Tesla has inexplicably decided to stop taking orders for the Model S and Model X orders in several of right-hand drive markets.
The refreshed Model S and Model X vehicles are just starting to reach markets far from North America and yet, Tesla appears to have decided to stop taking orders in many of them.
Over the last few days, Tesla has shut down the online configurator for the Model S and…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 29, 2023
May 2, 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…
In yet another entry of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week that takes us into new territory, this week it’s time to grab your backpack and lunch money for your first day of school. Or at least your first day out and about on a new electric school bus.
The first of many solar and wind projects in China’s deserts is now online, and it’s capable of powering 1.5 million households.
This first phase of this solar and wind project is in the Tengger Desert, which lies on the southern edge of the Gobi Desert. It has an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts, and it’s expected to generate 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours each year, according to its…
Emerging Chinese EV maker NIO announced Friday it has officially begun deliveries of its EC7 electric coupe SUV, deemed one of the most aerodynamic SUVs on the market. NIO’s new flagship coupe is poised to compete in an expanding premium electric SUV market along with the…
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s inventory problem, Musk’s deep fakes self-driving comments?, the Bolt EV getting killed, and more.
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The California Air Resources Board has voted unanimously to finalize its Advanced Clean Fleets rule, a massive new regulation on medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles that, among other things, requires all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold or registered in the state of California to be zero-emission come 2036.
The rule is a complement to CARB’s previous Advanced Clean Trucks rule adopted…
German automakers, known for their luxury and performance, hold different views on the use of e-fuels. While Mercedes-Benz CEO says it will favor “technically superior” EVs over ICE vehicles powered by e-fuels, Audi’s CEO says the synthetic fuels will play a major role…
The House of Representatives voted to restore tariffs on solar panels made in four Southeast Asian countries – but that move would seriously hurt the US solar industry.
The 221-202 bipartisan vote sends the measure to the Democratic-controlled Senate – 12 Democrats voted…
InCharge Energy launches three bidirectional DC fast chargers for fleets that help power local grids
April 30, 2023
Electrified fleet services provider InCharge Energy has launched a new portfolio of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bidirectional chargers that can not only optimize fleet operations but also help bolster the available energy to local grids.
InCharge Energy is a Southern-California based developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, offering hardware, software, and specific services to…
