Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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 Flit and SONDORS (yep, that one), testing a battery charging cabinet and the Qronge e-moto, London cops riding Sur-Rons, and more. electrek.co/?p=481630
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the Wheel-E podcast today:
Storm Sondors is back, teasing mysterious new electric bike
Bafang’s new electric bike motors produce 8x your own pedaling power
This fascinating folding e-bike is lighter than Brompton’s lightest electric bike
The draconian New Jersey e-bike laws had exactly the effect everyone feared
I tested this lithium-ion battery charging cabinet as the safest place to charge your e-bike batteries
Qronge X1 Spark L Review: Does a $1,299 Sur-Ron Light Bee alternative cut the right corners?
London police are now using the same illegal e-bikes as the criminals they chase
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 Flit and SONDORS (yep, that one), testing a battery charging cabinet and the Qronge e-moto, London cops riding Sur-Rons, and more. electrek.co/?p=481630
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the Wheel-E podcast today:
Storm Sondors is back, teasing mysterious new electric bike
Bafang’s new electric bike motors produce 8x your own pedaling power
This fascinating folding e-bike is lighter than Brompton’s lightest electric bike
The draconian New Jersey e-bike laws had exactly the effect everyone feared
I tested this lithium-ion battery charging cabinet as the safest place to charge your e-bike batteries
Qronge X1 Spark L Review: Does a $1,299 Sur-Ron Light Bee alternative cut the right corners?
London police are now using the same illegal e-bikes as the criminals they chase






![Podcast: Cybertruck price increase, BYD makes everyone look bad, and Donut Lab update
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Cybertruck price increase, BYD making everyone look bad, and a Donut Lab battery update. https://electrek.co/?p=458476
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
00:46 Tesla increases Cybertruck AWD price to $70,000 after creating artificial urgency
05:44 Tesla changes FSD transfer rules again, screwing over Cybertruck AWD buyers
07:50 Tesla sends Canadian Model 3 inventory to the US as it expects Chinese EVs back
10:10 BYD’s new Blade EV Battery 2.0 unlocks 1,000+ km pure electric range and 10 min fast charging
14:45 BYD’s new 1500kW ‘flash charger’ is over 3x faster than anything US has
16:36 BYD unveils stunning flagship electric SUV for the first time [Images]
19:27 It’s official: Hyundai axes IONIQ 6 from US lineup, Kia EVs remain in limbo
21:03 Aptera (SEV) completes first Solar EV build off its validation assembly line
22:40 Donut Lab solid-state battery survives 100°C discharge in second independent test Podcast: Cybertruck price increase, BYD makes everyone look bad, and Donut Lab update](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z64r5thTwio/mqdefault.jpg)



![Podcast: TSLA shareholders wake up, Xpeng targets EU, VW goes cheaper, more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla shareholders potentially starting to wake up, Xpeng targeting the European market, VW going cheaper with its EVs, and more. https://electrek.co/?p=476233
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
00:55 Tesla (TSLA) shareholders are begging Musk to explain missed goals
12:15 Tesla’s LFP battery holds its charge better, study says
17:17 California’s new $3,500 EV rebate favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla
23:30 Lucid (LCID) stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies
28:45 Xpeng’s new L03 undercuts Tesla Model Y by up to $10,000 in Europe
32:02 Volkswagen’s new affordable electric SUV debuts with 265 miles of range [Images]
33:40 Volkswagen’s new ID. Polo EV secured 25,000 orders in weeks — Now, it’s even cheaper
36:04 The BMW iX4 looks more like a grand tourer than an SUV [Images]
37:50 Honda is officially pulling the plug on its only EV in the US
38:50 Chip Motors unveils $15,000 electric ‘life utility vehicle’
42:01 CATL’s 30-year sodium-ion battery takes over grid storage Podcast: TSLA shareholders wake up, Xpeng targets EU, VW goes cheaper, more](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zkCsjTjcQTM/mqdefault.jpg)