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 electric bikes from Rad Power Bikes, Velotric, and Ford (?!), a massive Bosch e-bike, Lime’s new rides, and more. more…
With electric vehicle prices down, this summer may be the time to buy. Several brands are slashing lease prices as new EVs hit the market. New EVs like the Nissan Ariya are on a fire sale with lease prices under $200 per month this August. Check out all the EVs Read more
With new pricing, the 2025 Silverado EV gets closer to the more popular Ford F-150 Lightning, but the Lightning might have the upper hand.
Tesla China seems to be on track for a strong comeback in the Chinese domestic auto market this Q3 and Q4 2024. This was hinted at by the electric vehicle maker’s local sales results in July, the first month of the third quarter. Giga Shanghai is Tesla’s primary vehicle export Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump both received jabs from UAW President Shawn Fain on Wednesday — but what Fain said based on a proven to be false story from the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal reported several weeks ago that Musk was planning to donate $45 Read more
General Motors Canada announced its support for tariffs on China-made electric vehicle (EV) imports as Chinese automaker BYD plans to enter the Canadian auto market. “We’re encouraged by the government’s examination of these issues. Because on the basis of strong competition, a fair playing field, it encourages us to invest Read more
A quick look at the plans of electric vehicle makers in the United States would show that Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) has won the country’s EV charging standard war. But as per a recent report, Tesla’s NACS actually did not attract much adoption at first. It was only Read more
The Tesla Cybertruck orders were officially opened to customers in Canada. At the same time, Tesla rolled out Cybertruck test drives in the United States and Canada with no reservations required. The Tesla Cybertruck starts at CAD$137,990 in Canada with the All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Foundation Series. Tesla also offers the Read more
Kia has high hopes for the EV3’s success in North America, gearing up its Mexican factory to produce more units than in South Korea.
On-street EV charging provider char.gy has been chosen by Richmond and Wandsworth councils in London to migrate and manage their charging networks. The partnership between char.gy and Richmond and Wandsworth councils demonstrates the possibility for councils nearing the end of their contracts to migrate their EV charging infrastructure rather than Read more