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Another Ferrari F80 has arrived in London, and this one isn’t your standard Rosso spec but a one-off ‘Lucky Orange’. It’s without a doubt one of the boldest F80 specs we’ve seen so far. This F80 was commissioned by @stevekhera, who has several other high-end Ferraris in his collection. The bright orange exterior is paired with exposed carbon fibre surfaces, which provide a nice contrast. The wheels are also made of lightweight carbon fibre, and the brake calipers are painted yellow. The F80 uses a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine that produces 900 hp. The internal combustion engine is paired with…
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 Segway and Honda, South Park takes on e-bikes, Rivian’s e-bikes are rolling out to everyone except for customers, Royal Enfield’s e-moto gets a Western price, 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 to the YouTube channel to get your questions and…
The developers and electricians at Green Water & Power are celebrating a significant EV charging milestone this month with the deployment and energization of its 10,000th electric vehicle charging port – in just three years. (!) Green Water & Power (GWP) and their hardware partners, Autel, started rolling out L2 chargers together nationwide in 2023. Earlier this month, the companies powered up their 10,000th charger. That’s a headline number – but the real story is just how quickly they got there: 10,000 chargers. For those of you doing the math, that’s nearly 10 chargers going online each day, every day, including Sunday,…
To answer this we’ve turned to Alfa Romeo, a brand whose story stretches back 115 years (it turns 116 on 24 June). And for a bit of context, China was still ‘Imperial China’ when Alfa was incorporated in Turin. While the form of this ‘legacy’ car – a high-performance SUV – is on the contemporary side, it’s also the purest Alfa Romeo product in the brand’s current line-up. The chassis, engine, interior, tech interfaces and more, were all designed and developed in-house by a small skunkworks team, even though Alfa is part of a much larger conglomerate. Advertisement – Article…
The latest leaf vacuum, mulcher, and blower three-in-one from electric tool brand EGO promises fully 210 mph of blowing power and enough mulching mayhem to turn 16 bags of autumn leaves into just one for easy fall cleanup. First shown earlier this year, the EGO POWER+ LV5005 Leaf Vacuum and Mulcher with 500 CFM Blower arrives just in time for 2026 fall cleanup, tackling three of the most tedious jobs in home landscaping with a single battery-powered tool that promises to slash tidying-up time and help save your lower back in the process. Powered by the same 6.0 Ah EGO…
Kokkai Ng/Getty Images As gas prices reach new heights globally, Americans, as well as the rest of the world, have taken to public transit more than ever in hopes to save a few extra dollars. Unfortunately not all public transit is created equal and “public” really does mean the public — inviting some of your sketchiest transit horror stories, like my own encounter with a man on a NYC subway train doing the five-knuckle shuffle under his coat. Singapore, however, is doubling down on laws it already put into place to tamper this sort of gross behavior and is now…
Former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy. Photo by Gage Skidmore The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the world struggles with the effects of a war of choice that has spiked energy prices globally. Update: This article was originally published on September 2, with the change expected to be announced “soon.” On Saturday, former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy, posing as head of the Department of Transportation, said that the rule will be finalized on Monday. Since the 1970s, the US government has had various…
Back in April, we ran a sidebar survey about how much Electrek readers think gas would need to cost to convince the most dedicated anti-EV hysterics to switch to a plug-in car. After receiving over 2,800 responses, here’s what you told us. UPDATE 26SEP2026: a gallon of BP ultimate 93 octane is $7.19 in Chicago. I took the photo, above, in downtown Chicago myself, last night, from the passenger seat of a plug-in Volvo. Even knowing that, I can still hardly believe that the brainless, witless, bone-headed ridiculousness of the last few months has come to this. It wasn’t that long ago…
The auto giant’s North American EV plan faced another setback this week. Source link
The Defender OCTA Black has made its Singapore debut, bringing an even more sinister look to the most powerful production Defender yet. Unveiled at a private preview event, the OCTA Black is priced at $817,888, excluding COE. It comes finished in Narvik Black, the darkest shade available in the Defender palette. The blacked-out treatment goes much further than paint. Up to 30 exterior components receive Gloss Black or Satin Black finishes, including the grille, badges, skid plates, recovery eyes and exhaust finishers. Under the bonnet, the familiar 4.4-litre twin-turbo mild-hybrid V8 produces 626 hp and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft). That’s…