Europe’s first solar-covered cycling path has made its debut in the German city of Freiburg, in the Black Forest – here’s the lowdown on the pilot project.
German utility service provider Badenova, along with its partners, the City of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, installed the cycling path’s solar roof at the Freiburg Exhibition Center, near the…
Have you ever wanted to tow an electric bike with your own e-bike? Ok fine, that might be a niche case. But if you ever do in the future, now there’s a kit for you thanks to Tern bikes. And it also works for the somewhat more common case of pulling a trailer behind your…
Lordstown’s Endurance EV pickup may be a pipe dream after all, as Foxconn deal falls through
May 2, 2023
EV start-up Lordstown (RIDE) just hit another major hurdle in its journey to bring the Endurance electric pickup to market. According to an SEC filing on Monday, Lordstown may be facing bankruptcy after Foxconn, which has been a lifeline for the company thus far, signaled an…
General Motors (GM) is preparing to launch its new Silverado EV later this year with plans to build a $200 million electric vehicle parts plant. The new parts plant will support the production of GM’s new electric truck, which is expected to ramp up in the second half of the year.
After selling over 20,000 EVs for the first time in a quarter in Q1, GM’s CEO Mary Barra says the automaker is…
Believe it or not, electric UTVs will revolutionize the off-roading industry – here's how
May 2, 2023
Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) are popular off-roading vehicles thanks to their versatile applications in agriculture, hunting, recreation, other general off-road riding scenarios. As electric vehicle technology continues to progress, the time is coming for electric UTVs to…
Tesla claims Model Y AWD is 'most efficient SUV ever,' but it's not even Tesla's most efficient SUV
May 2, 2023
Tesla claims that its Model Y AWD is the “most efficient ‘SUV’ ever built,” but it’s not even Tesla’s most efficient SUV ever made.
As we previously reported, Tesla has been way more active on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform.
While the company would…
Tesla has inexplicably decided to stop taking orders for the Model S and Model X orders in several of right-hand drive markets.
The refreshed Model S and Model X vehicles are just starting to reach markets far from North America and yet, Tesla appears to have decided to stop taking orders in many of them.
Over the last few days, Tesla has shut down the online configurator for the Model S and…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 29, 2023
May 2, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
In yet another entry of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week that takes us into new territory, this week it’s time to grab your backpack and lunch money for your first day of school. Or at least your first day out and about on a new electric school bus.
The first of many solar and wind projects in China’s deserts is now online, and it’s capable of powering 1.5 million households.
This first phase of this solar and wind project is in the Tengger Desert, which lies on the southern edge of the Gobi Desert. It has an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts, and it’s expected to generate 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours each year, according to its…
