The new XGT 40V 9″ Power Cutter from Makita cuts through masonry and metal without gas, without oil mixing, without noxious exhaust, and without useless noise. This battery-powered machine means business. Read more…
Renault 5 snatches Model Y sales crown as France crosses 15% EV adoption
France may not have a functioning government but the French keep buying EVs, anyway – more than 15% of all new cars sold last month were EVs with the new, retro-tastic Renault 5 hot hatch taking the top sales spot. Read more…
Mini Cooper SE JCW review
Mini is a lifestyle icon and one of the most recognizable names in the automotive world. Its legacy started in the late 1950s but its true glory began after it stopped being promoted as an economy vehicle, but focused on winning rally starts. This solidified its success story and after the famous rally “Monte Carlo” win in 1964, the whole… Read more…
Rivian Is Last In Consumer Reports’ Reliability List. Owners Still Love Them
The EV truck and SUV startup ranked last for reliability, but first overall in owner satisfaction. How? Read more…
Tesla FSD Tester: V13.2 Is ‘Unbelievable, Incredible’ But Still Has Bugs
FSD still has a long way to go before it makes something like a fully autonomous robotaxi real, but the progress is easy to spot. Read more…
Kit promises “nimble” 150-mile electric MX-5 Miata
Offers better power-to-weight ratio, only 220 pounds more than original Miata Required creative use of space to accommodate 42 kwh—and 150-mile range Electrogenic claims conversion is fully reversible Electrogenic has launched an electric conversion kit for the Mazda MX-5 Miata, which the U.K.-based company claims will preserve the sports… Read more…
Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in December 2024
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 and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget. Read more…
Flat-pack OX electric truck gets a $163 million order, expands in Africa
Electric truck startup OX Delivers scored a $163 million multi-year deal to bring its tough, capable, and low-cost electric “trucks-as-a-service” vehicles to East Africa in a bid to bring e-mobility to the global south. Read more…
Video: NIU’s KQI 300X all-terrain urban commuter scooter
While it’s hard to come across offroad trails within urban areas, it’s also hard to find roads without any potholes or gravel here and there. Now, having a surprise pothole or section of gravel at 24mph wouldn’t seem like much of a worry for a 4-wheeled vehicle, but on a scooter, it could be enough to get your heart going. Fortunately, NIU‘s KQi 300X makes those worrying potholes a lot smoother. Read more…
Polestar 3 outperforms Porsche Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron in winter range test
A recent range test conducted in the chilly Norwegian countryside pitted three new electric SUVs against each other: the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor, the Audi Q6 e-tron Quattro, and the Porsche Macan 4. The test, carried out by YouTube channel Kris Rifa, aimed to determine which of these high-end EVs could go the furthest on a single charge… Read more…
Paraclete Energy shows that its SILO Silicon anode material can greatly reduce EV battery weight
Battery technology developer Paraclete Energy has released the results of a study on its SILO Silicon anode material demonstrating its potential to reduce battery weight by 50% while simultaneously doubling driving range. SILO Silicon allows a standard 80 kWh battery pack to be downsized from approximately 7,000 individual cells weighing 565 kg to fewer than 2,000… Read more…
Lucid Gravity production starts
Lucid started taking orders for the Gravity, its first SUV, in early November. About one month later, the company is proudly announcing that production for the Gravity has commenced at its factory in Arizona, in line with its previous promise that this would happen by the end of this year. Lucid says the Gravity’s “combination of space for seven passengers… Read more…
EV charger manufacturer Tritium to start “a new chapter” under CEO Arcady Sosinov
When EV charger manufacturer Tritium fell from its perch in April, it caused tremors in the EV charging industry, as the company has sold 13,000 chargers in 47 countries, and claimed some 30 percent of the US market share for DC fast chargers in 2023. In August, India-based Exicomm agreed to take over the company,… Read more…
The Winner Of This ‘Best Cheap Small EV’ Test Is A Nice Surprise
Affordable, smaller EVs are catching on across the world. This road trip put three of the most promising ones to the test. Read more…
Report: EV charging sessions were up 50% YoY during Thanksgiving week
It’s been a week since the most politically-charged Thanksgiving week in four years, and the results are in: people are buying more EVs, and they’re not afraid to hit the road in their new, battery-powered conveyances. The automotive and EV charging industry analysts report that DC fast charging sessions were up nearly 50% compared to the same week last year. Read more…
Dongfeng M Hero-1 interior, design and features review
Introduction The M Hero-1 is Dongfeng’s answer to the electric Hummer, and possibly even the Mercedes G-Class EV, but it aims to be better off the road and nicer on the inside. If you don’t know, Dongfeng is a large Chinese manufacturer that also supplies vehicles to the Chinese military. Dongfeng is proud of this and has included some references… Read more…
Non-Tesla EV Roadtrips ‘Sucked’ Last Year. Now, They’re ‘Dramatically’ Better
Is having access to the Tesla Supercharger network really such a big deal? This YouTuber set out to find out. Read more…
Why the electric Porsche 718 Boxster won’t have one-pedal driving
Porsche has opted not to use one-pedal driving in its current EVs, and that won’t change with electric sports cars due to replace the current gasoline 718 Boxster and Cayman. It’s all about giving the driver more control and confidence, Porsche research and development boss Michael Steiner said in a recent interview with Autocar. “If you ask any… Read more…
Zunder opens Spain’s largest fast-charging park
Charging infrastructure operator Zunder has opened the largest HPC site in Spain to date. The high-power charging site is located in Oviedo in the north of the country and comprises 36 HPC connections. Twelve of these have an output of up to 400 kW, and 24 with up to 160 kW. Read more…
Lucid changes European boss and starts SUV production
There has been another change in the position of European CEO at Lucid Motors. Alexander Lutz has left the US electric car manufacturer after less than a year as Managing Director Europe. Instead, the Gravity electric SUV is now being built in series. Read more…
