Why does Monarc build its e-bikes with their forks on backward?
If you’ve spotted one of Monarc’s new e-bikes, there’s a good chance one of your first thoughts was, “Wait… did they install the fork backwards?”
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Musk’s Terafab chip plant will run on gas, not Tesla solar
SpaceX confirmed it will power Terafab, its $16.8 billion chip megafactory in Texas, with its own natural gas power plants and “very large battery arrays.” Tesla solar isn’t in the […]
Survey Sunday: this is how Chinese EVs will make it to America
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey how (or if) Electrek readers think the first Chinese electric cars will make it onto US roads. After receiving more […]
Pony.ai to put 100,000 autonomous electric trucks on the road by 2030 [video]
Chinese autonomy experts Pony.ai are planning to put 1,000 autonomous electric commercial trucks to work by 2027, but it’s the company’s plans to put 100,000 self-driving trucks on the road […]
Paris now requires electric scooter riders to wear high-vis vests or face fines
Paris is getting tougher on electric scooter safety, with new rules now requiring riders to wear both a helmet and a high-visibility vest while using their scooters on public roads.
Zero will pay new riders to get on electric motorcycles… just not in the US
Zero Motorcycles has launched a new incentive program that offers cash back to newly licensed riders who purchase one of the company’s electric motorcycles or scooters. It’s an interesting way […]
Sneaky safari: Thula Solutions’ electric 4×4 gets you closer to nature [video]
Thula Solutions’ new electric safari vehicles aren’t repurposed diesels – they were engineered from the ground up as purpose-built electric safari vehicles designed to get curious tourists, scientists, and park workers […]
GM is making EV charging a LOT easier
In mid-June GM hosted their 2026 Empower event, where they made several major announcements. But there are two in particular that will be big benefits to the day-to-day electric vehicle […]
Volkswagen’s new electric era begins with reveal of ID. ERA 5X SUV
Revealed in a new filing from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the new VW ID. ERA 5X electric SUV is the first pure BEV on the brand’s […]
NYC declares war on fast e-bikes, sends cease-and-desist letters to Amazon and Walmart
Micromobility regulation continues to tighten in New York City, and now Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking aim at the online retailers that have become a major source of high-speed electric […]