A Tesla driver was found passed out behind the wheel of his car as it drove itself through busy streets in Vacaville, California. Police caught up with the vehicle and arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana.
It is the latest in a long string of incidents where Tesla owners have treated the automaker’s driver-assist systems as if they were a…
Royal Enfield has officially pulled the wraps off the full specifications of its first electric motorcycle, the beautifully designed Flying Flea C6, ahead of its April 10 launch in India. And while there’s a lot to like about the bike on paper, one particular number stands…
Radio Flyer is back with another electric bike, and this time the iconic American brand is taking aim at one of the biggest barriers in the cargo e-bike space: intimidation.
Launching today, the new Flyer Loop is a compact cargo e-bike designed to make family hauling more…
BYD expects soaring oil prices to drive overseas sales to “another level” as EV orders are already surging across several markets.
BYD raises 2026 overseas sales goal as EV orders soar
After it decided to stop making vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines in 2022, China’s BYD is reaping the benefits.
Last year, BYD sold more vehicles than Ford for the first time, ranking…
Electric scooters aren’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think of front-line military equipment. But in Ukraine, a unique class of rugged, high-powered electric scooters is quietly carving out a role in modern warfare.
Developed by Latvian company…
NHTSA has closed its investigation into Tesla’s “Actually Smart Summon” feature after documenting 159 incidents, all involving minor property damage.
The agency found zero injuries and zero fatalities linked to the feature, and determined that Tesla’s six…
Xiaomi has hired Dieter Lorenz, Tesla’s Senior Manager of Delivery Operations for Central Europe, as its new Head of Delivery & Logistics Europe. The move signals that Xiaomi is aggressively building an operations infrastructure on the ground in Europe well ahead of its confirmed 2027 market entry.
Lorenz isn’t the only Tesla operations employee making the jump, either. At least one other…
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is setting its sights on a major new frontier: India’s massive two-wheeler market. After already laying groundwork for its electric car business in the country, the company is now preparing to launch a lineup of electric scooters as part of a…
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with…
BYD launched the Song Ultra EV in China, starting at just under $22,000. The new EV is one of the first to be equipped with its Blade Battery and Flash Charging, enabling recharge times in as little as 5 minutes. In less than a month, the electric SUV secured over 37,000 orders.
BYD launches the Song Ultra EV with Flash Charging
After opening pre-orders for the Song Ultra EV on March 6, BYD’s…
