For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about some of the factors that are convincing Electrek readers to add home solar power systems to their homes. After receiving over a thousand responses, here’s what you told us. Our last survey focused on the loss of the 30% federal home solar tax credit that’s […]
Italian logistics specialist Fratelli Foppiani Trasporti has become one of the first operators to deploy the new MAN eTGX electric trucks, taking delivery of a 4×2 semi tractor and a new, 6×2-4 rigid truck packing absolutely MASSIVE battery packs that are ready to get to work. The Italian shipping firm ordered its MAN units back in […]
In the increasingly posh world of premium folding electric bikes, one British company is putting its tongue firmly in its cheek – and maybe a few fish eggs on your toast – to highlight what it sees as the absurdity of e-bike pricing. FLIT, a Cambridge-based folding e-bike maker, just announced a new bundle deal […]
The EV revolution isn’t just happening on the main routes of big cities, it’s increasingly happening in the commercial vehicle space – and paratransit services offer a nearly ideal use case for battery-powered rides. Paratransit is a demand-responsive mobility service for people with limited mobility who can’t access tradiational public transit options. EVs work great in […]
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is doing all it can to keep pace with larger rival OpenAI, which is spending money at a historic pace with backing from Microsoft and Nvidia. Of late, […]
BMW is charting fresh waters — literally — with a self-inflating electric stand-up paddle board (SUP) that pairs high–performance battery power with with premium materials, digital connectivity and a whole ecosystem of accessories. Developed in collaboration with Slovenian manufacturer SipaBoards, the new BMW x SipaBoards electric SUP features self-inflating technology that makes unpacking the eSUP […]
Donald Trump speaks alongside Robert F Kennedy Jr at the White House on 22 September. Photograph: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images View image in fullscreen Donald Trump speaks alongside Robert F Kennedy Jr at the White House on 22 September. Photograph: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images ‘It’s quite useless to us’: what autistic people actually […]
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on […]