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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 e-bikes from Urban Arrow and Aniioki, Rivian’s ALSO bike is almost here, Colorado’s wild “free e-bike” saga, NYC wants fast e-bikes gone, Paris wants to paint scooter riders yellow, HMP Lightning Mk.II electric scooter, and more. The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head…
Hiroshi Okuda died at 93. As Toyota president from 1995, he launched Vision 2005 to build cars locally, expanding overseas manufacturing and doubling overseas sales. He pledged in March 1997 to launch a hybrid; the Prius debuted Oct 1997 and sold over 6 million worldwide. Hiroshi Okuda, the former Toyota president widely credited as the architect behind the Prius and the company’s global push, has died at 93. His tenure in the 1990s and early 2000s helped turn Toyota from a conservative Japanese giant into a brand that built cars where it sold them and backed hybrid power early. That…
A Tesla owner drove a whopping 25,000 miles without disengaging FSD. Days later, another driver surpassed 100,000 miles of FSD use. Critics worry that chasing FSD streaks could be dangerous. A Tesla driver has officially clocked a 25,000-mile streak of using the car’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature without intervening. David Moss, who frequently live streams and vlogs his trips on YouTube, crossed the streak this week despite being rear-ended at some point during the streak. Moss is the first person to publicly show off a 25,000-mile streak—which means that he allowed his car to operate FSD without interruption for the…
Uber is bringing Pony.ai’s Chinese robotaxis to four European cities. Neither company has named the cities or set a launch date yet. The Middle East is next on the expansion map after Europe. Thousands of fully autonomous robotaxis built by Chinese company Pony.ai are headed for European roads under a new partnership with ride-hailing juggernaut Uber, a deal that gives the Chinese firm a distribution network it would have spent years assembling on its own. Europe isn’t the end of it, either, as the Middle East is next on the list. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function()…
Karma Automotive’s new extended-range four-door grand tourer is officially going on sale. The 2027 Karma Gyesera Grand Coupe replaces the discontinued Revero. It’s powered by a 28 kWh battery and a single rear electric motor, but there’s also a gas engine under the hood, which acts as a generator. Karma Automotive, the California startup that picked up the pieces after Fisker’s first bankruptcy, is now selling a new extended-range four-door grand tourer. The 2027 Karma Gyesera Grand Coupe will land at dealerships in December with a starting price of $139,995—that’s $35,000 less than the Revero it replaces. Karma claims the…
Photo: IONNA IONNA has been operating public fast chargers for less than two years, but EV drivers already rank it higher than every other eligible US fast-charging network. The automaker-backed network earned a score of 807 out of 1,000 in the just-published 2026 JD Power US Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study. That puts IONNA (with 1,375 ports and 150 charging stations as of yesterday) comfortably ahead of the Mercedes-Benz Charging Network at 797 and the Rivian Adventure Network at 755. It’s the first year that all three networks were eligible for JD Power’s awards, and all three took the…
The world’s largest all-electric aircraft took to the skies for the first time in the U.S. Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator made its maiden voyage in upstate New York as part of a test mission. Weighing more than 25,000 lbs at takeoff, the X1 needed just $5 worth of electricity to fly for almost half an hour. An American startup made history earlier this week, as its experimental plane took off for the first time. Heart Aerospace’s X1 is the world’s largest all-electric aircraft to take to the skies, with the first test flight happening on August 12 at Plattsburgh International…
It may not be 15 minutes like Geico’s, but Volvo’s new Safety Coach app is designed to help you drive safely while also lowering your car insurance premiums. Volvo launches new app to help lower insurance costs The optional app, launching this month, will give you access to real-time driving insights and tips directly on the vehicle’s infotainment screen and in the Volvo Cars app. Once installed, you will get a personal “Safety Coach score” based on habits such as braking, acceleration, and turning. You will also receive tips to help you become a better, safer driver and improve your…
Tesla has officially begun winding down production of the Model S and Model X, sending farewell emails to U.S. customers on March 27 and updating the website to reflect the end of the line. Shoppers visiting Tesla.com now find only a limited set of Model S and Model X inventory units available for purchase, with no option to configure a new factory build. The move formalizes what CEO Elon Musk announced on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call in January, when he said it was “time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an…
When the BMW M6 (F13/F06) was introduced in 2012, it marked the return of BMW’s high-performance grand tourer, succeeding the E63 M6. Available in Coupé (F13) and Convertible (F12) body styles, with the Gran Coupé (F06) joining in 2013, this generation of the M6 represented the pinnacle of BMW’s M Division.Photo by BMWAt the heart of the M6 is a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, codenamed S63, producing 560 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque in standard form. This engine, shared with the F10 M5, featured BMW’s innovative Valvetronic and Double-VANOS technology, enhancing efficiency and throttle response.Power was sent exclusively to…