Electric Cars

Fiat recently introduced its third body version of the new 500 model – the 3+1, with small rear doors – which will join the hatchback and cabrio, unveiled earlier this year. The 3+1 is 30 kg heavier than the standard 500, but there are no significant differences in other areas. All three types willt be

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 25, 2020 Earlier this year, Elon Musk shocked the internet when he announced that he would be selling his Bel Air estates partly as a way to unburden himself from material possessions and partly as a way to remove an attack vector constantly used by his most ardent critics.

Nireeka made a big splash on the E-Bike scene with the launch of the Nireeka Prime. This carbon fiber, high powered, head turner is a parade on two wheels and a tank on the trails. Surprisingly, the bike is very customizable, giving you your option of components, electronics, and even color. The Nireeka website is

Electrify America and Veloz today announced the launch of a new web-based online shopping tool to help electric car owners choose which home charging equipment best fits their needs. The Home Charging Advisor is now live and ready to advise on Veloz’s EV shopping assistant website called Electric For All.  One of the most common

By Joey Klender Posted on October 23, 2020 Tesla is recalling around 30,000 of its Model S and Model X vehicles that were imported to China because of a suspension issue. According to Tesla, there are two different suspension defects in some of the Model S and Model X vehicles that were imported to China

Vauxhall is offering potential buyers a 48-hour test drive in the all-electric Corsa-e for a limited time only. The ‘Switch it up’ test drive offer runs from now until 1stNovember, and gives potential buyers two full days to experience the all-electric Corsa-e. The offer will particularly help potential first-time electric buyers to find out how

Today only, Meh offers a 24-pack of Eternal Living Solar Pathway LED Lights for $29. Free shipping is available with a Meh membership or runs $5. Today’s deal is around 25% off the regular going rate. At just over $1 per light, this is a great way to illuminate your outdoor path, deck, or other

The third quarter of 2020 turned out to be one of the strongest in terms of expansion of Tesla Supercharging network in terms of the number of stations and connectors. Tesla expanded the network by 146 new stations and 1,337 stations: 2,181 stations – 32% more than a year ago+146 new stations in a quarter

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 21, 2020 As the electric vehicle sector grows, the demand for batteries is poised to see a significant increase. This is a big opportunity for companies like LG Chem, which supplies batteries for several EV makers like Tesla. Amidst this surging demand, LG Chem revealed on Wednesday that it

New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection called for a ban on gas car sales by 2035 last week. If implemented, that would make the Garden State the second state in the US to enact an ICE ban policy, behind California, which is drawing up rules for a 2035 gas car ban. New Jersey’s plan is

Rich Benoit warned that leaving Tesla projects was not the end of his videos with electric cars. Until he manages to rebuild a Taycan or an Air – Lucid promised to sell parts to anyone willing to have them, Rich – he’ll probably dedicate to other projects. The first one has just appeared, and it

By Joey Klender Posted on October 19, 2020 Tesla “refreshed” its Model 3 last week, adding a variety of new and revised features for its all-electric sedan. With increased range, new cosmetic features like Chrome Delete, and a powered trunk, the changes are surely more appealing than the previous builds of Tesla’s most popular vehicle.

Want to charge your electric bicycle or e-scooter for free, using solar power? The startup Swiftmile is making that happen with hundreds of new charging stations in the US and Europe. But the idea for these free charging stations didn’t happen overnight. Swiftmile’s founder Colin Roche first got into electric bikes after winning a free

After the most recent updates of EPA range (all models), acceleration (Model 3) and pricing (Model S), the value proposition for Tesla‘s cars is once again boosted. Let’s take a look at the three base criteria – price (in the U.S.), range (EPA) and acceleration (0-60 mph) of all currently available versions. As you can see

By Joey Klender Posted on October 17, 2020 Earlier this week, Tesla reduced the price of the Model S by $3,000. When a price change is applied to any of Tesla’s vehicles, it is usually a race between media outlets to report it first. I believe that many news sites look at it as an

Lotus is today unveiling new working prototypes of its upcoming $2 million all-electric Evija hypercar, and it brought the prototypes to the racetrack. Last year, Lotus announced plans to build its first all-electric vehicle: a £1.7 million ($2.1 million) 2,000 hp all-electric hypercar called Evija. Today, the British automaker made the “dynamic public” by putting

By the way of unveiling the Renault Megane eVision concept and Dacia Spring Electric, Renault announced also a hatchback version of its plug-in hybrid Megane E-TECH (it was previously available only as an estate). The French manufacturer expanded its hybrid / plug-in hybrid lineup to three PHEVs: Renault Captur E-TECH Plug-in Hybrid Renault Megane E-TECH

By Joey Klender Posted on October 15, 2020 Tesla’s Giga Berlin facility is undergoing routine daily construction activities, despite reports of a water supply shutoff. Early morning reports from Tesla’s Giga Berlin facility in Germany suggested that the construction operation may have carried on without running water. Some speculated the reasoning, but it seems that

Lucid Motors has confirmed the base version of its Air electric sedan at $69,900 with 406 miles of range — beating the Tesla Model S by just four miles. Earlier this year, Lucid launched the production version of the Air, its first electric car, and unveiled all the different trims except for the base trim.

There are private events that are so relevant they should have been public. This is the case of a recent Bernstein Research webinar that had Sandy Munro for a chat. Apart from saying Tesla is ten years ahead of the competition in manufacturing, the engineer also said Tesla should never do a $25,000 EV. Such

By Joey Klender Posted on October 13, 2020 A Tesla-powered company in the European country of Slovenia has increased its sustainable energy project by adding Tesla Megapacks to its already existing infrastructure of Powerpacks. In 2019, NGEN, a Slovenian energy system solutions company, became the first country in the Balkin Peninsula to install a grid-scale

Tesla (TSLA) has taken its first regulatory step to prepare for the production of its new 4680 battery cell in Texas. When we revealed Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell ahead of the Battery Day last month, we first reported about Tesla’s plan to deploy battery cell manufacturing capacity at Gigafactory Texas in Austin. Now we

Lack of suitable charging points and range anxiety continue to be the biggest reasons why people are not considering going electric when it comes to buying their next car according to Kwik Fit. The nationwide service centre chain conducted a survey, which revealed the purchase intentions of 13.9 million UK drivers – 7.5 million said that

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 11, 2020 In the world of extreme auto, there are no machines that are more intimidating than monster trucks. With their massive engines and giant tires, monster trucks are associated with pure automotive mayhem and insanity. And if there is anything that’s still largely missing from the monster truck

The US presidential election is almost here and voting has started. For the earth’s future, it’s everything. Vice President Joe Biden releases the first political ad exclusively about climate change in the US. Prince William and Sir David Attenborough launch the biggest environmental award ever, at $50 million. And more… As we at Electrek have

Some spy shots taken at Tesla’s Fremont factory in California show a Model 3 that looks refreshed, though we’re well aware that CEO Elon Musk says Tesla never refreshes its cars. You can refer to them however you choose, but they’re visible changes, nonetheless. The most obvious is the exterior chrome delete that looks much

By Joey Klender Posted on October 9, 2020 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will host its quarterly Earnings Call for Q3 2020 on Wednesday, October 21st. With that, analysts at numerous firms across the country are preparing and revising their estimations for the electric automaker’s quarterly call. Colin Rusch of Oppenheimer is one of these analysts. Previously,

As you had probably imagined, dozens of electric scooter companies weren’t going to be able to exist in unison forever. As more companies begin to join forces, the latest news shows Wheels’ seated electric scooters hopping in bed with Lime. Wheels’ electric scooters have a major advantage over Lime’s (and other companies’) electric scooters: they’re

According to Elon Musk‘s leaked (reportedly) email to Tesla‘s employees, the current focus is to increase the production to close the year 2020 with 500,000 electric cars produced. The increase of production output is a must, as after the third quarter (highly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown), the tally is 329,980 units. The remaining 170,020 cars that

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 7, 2020 Last May 2019, ARK Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood posted a bold call about electric car maker Tesla. Wood was considered as one of Tesla’s most ardent bulls then, holding a $4,000 per share long-term price target on the company. It was an amount that some