A 10.5 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind farm will be built in Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun region, and it will supply the UK with clean energy via subsea cables. The twin 1.8 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables will be the world’s longest.
UK-based renewables company Xlinks is the project’s developer. The Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project, as it’s known, will cover an area of…
Tesla Cyberquad is alive, new trademark application for the electric ATV
September 30, 2021
We haven’t heard anything about the Tesla Cyberquad since it was unveiled, but it is apparently still alive as the automaker applied for a new trademark application for the electric ATV.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in 2019, CEO Elon Musk had a little “one more…
Ford announces giant new electric pickup truck factory plus three new battery gigafactories
September 30, 2021
Ford made a massive announcement today about accelerating electric vehicle production with a giant new factory to produce electric pickup trucks in Tennessee and three new battery gigafactories.
The massive new project is called ‘Blue Oval City’.
There’s a lot to…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 27, 2021
September 30, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla plans to add ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on ‘safety score’
September 30, 2021
Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to start adding ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on their “safety score” starting next week.
Tesla’s plan for a “wider release” of its Full Self-Driving Beta, which was first supposed to come six months…
GM’s BrightDrop lands fleet juggernaut in Verizon as its first EV410 eLCV customer
September 30, 2021
Following a progress update of its upcoming EV600 electric Light Commercial Vehicle (eLCV), BrightDrop has unveiled a second EV to follow. General Motors’ newly dedicated commercial EV and logistics company has now shared a glimpse of the BrightDrop’s EV410, a smaller…
EGEB: GM backs EPA’s emissions reduction goals, US energy resilience and Sri Lanka stops coal
September 30, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
GM endorses the EPA’s stricter emissions rule, and 22 states say it’s not enough.
The US energy secretary details how the country can achieve a more resilient power system.
Sri Lanka will stop building coal plants, aims to be net zero by 2050.
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Tesla (TSLA) predicted to achieve new record quarter despite significant challenges
September 30, 2021
Analysts are predicting that Tesla (TSLA) is about to report a new record quarter for deliveries despite significant challenges.
Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla CEO Elon Musk telling employees in a company-wide call that “‘this is the craziest month of…
Tesla (TSLA) secures massive order of 2 GW/6 GWh of Megapack batteries from Arevon
September 30, 2021
Tesla and Arevon have announced that they came to an agreement for the former to supply a massive 2 GW/6 GWh of Megapack batteries to the latter.
Over the last year, Tesla has been securing some large orders for the Megapack, which has quickly become the preferred battery…
This new 9 kg (19 lb) electric bicycle claims to be the lightest e-bike in the world
September 30, 2021
Italian design firm ARES is showing off its ARES Super Leggera electric bicycle, which it claims is the lightest electric bicycle in the world.
The 9 kg (19.8 lb) electric road bike was produced in a partnership between the design firm ARES and High Performance Systems (HPS), an advanced engineering company that develops mobility technology.
The heart of the Super Leggera e-bike is a 200-watt…
