GE Renewable Energy yesterday announced the 3 megawatt (MW) Sierra, its newest onshore wind turbine platform that will only be sold in North America.
GE Sierra onshore wind turbine
The 3 MW Sierra is, according to GE, “built on the legacy of GE’s bestselling 2 MW platform, which recently surpassed 30 GW of installed base globally. The Sierra platform launched with two prototypes, one in…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 18, 2022
May 19, 2022
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…
Tesla has started to offer its new Giga Texas-built Model Y to some customers as an option to accelerate delivery.
At the Cyber Rodeo event last month, Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles.
We noted that it was strange that Tesla didn’t reveal any…
Tesla has been removed from the S&P 500 ESG index after CEO Elon Musk trashed the system that is supposed to measure the sustainability of a company or investment.
S&P Global announced this week that it has removed Tesla from its ESG index. ESG stands for ‘Environmental, Social, and Governance.’ This index is used as a standard for investors to rank companies based on those standards.
Tesla has started to offer its new Giga Texas-built Model Y to some customers as an option to accelerate delivery.
At the Cyber Rodeo event last month, Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles.
We noted that it was strange that Tesla didn’t reveal any…
Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to several more European countries
May 18, 2022
Tesla has significantly expanded its Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to several more European countries, including the UK and Spain.
Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive…
Tesla has been removed from the S&P 500 ESG index after CEO Elon Musk trashed the system that is supposed to measure the sustainability of a company or investment.
S&P Global announced this week that it has removed Tesla from its ESG index. ESG stands for ‘Environmental, Social, and Governance.’ This index is used as a standard for investors to rank companies based on those standards.
Goal Zero’s Yeti 1000 Core portable power station hits new low at $800, more in New Green Deals
May 18, 2022
Are you ready to go on a long hike and head off-grid for a bit this spring or summer? Well, be sure to have Goal Zero’s Yeti 1000 Core portable power station in the trunk to keep your gear running without gas or generators. It’s on sale for $200 off right now at a new…
Juiced RipRacer review: This fun-sized fat tire electric bike hits 28 mph in a nimble package
May 18, 2022
The descriptors “nimble” and “fat tire” rarely go together as well as they do with the Juiced RipRacer. This self-proclaimed fun-sized electric bike deftly combines the exhilaration of go-anywhere electric bikes with the convenience of small-format micromobility…
Bentley CEO promises first EV will scream luxury at 1400 HP and redonkulous 1.5 sec 0-60
May 18, 2022
In a recent interview out of Europe, Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark promised some bold specs from the luxury automaker’s first battery electric vehicle. Despite describing the “brutality of acceleration” in the upcoming EV, the Bentley chief said that won’t be its main selling point. It will instead be the “effortless overtaking” from torque on demand. That price though.
Bentley Motors…