Light eVTOL developer Opener has announced a unique opportunity as it looks to achieve market commercialization of its BlackFly aircraft. The company unveiled an Early Access Program today in which a dozen early eVTOL customers will not only get to experience Opener’s training and aerial technology first hand, but will report back about their entire customer experience.
Opener is Palo Alto…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 27, 2023
July 28, 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…
The disapproval of Elon Musk is the top reason Tesla Model 3 owners are selling their electric vehicles and going for another brand, according to a new survey of 5,000 Model 3 owners.
Since Musk acquired Twitter, the Tesla CEO has started to voice his political and social…
Electric bikes are quickly growing into one of the most popular alternatives to cars for personal transportation, especially in dense cities like New York City. So why does NYC want them stopped at the border?
The issue is that not all e-bikes are created equal.
Higher-quality e-bikes are produced to meet a range of safety regulations, including those that cover the safety of their high-energy…
Today, we get a closer look at a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a mind-boggling wrap that makes it look like a Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Earlier this week, a picture of a Tesla Cybertruck leaked from a Tesla shop. The interesting thing is that the Cybertruck in question…
First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it will invest $1.1 billion to build a fifth US solar panel production factory.
The planned factory, which will be vertically integrated, is expected to grow First Solar’s nameplate manufacturing…
Ford Q2 earnings: EV adoption will be 'slower than expected,' pushes back 600K run rate goal
July 28, 2023
Ford Motor released Q2 earnings after market close on Thursday, saying, “EV adoption will be a little slower than expected.” The automaker is pushing back its 600,000 EV run rate goal until next year.
Ford’s second-quarter earnings preview
After losing $2.1 billion last year, operating losses grew to $722 million (more than doubling YOY) at Ford’s Model e EV business in the first three…
In a much-anticipated move, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) passed a new rule today that’s finally going to streamline the backed-up US grid interconnection process.
At the end of 2022, there were more than 2,000 gigawatts of bottlenecked new power…
Rivian CEO says buying an ICE vehicle is like ‘building a horse barn,’ R2 will help pull buyers
July 28, 2023
EV maker Rivian is having a big year as production and deliveries gain momentum. However, the company is looking toward the future with its next generation of products. In a recent interview, CEO RJ Scaringe compared buying an ICE vehicle in this day’s age to “building a…
Tesloid's Model Y Camping Tent brings luxury and comfort to the camping experience [Save 10%]
July 28, 2023
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