Tesla has launched an interesting new offer through its new “Tesla Electric’” division – one year of free home charging to new Model 3 buyers until the end of the quarter.
Late last year, after gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla took things a step further with the launch of “Tesla Electric.”
Instead of reacting to specific “events” and providing…
Hyundai CEO reveals US EV leases are climbing as buyers take advantage of IRA tax credit
May 27, 2023
Hyundai has been on a roll in the US as the automaker embraces the industry’s transition to electric vehicles. The automaker says EV leases are climbing as buyers take advantage of the tax credit provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
After the new IRA guidelines…
Tesla has started producing Model Y vehicles with Hardware 4.0, a new suite of sensors and a new self-driving computer. The automaker has almost completely integrated the new hardware despite not announcing it.
Unlike other automakers who wait for a new model year to update…
ROAM rolls out solar-powered electric motorcycle hubs for fast charging and battery rentals
May 27, 2023
ROAM – one of Kenya’s leading electric mobility companies – continues to expand its enterprise with new innovations to help electrify Africa’s roads and promote sustainability. Today, the company introduced the ROAM Hub – a multi-purpose electric motorcycle charging station that offers battery swaps, fast chargers, maintenance, and more.
ROAM is a Kenyan electric mobility company with…
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) just announced that they will build a $4.3 billion EV battery plant in the state of Georgia.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in a signing ceremony today at LGES’s headquarters in…
Tesla and Ford announced a partnership to onboard the latter’s electric vehicles on the former’s Supercharger network. Ford will add the Tesla plug, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), to its electric vehicles.
When Tesla announced last year that…
US wind and solar together produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through March 31, 2023) reveals that in the first quarter of 2023, electrical generation by solar (including small-scale…
Mercedes-Benz has hired a contractor to install a 20-turbine wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, Germany.
German wind farm developer UKA has been awarded a long-term contract worth “hundreds of millions” to install the 20 wind turbines by 2025, and bringing the…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going to discuss the future of electric vehicles with Ford CEO Jim Farley on a Twitter Spaces.
Musk has been pushing his Twitter Spaces feature over the last few weeks.
When being interviewed by CNBC earlier this month, he insisted that the interview…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 25, 2023
May 26, 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.
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