In the growing electric vehicle industry, it is electric cars that are given center stage when it comes to environmentally-conscious solutions to transportation. But what if I told you there was an electric vehicle that was displacing twice as much oil as those electric cars? And if that wasn’t impressive enough, consider this: It does it with half as many wheels.
Yep, that’s right. I’m…
Tesla's little-known Autobidder product has already made over $330 million for energy investors
September 15, 2023
Tesla’s little-known Autobidder product has already made over $330 million for energy investors.
Electrek was the first to report on Tesla’s Autobidder platform back in 2020.
It’s a real-time trading and control platform for energy assets, like Tesla’s Powerpacks…
You can now retrofit your Tesla Model 3 with a powered liftgate for $800
September 15, 2023
Tesla has started selling a powered liftgate retrofit for the Model 3 for $800 on its online shop.
Tesla did not originally include a powered liftgate on the Model 3 when it first came out, instead opting for a traditional pneumatic extender, with no option for a powered…
Tesla removes cheapest and Texas-built Model Y trim – raising eyebrows
September 15, 2023
Tesla has removed its cheapest Model Y trim from its online configurator for orders in the US. It also happens to be its cheapest Model Y.
Could it be related to the Cybertruck?
Tesla often makes changes to its vehicle lineups without announcement. It changes prices, options, and even sometimes whole vehicle trims altogether.
This time, it’s the latter.
In an overnight update to its online…
UAW is now on strike - Jeep 4xe is the only EV currently affected
September 15, 2023
The United Auto Workers union has begun a strike against all three major American automakers, with about 12,700 workers currently on strike, and the potential for up to 146,000 total to go on strike in the future if automakers do not offer the union a satisfactory…
The Port of Baltimore just bought an electric wheel loader
September 15, 2023
Maryland’s Port of Baltimore is buying an electric wheel loader from electric heavy equipment developer and maker HEVI.
The Port of Baltimore is one of the US’s busiest shipping ports, and it was the busiest US vehicle-handling port in 2022.
The East Windsor, New…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 14, 2023
September 15, 2023
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…
You may soon be able to lease a Rivian electric vehicle. Rivian’s CEO, RJ Scaringe, spoke about leasing and how it could unlock more price incentives for customers at Morgan Stanley’s 11th annual Laguna Conference.
Rivian has intentionally held off on leasing because…
As EV demand rises, here's what the future holds for gas cars
September 14, 2023
As EV demand rises, this is what the future will look like for gas cars, according to new data analysis by RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute).
RMI, who worked in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund, writes in a report released today called “X-change: Cars, The end of the…
Fucare Taurus review: A superfast fat tire cross-country electric bike
September 14, 2023
The Fucare Taurus fat tire electric bike brings the same fun-loving, off-road riding you’ve seen with plenty of other adventure-style electric bikes. But this time it gives you full speed 28 mph (45 km/h) operation on throttle only!
Technically, that’s not street legal in many areas since it doesn’t fit the class 3 e-bike designation, which allows operation up to 28 mph without a…
