The flying car is no longer a Sci-Fi fantasy. It’s becoming a reality, and it could be here by the end of the year. Alef Aeronautics is now building pre-production models of what it’s calling “the first true flying car,” and it’s 100% electric. The company even claims that its Read more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla being in the crosshairs of the Musk/Trump divorce, EV sales in Europe, a new Hyundai electric minivan, and more. more…
Retrofitting parts from the updated Model 3 makes a world of difference.
Kia believes hatchbacks will make a comeback, starting with the EV4 later this year. The EV4 is Kia’s first electric hatch, and it’s expected to see big demand. more…
Not even three months ago, convicted felon Donald Trump and his largest funder, ketamine-fueled Tesla CEO Elon Musk, appeared together on the White House lawn, improperly using government resources to do a low-budget ad to help Tesla get out of the sales ditch that Musk has dug for it. Now, Read more
America voted for inflation, and it got it today, as republicans running the Department of Transportation bowed to their oil donors and finalized a rule to make your cars less efficient, thus costing America an extra $23 billion in fuel costs. more…
Public EV charging is still a confusing mess in the U.S. But it won’t be like that forever.
Traction motors and transformers are the magnetic components that seem to get all the attention, but the humble inductor/choke is just as critical a component in modern power converters, and it has surprisingly profound effects on performance, reliability and cost. Another temptation for the bewildered design engineer (or one that Read more
We’ve got a jam-packed Green Deals for you today, led by Anker’s SOLIX Father’s Day Sale with up to 55% in initial discounts, multiple tiers of extra savings, and free gifts with select purchases. Among the massive lineup, we spotted the C1000 Solar Generator bundle with an expansion battery and Read more
Rivian cut 1.6 miles of wiring from its EVs and reduced the number of computers significantly. This is what it looks like in real life.