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The Seal 08 boasts “the power of a million-dollar vehicle,” but can be bought for under $30,000 in China. After it went on sale last week, locked-in orders for BYD’s new flagship electric sedan reached around 65,000 in i
A Tesla driver was filmed apparently fast asleep behind the wheel at about 100 km/h on British Columbia’s Trans-Canada Highway on Sunday, with two sleeping children in the car. The obvious question is how Tesla’s driver
Boeing-backed eVTOL startup Wisk Aero is being sued by a former employee who claims they were fired for reporting that the software behind the autonomous air taxi service had failed to meet basic aviation software testin
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom an
The first thing you see now when you go to the Tesla webpage for the Model Y is the new Model Y L Premium. This is the new three-row Model Y first launched in China. It is now being built and sold in the United States to
Future Proof Shipping gave hydrogen cargo shipping something most hydrogen shipping announcements never provide: working vessels. H2 Barge 1 and H2 Barge 2 were not artist renderings, conference-stage concepts or another
As last week’s relentless heat wave strained power grids, critics feared that the record number of electric vehicles on the push them over the edge. Instead, the opposite happened: EVs helped utilities keep the lights on
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It’s been a year since this piece on home batteries becoming one of the most important tools we have for keeping the lights on during hurricanes, heat waves, and other extreme weather events was published. Since then, th
Lucid Motors entered 2026 with award‑winning technology, a world‑class luxury SUV, and one of the most ambitious global manufacturing strategies in the EV sector. By midyear, the company is fighting for operational stabi
XPENG is the latest proof Malaysia’s ambitions to become a regional electric vehicle manufacturing center took another significant step forward in June, as the first locally assembled XPENG G6 rolled off the production l
You’ve decided to buy the car that for the last few years has been the top sold model in the world, gas or electric, the Tesla Model Y. Tesla has factories in California (Fremont), China (Shanghai), Texas (Austin), and G
New York City has become the focus of efforts to bring e-bike battery swapping to the US, with the aim of reducing fire hazards linked to home recharging while also benefiting deliveristas. The post Battery Swapping Is F