The globe marked Earth Overshoot Day on August 2, calculated as the day when humanity has used up more than the total amount of resources made available by the Earth over the course of the year. And the day has been getting earlier and earlier every year.
Earth Overshoot Day is a calculation that defines the total amount of ecological services available from natural processes, then compares that…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 2023
August 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…
In 2012, Rafael de Mestre did something nobody else ever had – he drove around the world in an electric car, an original Tesla Roadster. And now, he’s driving around the world solo again in that same Roadster as a promotional and scouting tour and to recruit other teams…
Watch a Rimac Nevera take on a Bugatti Chiron SuperSport and Tesla Plaid in a wild drag race
August 7, 2023
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the fastest production cars face off head-to-head? Watch the 1,914 hp Rimac Nevera take on the legendary Bugatti Chiron SuperSport and the blistering Tesla Model S Plaid in a wild drag race below.
Meet the Rimac Nevera electric hypercar
If you haven’t heard of Rimac Automobili yet, it’s time to get familiar. And for those who have, you…
Tesla and Rivian are heading to court over the former claiming the latter stole “trade secrets” through former Tesla employees it hired.
They weren’t able to resolve this out of court; now it looks like it will be heading to trial.
In 2020, Tesla filed a lawsuit…
The US’s largest self-storage company is going to host solar panels on 133 of its storage buildings’ rooftops to power over 10,000 homes with affordable community solar power.
Self-storage and community solar
Glendale, California-based Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is…
Greenworks electric mower bundle now $126 off in New Green Deals, Segway e-scooters, more
August 2, 2023
If you’ve been in search of , we have your back with a notable discount on this electric Greenworks offering. Including a string trimmer and leaf blower, the is joined by some all-time lows on Segway’s flagship SuperScooter GT EVs, discounts on REI e-bikes, and much more. Just don’t forget about all of the other best e-bike discounts around.
Head below for other New Green Deals that…
Chinese EV maker Xpeng Motors announced Wednesday that Dr. Xinzhou Wu, who has been leading the company’s autonomous driving business, is leaving. XPeng (XPEV) shares are falling after rallying the past month on the news.
XPeng loses head of autonomous driving
XPeng…
Volkswagen looks to be forming a new EV partnership in China, separate from its collaboration with XPeng Motors. According to a new report, Volkswagen is negotiating with Hangzhou-based EV startup Leapmotor to outsource its technology for its Jetta brand.
The media report…
Elon Musk says Tesla is now working on the “final piece of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) AI puzzle,” and apparently that is “vehicle control.”
Despite his best efforts to stop making predictions about self-driving, the CEO has recently still predicted that Tesla would achieve full autonomy by the end of the year.
For many of us who use Tesla’s FSD Beta regularly, it is hard to imagine…
