California’s $10M electric bike rebates are coming. Here are the latest updates
California is set to join a number of other cities and states in the US offering rebates and tax credits...
Environment
Awake launches ‘easiest eFoil ever’ as beginner-friendly flying electric surfboard
If you’ve been wanting to learn how to ride a flying electric surfboard but have been put off by what...
Weird Alibaba: Get a 3-person electric bike pedicab taxi for under $1,000!
It’s not everyday that the odd little EVs I find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week...
US solar and wind expected to reduce coal and natural gas generation to 2025
Increased US power generation from mostly wind and solar will reduce generation from both coal and natural gas power plants...
Nucor debuts ‘world’s most sustainable steel’ for US offshore wind industry
Nucor, the largest steel producer in the US and the biggest scrap recycler in North America, has announced that it...
GM and LG partnership crumbles; will another battery maker save the next US plant?
Plans for a fourth electric vehicle battery plant from the GM and LG Energy Solution partnership are on hold “indefinitely”...
This solar + storage project could be a US grid game changer
A team at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a utility-scale solar and storage project...
Podcast: EV price war, Tesla demand boom, cheaper EVs, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This...
Aptera debuts Launch Edition solar EV, but start of production will take some time… and money
Aptera Motors has inched closer than ever to customer deliveries of its flagship solar EV donning the company name. During...
Why is GM investing nearly $1B in V-8 engines when it’s ‘all in’ on electric vehicles?
General Motors (GM) announced today that it will invest nearly $1 billion in four US facilities to produce V-8 engines...
Sun Joe’s 1,500 PSI electric pressure washer falls to new low of $85 in New Green Deals
Spring cleaning isn’t that far away, so now’s a great time to start figuring out how you’ll get rid of...
Tesla just started an EV price war that it will likely win
Tesla has just started what could become a major EV price war, and it could change the landscape as the...
This slide-in camper designed for electric trucks will be a must-have for your next adventure
EarthCruiser, an Oregon-based adventure vehicle manufacturer, is designing a slide-in camper specifically for electric trucks to instantly upgrade your next...
Engwe Engine Pro review: A value full-suspension e-bike with a weird name
It’s not that we haven’t seen our fair share of some weirdly named e-bikes before, but there’s something confusing about...
Tesla spotted using mobile service on new Tesla Semi electric truck that broke down
Tesla has been spotted using its mobile service fleet to try to fix a new Tesla Semi electric truck that...
Quick Charge Podcast: January 19, 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...
The Home Depot is putting rooftop solar on its stores
The Home Depot is going to install 13 megawatts of rooftop solar on 25 of its stores. The Home Depot’s rooftop...
GM sees a compact electric pickup truck as its next opportunity after Silverado EV
General Motors (GM) is contemplating releasing a compact electric pickup that would make the Silverado EV look like a giant....
Tesla ramps up communications as Elon Musk becomes more controversial
Data shows that Tesla has significantly ramped up its own external communications over the last few months as Elon Musk...
Audi defeats NIO in court over electric vehicle naming scheme
Audi took Chinese EV maker NIO to court and won over the naming of its electric vehicles. The Munich Regional...
