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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I was offered a chance to review a KBO e-bike at my Florida home. The K1 step-over was so much fun! It has a frame size and ride that is comfortable and a price point that would appeal to a wide variety of interested e-bike consumers. At our moment in time in which e-cycling has taken on the dual function of leisure and delivery, this KBO K1 e-bike offers versatility and several attractive design features. Assembly Bicycles of all shapes and sizes need to…
Tesla will unveil its Robotaxi August 8, CEO Elon Musk announced Friday. In his typical fashion, Musk made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), the social media site he owns. The post included the date with no further details. According to a Reuters report earlier in the day, Tesla has reportedly dropped its $25,000 affordable EV project in favor of robotaxis, a term for shared autonomous vehicles. The report said the Tesla Robotaxi will be built on the same platform as the scrapped $25,000 EV, sometimes referred to as the Model 2, but in smaller numbers. Tesla Robotaxi unveil on…
Tesla’s flagship electric pickup is a pretty polarizing vehicle. There’s nothing on the road quite like it, and that’s resulted in just about everyone’s eyes being glued to the shiny trapezoid, whether that’s for better or worse. Being a new product, the Cybertruck will almost certainly have some growing pains as the automaker works to mass-produce it. However, a number of failures resulting in an inoperable six-figure vehicle have caught the attention of many onlookers, and that’s not a great image for Tesla—especially while its sales are slipping and rumors of the company’s cheap $25,000 car being canceled are swirling.…
A photo of a large and conspicuously triangle-shaped vehicle in Munich, near BMW’s Research and Innovation Center, has surfaced on the internet, suggesting the German automaker is doing a teardown of the newly-released Tesla Cybertruck. Now that the Cybertruck is out, sightings aren’t all that uncommon, especially in California and Texas where most of the vehicles are being delivered. But one place that Cybertrucks still aren’t common is Europe, where it isn’t sold (and it’s unlikely that the vehicle will ever be sold due to its size and the likelihood that its high and boxy front-end wouldn’t pass pedestrian safety…
Reuters reported that Tesla has canceled its long-promised low-cost car expected to start at about $25,000. Musk called the report a lie. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla has canceled a long-promised cheap car that investors had been counting on to propel its growth as a mass-market automaker, Reuters reported today. The US electric vehicle (EV) maker will continue to develop self-driving robotaxis on the same small vehicle platform, Reuters said, citing sources. The decision signals Tesla’s abandonment of its long-term goal, which CEO Elon Musk has often cited as its primary mission: affordable electric cars for the masses, the report noted.…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Lectric Ebikes has been designing and shipping some of the most exciting, affordable electric bikes on the market since its inception in 2019. The company recently launched the Lectric XPeak, an e-bike that aspires to carry all of their budget-mindedness forward into a fat bike platform geared towards people looking to get out into the dirt to XPlore the world around them. The Lectric XPeak retails for $1,399, and buying it currently includes a free starter accessory kit that includes the rear rack and…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Humor is good for us. Self expression is good. Promoting EVs and renewable energy helps to address the climate emergency. This article combines all of these! Have you ever received less-than-thoughtful memes from people who know you own an EV and/or support renewable energy? Recently, the founder of CleanTechnica, Scott Cooney, received so many that he had had enough, so he made an announcement about a new CleanTechnica feature called THE COUNTER, which is a set of social media memes that will be assembled…
Out of Spec Motoring’s YouTube channel continues its deep dives into the EV pickup market in its latest video. This time, the Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T and Chevy Silverado EV were competing in a tow test pulling identical payloads. Each truck hauled a Tesla Model 3 along I-70 from Denver to Grand Junction and back. This 230-mile trek each way through the Rocky Mountains served as an excellent test of each truck’s capabilities with bouts of significant elevation gain and extended periods of downhill driving. Among the competitors, the F-150 Lightning example was best equipped for towing…
Ahead of the release of preliminary Q1 2024 production and delivery figures, expected next week, it’s now official: Tesla has delivered more than 6 million vehicles since 2008, every one a battery-electric vehicle. Its 5 million total last September got a lot of attention. But 6 million is more important, because it cements Tesla as the first company in all but 100 years to achieve a remarkable milestone. Nearly 10 years ago, Green Car Reports suggested Elon Musk had to deliver 6 million Teslas to become the highest-volume startup carmaker in the U.S. since the 1920s. That number today equates…
The Avatr 12 uses Huawei’s Huawei Inside solution, featuring some components and assisted driving feature from the tech giant. (Image credit: Avatr) Avatr Technology, the electric vehicle (EV) brand backed by Changan Automobile, CATL, and Huawei, has launched an update to its only current electric sedan, the Avatr 12, bringing down the starting price. Avatr launched the 2024 Avatr 12 on March 29 at a starting price of RMB 265,800 ($36,800), a reduction of RMB 35,000, or 11.64 percent, from its predecessor’s RMB 300,800 starting price. The updated Avatr 12 is available in four trims, with the two least expensive…