Tesla has secured a deal to deploy up to 20,000 Universal Wall Connectors, the automaker’s clever new charging station, at 2,000 Hilton hotel locations.
Hilton and Tesla already had a deal to install Tesla level 2 chargers, also known as Tesla Wall Connectors, to Hilton locations around the world.
In 2017, they had a deal for over 200 locations.
Today, Hilton confirmed that it “extended”…
Honda announces deal with Tesla to adopt NACS connector
September 7, 2023
Honda announced that it will adopt the Tesla-designed NACS connector in its electric vehicles in North America.
The Japanese automaker had already signaled that the move to NACS was coming, but now it has secured a deal with Tesla.
Tesla opened its proprietary connector…
Power producer Greenbacker Energy Company today announced an exclusive, long-term partnership with solar panel recycler SOLARCYCLE to recycle its decommissioned solar panels.
The new partnership provides Greenbacker’s fleet – which currently includes over 975 megawatts…
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico might be coming online quite a bit later than expected, according to supplier sources.
After months of rumors, Tesla finally announced Gigafactory Mexico during its Investor Day in March.
The automaker secured a piece of land just outside of Monterrey, Nuevo León, to build the plant.
Tesla has talked about building the factory in record time with even hope to beat…
Lectric eBikes, one of the largest suppliers of electric bicycles in the US, made a joint announcement today with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of a voluntary recall for many of the Lectric XP 3.0 electric bikes produced and sold earlier this year.
The recall…
Tesla announces production of 2 millionth EV at Giga Shanghai
September 7, 2023
Tesla has announced that Gigafactory Shanghai has produced its 2 millionth electric vehicle – making it the most productive EV factory.
Gigafactory Shanghai is a significant success story for Tesla.
In 2021, CEO Elon Musk disclosed that Gigafactory Shanghai has now…
US solar installations expected to be a record 32 GW in 2023
September 7, 2023
The US solar industry is expecting to install an unprecedented 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, according to a report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
This year’s anticipated installed solar capacity is a 52% surge from 2022, according to the new “US Solar Market Insight Q3 2023” report.
Supply chain bottlenecks as a result of…
A Tesla Cybertruck labeled as an “RC Engineering Prototype” has been spotted supercharging in Las Vegas, showing why V4 superchargers will be needed as more vehicles get access to the supercharger network.
The Tesla Cybertruck is coming soon, and we’ve been seeing…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 6, 2023
September 7, 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…
Hyundai is launching an in-car payments service, Hyundai Pay, for the new and improved 2024 Hyundai Kona electric.
2024 Hyundai Kona electric gets in-car payments
2024 Hyundai Kona electric owners can find and pay for things directly through their vehicle’s touchscreen.
Hyundai is partnering with Parkopedia to launch its first service, a parking payment method. Through the partnership, US…
