NIU, best known as a leader in the electric moped market, has expanded considerably over the last few years. In addition to offering a hot-selling new electric dirt bike and showing off concepts for electric ATVs, the company is now unveiling an electric microcar known as the NIUMM 500. more…
Republican strategist Mike Murphy talks to the Plug-In Podcast about how electric cars became so “tribalized”—and how to fix it.
Tesla is upgrading its ridiculously large Cybertruck windshield wiper after owners reported some issues with excessive streaking being left behind on the front glass. The Cybertruck’s massive windshield wiper was amongst the most commonly speculated and talked-about features of the all-electric pickup prior to its release to the public in Read more
Tesla has officially filed for approval to offer autonomous ride-hailing services in California, a move that comes just weeks after several executives revealed it plans to launch the same rides in its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, in June. Tesla applied for a “transportation charter-party carrier permit” from the California Public Read more
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, seems intent on bringing a futuristic twist to the housing game. As per a recent report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Boring Company is planning to build a 132-unit multifamily project with a connected Loop station. The Plans: Located at 4300 Paradise Read more
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and The Daily Show seem to have reached an agreement. This is, at least, as per Musk and the late night show’s posts on social media platform X. The Daily Show and DOGE: Elon Musk’s DOGE was recently the topic of an episode of Read more
The Loveland Police Department has issued a news release about an arrest that it made following several vandalism incidents against the Loveland Tesla store. A 40-year-old suspect was taken into custody as a result. The arrest: As per Tim Doran, the Chief of Police at Loveland, authorities arrested 40-year-old Lucy Read more
The first reviews of Tesla China’s FSD-inspired “Autopilot automatic assisted driving on urban roads” feature have been shared online. Considering that this is the first iteration of the advanced driver-assist system that has been released in China, Tesla’s FSD seems to have quite a lot of potential in the country. Read more
UBE C1 Chemical America, a subsidiary of Japanese chemical manufacturer UBE, has started building a dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) plant in Louisiana. The plant will produce 100,000 tons of DMC per year and 40,000 tons of EMC derived from DMC per year. The plant is scheduled Read more
Battery pack maker Felten has announced the debut of its new mobile energy storage product, the Charge Qube. The Charge Qube is a rapidly-deployable, modular mobile battery energy storage system (BESS) that repurposes second-life batteries and ISO containers. “The Charge Qube delivers immediate energy solutions for fleet operators, public charging Read more