The Electric Viking

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YouTube: What happened lately

November 11, 2026 8.5x its usual first day Why Solar Panels Are About to Change Forever The video opened at a pace of 216,325 views a day, 8.5 times a normal first day on this channel (25,450). Read the story

Video taking off 8.5x its usual first day

The Electric Viking explains why solar panels' silver lines are disappearing

Sam's back-contact explainer makes the case for more power from the same roof, with viewers weighing appearance against performance.

Channel: The Electric Viking · Story of November 11, 2026

This week on the channel +2M views this week

Sunlight joins the ute toolkit on The Electric Viking

Sam's China drive of the Jetour F700 brings mud, towing claims and an optional solar setup into the channel's busiest new upload.

Channel: The Electric Viking · Story of November 8, 2026

This week on the channel +2.5M views this week

A $15K Ioniq for China, and the bike ride that started The Electric Viking

Sam also told his own origin story this week: he sold his house and cycled through 26 countries before the channel began.

Channel: The Electric Viking · Story of October 9, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Why Solar Panels Are About to Change Forever

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

139,682

Video views, pace per day

216,325

Views in its first 11 hours

139,682

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.5% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.2% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Tesla Model 3 and Y Could Get a Cybercab Upgrade	November 11, 2026	2:59 short	1,284	-	1,284 (2 hours)	146	10
Tesla Is Reportedly Doubling Production at Giga Texas	November 10, 2026	4:34	9,026	22,746	9,026 (6 hours)	297	38
Tesla’s CyberCab inverter fits Model Y—but is it coming?	November 10, 2026	0:53 short	3,003	6,041	3,003 (8 hours)	60	4
Giga Texas Reportedly Doubling Production With Night Shifts	November 10, 2026	0:59 short	5,399	8,364	5,399 (11 hours)	102	8
Why Solar Panels Are About to Change Forever	November 10, 2026	4:13	139,682	216,325	139,682 (11 hours)	2,844	174
My Battery Fills Up. Then I Hunt for Something to Switch On.	November 10, 2026	0:46 short	7,091	10,574	7,091 (12 hours)	106	6
Tesla’s German sales rise 291%—but look at September	November 10, 2026	0:41 short	3,419	4,572	3,419 (14 hours)	63	5
Tesla Sales in Germany Nearly Quadruple: Comeback Is On	November 10, 2026	3:43	14,155	18,536	14,155 (14 hours)	335	102
Jetour T1 Gets a Plug: 150 km Electric, Price Revealed	November 10, 2026	3:32	4,922	5,820	4,922 (17 hours)	101	5
My expensive Dolphin never cleaned this water line	November 10, 2026	0:31 short	1,352	1,597	1,352 (17 hours)	11	1
I Own 3 Pool Robots. This $650 One Beats Them All	November 10, 2026	4:10	6,735	7,227	6,735 (20 hours)	86	9
Zeekr 7X: Free Paint, Interior and More	November 10, 2026	0:49 short	2,058	2,056	2,058 (24 hours)	24	2
BYD's New 5 Series-Size Electric Sedan: Price Revealed	November 10, 2026	5:00	11,735	11,388	11,176	187	18
Xiaomi's Humanoid Robots Just Worked a Full Factory Shift	November 9, 2026	5:25	10,749	7,037	9,661	285	33
Ford Fathom Electric Pickup: Every Price Now Revealed	November 9, 2026	4:28	61,465	43,576	51,139	1,236	208

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

20.9 in the category: 26.1

comments per 1,000 views

2.2 in the category: 1.4

a video's usual first day on this channel

17,715 views

short vs long

7 short (up to 3 minutes), 8 long
average views per short video: 3,372
average views per long video: 32,308

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Tony Seba just revealed why Elon Musk is no longer interest…	May 9, 2024	45:57	898,881
Mahindra's First EV for Australia Is Here: 656km Range and …	September 8, 2026	5:56	770,201
Tesla's New Motor: No Rare Earths, 25% Lighter, More Effici…	September 5, 2026	6:40	675,101
Ford furious; likely to limit production in America to join…	February 17, 2024	5:27	592,402
Why You're Missing Critical Electric Vehicle and NEW Batter…	June 6, 2026	7:48	554,674

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Existing BYD owners Furious after BYD reveals new God's Eye…	February 26, 2025	0:50	1,971,764
Why China ordered its automakers to STOP plans for factorie…	October 25, 2024	0:32	325,030
China prepares to buy Stellantis iconic brands as Profits a…	August 12, 2024	1:00	260,309
Shocking review exposes major issues with NEW BYD Sealion 7…	November 19, 2024	0:44	256,837
Tesla’s Robot Factory Just Got Real	October 27, 2026	0:58	244,448

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 11, 2026Video taking offWhy Solar Panels Are About to Change Forever The video opened at a pace of 216,325 views a day, 8.5 times a normal first day on this channel (25,450).Read the story
2. October 30, 2026Video taking offChery Solid-State Battery: 1,500 km Range, Energy… The video opened at a pace of 103,259 views a day, 3.9 times a normal first day on this channel (26,650).
3. October 29, 2026Video taking offSubaru Goes EV-Only — Before Toyota, Honda and Ma… The video opened at a pace of 121,911 views a day, 4.4 times a normal first day on this channel (27,491).
4. October 26, 2026Video taking off25% Lighter, 20% Denser, 30% More efficient: Suba… The video opened at a pace of 106,348 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (26,695).
5. October 26, 2026Video taking offGM Just Bet Everything on a Battery Nobody Else H… The video opened at a pace of 83,503 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (26,695).
6. October 24, 2026Video taking offSolid-State Batteries Are Finally in Production —… The video opened at a pace of 90,650 views a day, 3.4 times a normal first day on this channel (26,606).
7. October 19, 2026Video taking offTesla Is Discounting Brand New 2027 Cars: Here’s … The video opened at a pace of 123,534 views a day, 4.6 times a normal first day on this channel (26,606).
8. October 17, 2026Video taking offTesla Roadster REVEALED: 0-60 In 0.59s, Flies 8 M… The video opened at a pace of 99,357 views a day, 3.7 times a normal first day on this channel (26,606).
9. October 13, 2026Video taking offI Own an XPeng G6 – Here’s Why My Next EV Is a Su… The video opened at a pace of 81,565 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (25,450).