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BMW just built the first i3 Neue Klasse EV, its most important electric sedan

Published: Feb 4nd 2026 5:14am on Electrek

The new i3 is a drastic improvement over the outgoing model as BMW’s first Neue Klasse electric sedan. After the first pre-series models rolled off the production line, BMW is preparing to begin mass production by the end of 2026.

Two Tesla board members are all over the Epstein files: what happens next?

Published: Feb 4nd 2026 5:03am on Electrek

How far are you willing to go to make a buck? For Tesla shareholders, looking the other way when two board members had close relationships with the head of a sex trafficking organization and lied about it is evidently on the table.

The newly released Epstein files contain extensive correspondence involving not one, but two current Tesla board members, CEO Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk. The documents directly contradict Elon’s public claims about his relationship with the convicted sex offender, reveal that Epstein was arranging women for Kimbal, and show the kind of conduct that would end careers at any company with functioning corporate governance.

But Tesla isn’t any company. And Tesla shareholders have made it abundantly clear that stock price is all that matters.

We put Lucid’s Air Pure, Air Sapphire, and Gravity SUV through brutal winter testing in Northern Minnesota [Video]

Published: Feb 4nd 2026 4:49am on Electrek

I recently put my cold-weather threshold to the test in Baudette, Minnesota, about as close to the US/Canada border as you can get with Lucid Motors, where we performed some awesome winter testing in a slew of EVs, including the Air Pure, Sapphire, and Gravity. Check out my full video review below to see us towing the Sapphire out of the snow bank with the Gravity.

Ford has a new plan to compete with Chinese EVs: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em

Published: Feb 4nd 2026 3:26am on Electrek

For months, Ford and Geely have been discussing a potential partnership that would allow the Chinese automaker to use underutilized plant capacity in Europe. The two appear to be closing in on a deal that would involve more than just sharing manufacturing space.

Tesla UK sales plunge 57% in January as BYD races ahead

Published: Feb 4nd 2026 2:41am on Electrek

Tesla’s struggles in Europe have reached the UK, with January 2026 registrations plunging more than 57% year-over-year to just 647 vehicles, according to new data.

The decline was the steepest among major automakers and far exceeded the 6.4% drop in overall UK battery-electric vehicle sales for the month.

While some US states try to kill e-bikes, one is pushing more kids onto them

Published: Feb 4nd 2026 12:43am on Electrek

Across the US, the e-bike policy map is starting to look oddly contradictory. In some states, lawmakers are responding to the rise of high-powered, moped-like electric bikes by reaching for blunt instruments: licensing requirements, insurance mandates, registration schemes, and laws that effectively treat e-bikes like motorcycles. New Jersey’s recent move to scrap the widely adopted three-class system in favor of motor-vehicle-style regulation is a prime example of how quickly a state can go from “e-bikes are the future” to “please don’t ride one at all.”

Boston Public Schools is installing 105 DC fast chargers – here’s why that matters

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 11:48am on Electrek

Boston Public Schools is adding another major block of depot-scale DC fast chargers as it pushes toward a fully electric bus fleet – a reminder that some of the biggest EV charging builds are happening far from highway rest stops.

Kia’s electric van shows up in the US again, but something is different

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 10:03am on Electrek

Kia’s futuristic electric van was recently caught driving in Michigan. Although we’ve seen the PV5 testing in the US before, this one was different.

With a $10,000 discount, the Chevy Equinox EV is hard to pass up

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 8:22am on Electrek

The 2026 Chevy Equinox EV was already one of the most affordable electric cars, but with a new $10,000 discount, it’s even more tempting.

Even after cutting EV incentives, Norway only sold 98 diesel cars in January

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 7:25am on Electrek

Norway, the world’s leading country in EV market share, still managed to maintain high EV market share right after retiring EV incentives, showing the world a path to resilient electrification of the auto industry.