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Tesla has now officially launched its insurance product using “real-time driving behavior”. The product is only available in Texas for now. The automaker has already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it doesn’t utilize real-time driving data and its “safety score”. At Tesla’s shareholders meeting last week, CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla

Tesla (TSLA) must be feeling pretty good about its move into cryptocurrency holding, as its stake in Bitcoin is already up by $1 billion. Tesla and Bitcoin Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Shortly after, the automaker started accepting the cryptocurrency

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Super73’s reputation precedes itself, with the company known as much for its SoCal lifestyle image as its hot-selling electric moped-style bikes. I’ve ridden my fair share of Super73 e-bikes and I enjoyed every one of them so far. And so when the company offered me the chance to test out their newest model, the Super73-ZX,

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CATL, the leading battery manufacturer in China, has shared new plans to create a $5 billion facility to recycle used batteries for their earth materials such as cobalt and lithium. The facility will be erected as a joint venture at a time when EVs are becoming more and more in demand globally. Contemporary Amperex Technology

California will ban “small off-road engines” (SORE) primarily used in gas-powered lawn equipment like leaf blowers and lawnmowers, in a law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend. The bill, AB 1346, directs California’s Air Resources Board to draw up regulations which will go into place by 2024. It bans the sale of new SOREs,

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland opens a consultation of its first offshore wind auction. North Carolina’s governor is about to sign a major clean energy bill. Here are 3 standouts. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers

Gogoro announced plans to expand its battery-swapping system into China earlier this year. Now the company is making good on those promises, and its partners are already rolling out new electric two-wheelers to fit Gogoro’s batteries. Gogoro is the leading electric scooter company in its native Taiwan, but the company’s swappable batteries are perhaps the

As someone who’s owned and operated their fair share of EVs, I was looking forward to experiencing Volkswagen’s first truly mainstream electric vehicle, the VW ID.4 SUV. As a part of a #vwpartner collaboration with Volkswagen, I got the opportunity to drive the VW ID.4 for a few days. What I found was an SUV

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Tech bro and manly compensation jokes aside, how cool would it be to have your own supercar parked in your garage? How many young boys didn’t grow up looking at Ferrari posters or have at least one Lamborghini in their Hotwheels car collection? I for one never thought I’d actually own one… at least until

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s delivery record numbers, Model 3 and Model Y prices, TSLA shareholders’ meeting, and more. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com.

When Stockholm-based boat builder Candela launched its C-8 electric hydrofoil boat last month, the company considered it to be the “Model S moment of leisure boats,” replacing its largely hand-built C-7 with a mass-produceable product that was superior in many ways. Now Candela’s investment is paying off as early sales figures show that the C-8

San Diego-based Ride1Up has now opened orders for its low-cost electric gravel bike, the Roadster V2 Gravel Edition. Electric gravel bikes share many similarities with road e-bikes, but have more rugged construction and dual on/off-road tires to better cope with the variety of riding terrain seen in gravel bike. Most electric gravel bikes cost upwards

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Scientists have taken another step toward making Li-ion battery recycling economical. The “world’s largest” floating wind farm is being planned off the coast of Scotland. Canadian clean energy company Amp builds a microgrid for a Native American tribe. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated

Volcon has made history as the first US-built off-road electric fat tire motorcycle. Now the company is making bank too, in the form of an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol VLCN. Volcon Powersports launched seemingly out of nowhere in late 2020, claiming it could build a fancy, funny-looking yet reasonably priced fat tire electric motorcycle

Bicycles being used as military tools are nothing new, going back decades and serving across several wars. Electric bicycles with the special forces though, now that’s something relatively novel and a sign of the times. Electric bicycles are more popular than ever before, and their success has now made its way into the military. Bucking

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Tesla has been ordered by the court to pay $137 million to an ex-contract worker at its Fremont factory in a racial abuse lawsuit. Following the verdict, Tesla released a blog post defending itself – something the automaker rarely does since it dissolved its press relations team. The plaintiff in the case is Owen Diaz,

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Tesla, which is already suing Rivian and former employees hired by the electric pickup truck startup, is expanding its lawsuit against the company. It now claims that Rivian is stealing its “trade secrets” about battery technology. Rivian has been one if not the most serious electric vehicle startup since Tesla, and part of why the

When it comes to belt drives in the e-bike industry, Gates is the undisputed leader. And those quality drives usually come at a high cost, but now we’re seeing the lowest-priced Gates carbon belt drive-equipped e-bike yet: the new Ride1Up Roadster V2 Gravel Edition. Just in case you need a refresher, belt drives on e-bikes

Today, Tesla (TSLA) released its Q3 2021 delivery and production numbers – confirming it achieved again new records. The automaker managed to deliver 241,300 electric vehicles during the last quarter. Earlier this month, we reported on CEO Elon Musk telling employees in a company-wide call that “‘this is the craziest month of deliveries Tesla (TSLA)

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Most of the fun and wacky electric vehicles I find while trawling Alibaba to feature in my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series are notable for being fairly far-fetched. I mean, it’s not every day you come across an electric motorcycle with only one wheel or a fully functional electric submarine. But

Toyota unveiled its new C+walkT today as a shiny new solution to the age-old problem of walking. The C+walkT (don’t ask us how to pronounce that) is a standing electric scooter with three wheels. Unlike other three-wheeled electric scooters we’ve seen, this one wasn’t designed to do double-duty as a fun form of alternative transport.

Tesla missed its deadline to deliver the Model X in Q3 2021, but a handful of units of the new electric SUVs were spotted in Fremont factory. It gives some hope that deliveries might start soon. After Tesla unveiled the new refreshed Model S and Model X earlier this year, the focus was on the

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Tesla appears to be going on the offensive in China as it is reportedly suing two former customers for defamation over comments they have made about the automotive brand. Over the last year, Tesla has had issues with its reputation in China. The local media focused on some Tesla vehicles that caught on fire, accidents