Germany wants rental e-scooter companies to pay for accidents
Jul 13, 2026, 8:10 am By Micah Toll
Germany is preparing to tighten the rules governing shared electric scooters, proposing new…Vanlife: Vantrack promises a Kia PV5 camper you can actually buy
Jul 13, 2026, 8:01 am By Jo Borrás
The conversion van experts at Vantrack say they’re ready to deliver on the promise of Kia’s own…Mercedes AMG CLA 45 arrives in Goodwood with 680 hp and three axial-flux motors
Jul 12, 2026, 8:36 pm By Jo Borrás
Merceds took the wraps off its new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 4MATIC+ at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival…Volvo Electric semi trucks charge up American Truck Simulator
Jul 12, 2026, 7:29 pm By Jo Borrás
American Truck Simulator’s players can finally get a taste of what it’s like to climb into the…VMAX launches new full-suspension VX2 Lite e-scooter for a mere $799
Jul 12, 2026, 9:43 am By Micah Toll
Swiss electric scooter maker VMAX has launched the new VX2 Lite, a commuter-focused electric scooter…Tesla claims Cybercab driving employees at Giga Texas — in a parking lot
Jul 11, 2026, 4:33 pm By Fred Lambert
Tesla says “Cybercab employee rides at Giga Texas” are “starting soon” — its first stated…Another state adds a way to report reckless e-bike and e-scooter riders
Jul 11, 2026, 5:06 am By Micah Toll
As communities across the US continue grappling with the rapid rise of electric bikes and scooters,…UNIGRID’s sodium-ion home battery debuts in Europe, US is next
Jul 10, 2026, 6:50 pm By Michelle Lewis
Lithium-ion has long dominated home battery storage, but sodium-ion is starting to make its move.…Musk tells Tesla staff to switch to Grok — a model he admits is worse
Jul 10, 2026, 5:14 pm By Fred Lambert
Elon Musk told Tesla staff to move to using Grok, the AI model from his own xAI (now folded into…BYD’s $10,000 Seagull EV revealed with a longer body and more upgrades
Jul 10, 2026, 4:50 pm By Peter Johnson
BYD’s low-cost Seagull EV, sold as the Dolphin Surf in Europe, is getting another update with a…Podcast: Rivian goes to market, Xiaomi goes big, and a $14,000 tiny EV in the US
Jul 10, 2026, 3:53 pm By Fred Lambert
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and…These are the top 10 best-selling EVs in the US so far in 2026
Jul 10, 2026, 2:44 pm By Peter Johnson
Tesla is still the king, accounting for about 50% of the US EV market, but a handful of brands are…Xiaomi reveals SkyNomad N90: a living room on wheels
Jul 10, 2026, 2:34 pm By Fred Lambert
Xiaomi has revealed the SkyNomad N90, the first model in its new SkyNomad series and the company’s…Lectric XP4 750, Xpress 2, Xpeak2 e-bikes get up to $464 savings, EcoFlow 716Wh RIVER 2 Pro 700 bundle new $369 low, EGO, more
Jul 10, 2026, 2:00 pm By Reinette LeJeune
Closing out this week’s Green Deals is the newly launched Lectric 250th Anniversary Sale with up…Volkswagen’s EV van makes a surprise comeback in the US as the ID.4 goes on hiatus
Jul 10, 2026, 12:47 pm By Peter Johnson
Ahead of the updated 2027 model, sales of Volkswagen’s electric minibus bounced back, rising 120%.…Toyota is promising big things for the Lexus LFA EV sports car, but will we ever get to see it?
Jul 10, 2026, 11:01 am By Peter Johnson
Toyota’s luxury marque is bringing back its iconic sports car as an EV. The all-electric Lexus LFA…Australia’s 7 best-selling EVs are now all Chinese — even Tesla’s
Jul 10, 2026, 10:34 am By Fred Lambert
Australia just posted its biggest month ever for electric car sales, and for the first time seven…BYD wins 11.3 GWh battery deal for world’s largest solar+storage
Jul 10, 2026, 9:25 am By Fred Lambert
BYD Energy Storage has landed a contract to supply 11.275 GWh of battery storage for Masdar’s…Yamaha launches sporty Aerox-E electric scooter with removable batteries
Jul 10, 2026, 3:57 am By Micah Toll
Yamaha has officially entered India’s increasingly competitive premium electric scooter market…Global EV sales hit 2 million in June – and the US falls further behind
Jul 9, 2026, 7:54 pm By Michelle Lewis
Global EV sales topped 2 million in June, but the headline numbers hide a widening split between the…
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