Electric Cars

By Joey Klender Posted on September 17, 2024 Elon Musk revealed his space exploration company known as SpaceX will be suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for “regulatory overreach,” the CEO said today. The move comes just hours after the FAA announced it would extend over $600,000 in fines to SpaceX for three violations across

Lotus has unveiled a new EV concept which it calls “Theory 1,” a lightweight(-ish) electric sportscar concept inspired by the Lotus Esprit with nearly 1,000hp and capable of speeds up to 200mph. Here at Electrek, we see and report on a lot of wild EV concepts. These concepts are often accompanied by long treatises on

By Joey Klender Posted on September 16, 2024 Tesla is gearing up to bring the Cybertruck to two new countries, as the company confirmed the all-electric pickup will come to Canada toward the tail end of October. Meanwhile, Tesla appears to be preparing for initial deliveries in Mexico, according to some images of delivery centers

Hyundai’s aggressive new IONIQ 5 XRT model was spotted in Korea for the first time ahead of US deliveries. The off-road XRT trim will arrive at US dealerships alongside the updated 2025 IONIQ 5 this fall. With deliveries coming up, Hyundai’s new EV was finally caught out in the wild. Check out the video to

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 14, 2024 A group of Tesla enthusiasts reported something quite remarkable when they charged a Cybertruck at a brand new 600 kW charger in Bratislava, Slovakia. Images and screenshots shared from the Tesla Cybertruck’s charging session suggest that the all-electric pickup truck was able to reach a peak charging

Sometime this month, Norway will have more electric cars on its roads than petrol-only vehicles, according to an analysis of Norwegian government data. The analysis comes courtesy of Bilbransje24, a Norwegian auto industry publication. It used data from Norway’s Road Traffic Information Council (Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken, OFV). Norway releases detailed monthly information about auto sales

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 13, 2024 Objectively speaking, SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission has the makings of a historic, perfectly inspiring and positive mission. It featured the first commercial spacewalk, it heralded the farthest that humans have traveled in 50 years, and its crew members included two American women who now had traveled the

With more options than ever, driving an electric vehicle has never been more affordable. As new EVs hit the market, the lease deals are heating up. Here are all the EVs you can lease for under $300 a month this September. A record 330,463 electric vehicles were sold in the US in the second quarter.

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 11, 2024 T-Mobile has announced that it was able to successfully send and receive a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via Starlink satellite. The technology is expected to enter a beta test period before it is launched commercially.  T-Mobile noted that it conducted a test alert for a hypothetical evacuation

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, more than 78% of Trump voters support Biden’s IRA policies, we talk up Kia’s affordable EV3 electric car, share our favorite Trump-Harris debate memes, and industry analyst (and satirist) James Carter stops by to talk about the role of satire in the future of mobility. We also talk about Tesla’s

By Joey Klender Posted on September 10, 2024 SpaceX issued a statement regarding the extensive delays related to Starship’s fifth test flight (IFT-5). The aerospace company also revealed a new potential date for the next flight, which will come in November. SpaceX has been attempting to bring Starship’s next test flight to fruition for some

Photo: Sunrun Support for Biden’s federal clean energy incentives cuts across party lines – 78% of 2020 Trump voters support them. Nearly 9 in 10 American voters support clean energy incentives in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to new polling released today by Global Strategy Group (GSG), North Star, and the Solar

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 8, 2024 As it turns out, some Tesla owners could love their Cybertruck so much, they would end up buying it twice. This seems to be the case with NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal, who recently took delivery of his second Tesla Cybertruck. This time around, Shaq’s

Photo by NPS/Colton Johnston Zion National Park’s shuttle fleet has become one of the first bus fleets in the US to go all electric, and the first at a National Park. Zion National Park in Southern Utah is renowned for its colorful canyons and arches, and is one of the “mighty five” national parks in

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 7, 2024 The Boring Company is arguably Elon Musk’s most underrated venture today, but the startup seems to be hitting some milestones as of late. This was hinted at by the Boring Company on social media when it shared a video of its tunnel boring machine (TBM), Prufrock-3, completing

Photo: Tesla Several new patent applications have revealed Tesla’s upcoming wireless home EV charging station. The automaker never seemed interested in wireless charging for its electric vehicles. The problem wireless charging solves is not a major one. It alleviates the need to plug in your car, which is not a super difficult or time-consuming task.

By Joey Klender Posted on September 5, 2024 SpaceX reached a new milestone with its Starlink high-speed internet program during today’s Falcon 9 launch. At 11:33 a.m. EDT, SpaceX launched 21 more Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, just one day after unfavorable weather conditions delayed takeoff. The Falcon 9

On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, we have a heartfelt message from one of the OG Tesla fans, our fearless leader test drives the all-new Volvo EX90 in California, and I talk through the Ford Pro fleet management solution with its Sr. Product Manager, Mark Poll. We also talk about the Ford Lightning’s crazy 160% sales