Plainsite, a website that focuses on making legal documents public through freedom of information requests, but whose founder is also a known Tesla detractor who is suing Elon…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Brown University researchers find a way to strengthen a key weak point in perovskite solar cells.
Ørsted and Polish energy company PGE to build 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and 3 offshore wind farms.
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Lion Electric to construct the largest all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles plant in US
May 8, 2021
Lion Electric will build a new manufacturing plant in Joliet, Illinois. It will be the largest all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles plant in the US, according to Lion. The company has committed to an initial investment of at least $70 million over a three-year period…
Electric motorcycles that charge to 85% in 15 minutes? This e-moto company says it’s close
May 8, 2021
In the electric motorcycle vs. gas-powered motorcycle debate, range and refueling time have become the only two areas where e-motos don’t quite stack up yet. But that could soon change.
According to Europe’s premier electric motorcycle company Energica, shorter charging times could be just around the corner.
The Modena, Italy-based company and manufacturer of the racing electric motorcycles…
