Wheel-E Podcast: New e-bikes from Ride1Up & HeyBike, more Juiced, Rad is back?!

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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 electric bicycles from brands like Ride1Up and Heybike, plus comeback stories from Juiced Bikes and Rad Power Bikes, a look at how the answer to high gas prices might have been parked in the corner of your garage this whole time, and more.

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BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker

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BYD’s Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed the world’s largest EV maker is studying the Canadian market for a wholly owned manufacturing plant, and signaled it could acquire a struggling legacy automaker to accelerate its global expansion.

The comments, made during an interview in São Paulo, mark BYD’s most aggressive public posture yet toward North American production and consolidation of weaker rivals in the global auto industry.

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Maybe robots SHOULD steal some jobs: new firefighting ‘bot saves human lives

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Hyundai announced the unimaginatively named Unmanned Firefighting Robot last week – but this life-saving robot isn’t just a futuristic concept. The first operational unit was donated and deployed at the National Fire Agency, where it hopes to prove that there are some jobs robots should take from humans.

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Keeping Elon could cost Tesla millions, Rivian R2 and affordable Lucid arrive

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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, a new lawsuit alleges that Tesla was negligent in retaining Elon Musk as CEO, comparing him to a fast-talking salesman and questioning his input into engineering and safety decisions at the struggling EV brand.

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Global EV sales hit 1.1 million – Europe surges while the US slides

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Global EV sales hit 1.1 million units in February 2026, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. But the global market is now splitting sharply by region.

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A Supercharger hub near Detroit airport will be Michigan’s largest

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Tesla is building a Supercharger hub near Detroit Metro Airport, and once it’s online, it will be the largest EV charging station in Michigan.

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Taiga unveils 120 kW electric snowmobiles with CCS fast charging and onboard power

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Canadian electric powersports company Taiga is launching three new electric snowmobiles with a 33% jump in power output to 120 kW and CCS fast charging to 80% in 20 minutes — bringing the same charging standard used by electric cars to the backcountry.

The most interesting addition might be the onboard power system: a 3 kW output at 120V and 220V that turns the snowmobile into a mobile generator, capable of powering a remote cabin through a winter storm.

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Lucid takes aim at the Tesla Cybercab with Lunar, a two-seat EV robotaxi concept

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Lucid Group (LCID) unveiled Lunar on Thursday, a two-seat robotaxi concept based on its midsize EV platform.

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EcoFlow 12,288Wh DELTA Pro Ultra X + 192Wh TRAIL 200 DC power station exclusive bundle $1,439+ off, Anker SOLIX, more

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We’ve got some amazing exclusive savings in today’s Green Deals, starting with the $1,439+ savings on EcoFlow’s 12,288Wh DELTA Pro Ultra X Portable Power Station with a FREE TRAIL 200 DC Power Station at $6,999. We also wanted to shine a spotlight on Anker’s SOLIX E10 Smart Hybrid Whole-Home Backup System (and bundles) that are at new and exclusive lows starting from $4,084 – which are slated to end with the upcoming weekend. From there, we spotted Navee’s XT5 Pro Long-Range Off-Road Electric Scooter down at a new $935 low, as well as more big savings on EGO and Husqvarna tools, with more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s first-ever Navee UT5 Ultra X and UT5 Max electric superscooter deals, the best prices since Black Friday on Anker’s SOLIX EverFrost 2 portable electric coolers, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Tesla AI6 chip delayed ~6 months as Samsung 2nm production slips

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Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chi, the processor designed to power its autonomous vehicles, Optimus robots, and AI data center, has been delayed by approximately six months. The setback stems from Samsung’s 2-nanometer production line, where a postponed multi-project wafer (MPW) run is pushing the chip’s mass production timeline into late 2027.

The delay adds to a growing pattern of chip timeline slippage for Tesla, which is still waiting on its AI5 chip to reach volume production after Elon Musk said the design was “almost done” in January — six months after claiming it was “finished.”

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