Volkswagen opened pre-orders for the ID. Polo with the smaller 37 kWh battery, starting at under $30,000. The lower-priced model arrives after Volkswagen’s new EV received 25,000 orders weeks after it went on sale.
Tesla opened two new markets in less than 24 hours, launching in Latvia and Uruguay in back-to-back announcements this week.
The dual entry completes Tesla’s expansion across all three Baltic states and gives the automaker its third market in South America — two very different markets that show how the company is chasing growth wherever it can find it.
When you think of Segway, you might still think of the self-balancing personal transporters that mall cops and tour groups employ to get around. The company, however, since being acquired by Beijing-based Ninebot a decade ago, has morphed into E-bikes, e-scooters, go-karts, off-road UTVs — the company has been stacking up two- and four-wheeled hardware for a while now. But with the recent launch of the new Xaber, however, they are now into very serious 60+mph-capable electric off-road motorcycles.
We’ve spent the last month with the Xaber and, after dining on a bunch of bargain emotos, the Segway Ninebot Xaber almost seems to be in a class by itself…
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bike launches from Tern, Trek, Momentum, and Ariel Rider, reviews of the Infinite Machine Olto and Segway Xaber, and more.
No matter how you slice it, there just aren’t enough drivers to move all the freight (and autonomous just isn’t ready). In the US, the industry is chasing higher payloads to bridge the gap, but in Australia, they’re taking a different approach: massive, multi-trailer hybrid road trains.
Tesla fans have spent years begging the company to build an e-bike. Tesla just launched a bike — and it has no motor, no pedals, and it’s for toddlers.
The new “Balance Bike for Kids” sells for $225 on Tesla’s online shop, and it’s aimed at children aged 2 to 5.
Tesla shareholders have flooded the company’s Q2 2026 earnings Q&A portal with questions, and the most-upvoted ones tell a bleak story: retail investors are now demanding that Elon Musk explain why the company keeps missing its own short-term goals.
The tone has shifted from asking about Tesla’s grand vision to asking why almost none of it is showing up on schedule — on robotaxi, “Full Self-Driving,” and Optimus.
The Kia EV2 is now available with a larger battery providing up to 281 miles of driving range, plus a few new trim options.
Xpeng launched its new L03 electric SUV-coupe in Europe this week with a starting price of €34,990 — undercutting the Tesla Model Y by roughly €3,400 in Germany and by around $10,000 in Norway.
The pricing puts a well-equipped 4.65-meter electric SUV directly under Tesla’s best-seller in its highest-volume segment, and deliveries start in the fourth quarter.
The Honda Prologue is still among America’s top 10 best-selling electric vehicles, but it won’t be for much longer.