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Plug In America’s PlugStar EV consumer and dealer engagement program, in partnership with SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District), recently celebrated some of the program’s outstanding dealers in recognition of their commitment to EV sales. Dealers and their sales staff were honored with trophies, plaques, and food trucks in honor of their EV sales achievements. Dealers

The Volcon Grunt is rolling toward its summer 2021 ship date and has already begun early-stage production at the company’s Texas facility. Distinguished from most other off-road motorcycles by its comically fat tires, the Volcon Grunt is the first product launched by electric powersports startup Volcon Motors. Barely more than half a year ago, Volcon

Husqvarna has a new electric two-wheeler in the works, which was just unveiled as the Husqvarna Vektorr electric scooter concept. The announcement comes shortly after more big news from the Swedish-founded company that is now owned by Austrian motorcycle maker KTM. Late last month we covered the announcement of the new Husqvarna E-Pilen electric motorcycle

Whatever you think of him, Elon Musk is indeed the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. And, again, whatever you think of him, he’s inexplicably hosting Saturday Night Live tonight, May 8th. Here’s everything you need to know about how to catch the “Technoking” himself on TV or streaming… You can’t get around the fact that

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Yamaha has been slowly clawing its way back to relevance in the electric motorcycle industry, determined not to be passed by a new wave of electric two-wheeler startups. Now we’re getting our first look at the production version of the upcoming Yamaha E01 electric scooter, which could be a big leap forward for the company.

Aventon has long offered some of the sleekest e-bikes available in the realistic every-man’s price range. Until today, the company’s e-bikes all ranged from $1,199 to $1,699. With the launch of the new Aventon Aventure fat tire e-bike, Aventon has managed to expand into the adventure class of e-bikes without seeing a huge price bump.

Tesla has now released the specs and the first images of a new Powerwall + installation after the power update announced by Elon Musk last week. Last week, we reported on Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussing a significant power capacity increase for the home battery pack. The first major update to the Powerwall 2 since it

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Tesla is starting to offer free Powerwalls to people who received big price increases on solar roof projects that were already under contracts. Last month, we reported that Tesla is drastically increasing the price of its solar roof tiles by as much as 50% based on an extremely inconsistent new “complexity factor.” Even with the lowest complexity

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y prices have been on a roller coaster so far in 2021 and now they went up again in a new update today. The cheapest Tesla now starts at $39,000. We have been tracking price changes in Tesla’s lineup for years and there were often swings in prices, but it’s

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Leaks are just as prevalent in the automotive world as in the drones sector. And, the day before Shanghai’s big Auto Show, a DJI-related autonomous electric vehicle leak has occurred. We reported recently that DJI appears to have a new division related to autonomous driving. We also reported this actually makes a lot of sense,

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the Tesla Semi service program, Audi e-tron Q4, Mercedes-Benz EQS, and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like

Elon Musk has provided an update on the timeline for the next-generation of its “Full Self-Driving Beta” system and the availability of the package as a monthly subscription. Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with a few thousand customers and employees

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NIU is famous for its smart electric mopeds, but now the company is adding a new product to its lineup. The just-released NIU Kick Scooter swaps a plush saddle for a stand-up ride – and just happens to be the most affordable electric two-wheeler from NIU yet. NIU is bringing the same high-tech interface, app-connectivity,