Mercedes teases its upcoming 1,000+hp AMG electric SUV
Mercedes teased a new sport SUV on its AMG social media channels over the weekend, expected to be the SUV counterpart to its bonkers 1,153hp AMG GT 4-door revealed in May.
Ford reveals Fathom EV pickup prices in the US and Canada
Ford’s new electric pickup will go on sale in the US early next year, starting at $28,350. Buyers in Canada won’t have to wait much longer, with pre-orders also set to open in early 2027.
49ers’ Shanahan crashed his Tesla on Autopilot reaching for his phone
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan crashed his Tesla Model S on July 14 while the car was running on Autopilot. He was reaching for a phone that had dropped out of reach, and he took his eyes off the road.
The crash left him with a concussion, a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken left hand, and 40 stitches over his right eye. And to his credit, he isn’t blaming the car.
Getting your teen a back-to-school e-bike? Don’t forget this cool-looking protective gear
Back-to-school season often means shopping for backpacks, notebooks, and maybe even a new ride. For a growing number of families, that ride is an electric bike.
And I’m all for it. Giving teenagers the freedom to get themselves to school, sports practice, or a friend’s house without needing a car is one of the best things e-bikes can offer. But just like we’d encourage a new driver to wear a seatbelt, young e-bike riders should be equipped with the right protective gear too.
Volvo’s new sedan breaks cover, but it may not be the EV we expected [Images]
Volvo is expected to reenter the segment with an all-new sedan, but it may not be as electric as expected.
Archer makes wild deal with Boeing swapping eVTOL startups for equity
Archer Aviation is buying three of Boeing’s aerospace subsidiaries: autonomous air-taxi developer Wisk Aero, military drone maker Insitu, and airspace-software firm SkyGrid. The deal also hands Boeing a stake in Archer.
Investors loved it. Archer (ACHR) stock jumped more than 20% on Monday, and the acquisition instantly turns a pre-revenue eVTOL startup into a company with a profitable defense business behind it.
It could accelerate Archer’s eVTOL plans.
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?”
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 plan.
That’s despite Tesla being a partner on the project, and despite Tesla selling solar panels, Powerwalls, and grid-scale batteries built for exactly this kind of load.
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 than 3,000 responses, here’s what you told us.
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 by 2030 that’s making headlines.