This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Gazelle, Amflow, and Monarc, the CPSC wants to clamp down on e-bike safety regulations, DeSantis vetoed an e-bike safety bill in Read more
Volvo CE announced its first-ever electric articulated haul truck at last year’s Bauma construction expo; less than a year later, the first examples of Volvo’s new A30 Electric are in customers’ hands, doing real work.
A new report says only 17% of U.S. car sales will have a plug by 2030, far below previous estimates.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has tempered expectations for the company’s humanoid robot Optimus, emphasizing that initial production will ramp up slowly despite recent progress on the manufacturing line. In a July 1 reply on X, Musk responded to optimistic community speculation by stating, “No, Optimus production will be extremely slow Read more
Eurobike, the annual bicycle tradeshow that takes over Germany for several days each summer, always brings with it a fun array of new bikes and bike-related goodies. While the show wasn’t as big as it had been in previous years, there were still plenty of fun treats for the eyes Read more
While other vehicles have decreased in sales, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 has increased in sales compared to last year.
Tesla told staff it will impose a $200-per-week limit on employee AI spending starting July 6, according to an internal memo reported by The Information (paywall). The cap lands just months after Tesla pushed employees to use AI more aggressively, a sign that even companies betting their future on the Read more
You can get a Polestar 4 for Chevy Equinox EV money as the company looks to clear out inventory.
TRUNNANO, a Chinese nanomaterials manufacturer based in Luoyang, has launched a Battery Materials Division, and its first products will be layered oxide cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. The cathode line is built around a nickel-iron-manganese (Ni-Fe-Mn) ternary system and adds modified versions based on copper, titanium, cobalt, chromium and pure Read more
Spanish renewable energy and electricity giant Iberdrola is constructing its first battery energy storage project in the US as utilities race to add more storage to strengthen the grid.