Just two weeks after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (also known as the climate bill) into law, we are already seeing the positive effects ripple through the US economy. Global automakers are racing to source and assemble EV components in the US as new tax incentives from the climate bill expect to drive significant demand for electric vehicles.
The new tax credits stemming from…
Sibros and Google Cloud team up to deliver OTA updates, AI, and real-time data to a wide range of EVs
August 30, 2022
Connected vehicle system developer Sibros has added a new partner to its Rolodex. This time it isn’t an automaker but Google Cloud. By adding Google’s advanced scalable data infrastructure, Sibros looks to bolster its connected vehicle management technology to support a…
Tesla is facing a new proposed class-action lawsuit over the phantom braking problem that has been plaguing Autopilot for years now.
Back in November of 2021, Electrek released a report called “Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot.” It highlighted…
Susan Wojcicki became the CEO of YouTube in 2014 but held talks about a job as Tesla’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Elon Musk’s second-in-command before that.
According to an upcoming book (“Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination” by Bloomberg‘s Mark Bergen) about the video service (via CNBC), Wojcicki “quietly held talks” about joining…
Electric school buses are a no-brainer, yet decision-makers somehow still need educating
August 30, 2022
Sitting at the bus stop, breathing toxic exhaust fumes may be a thing of the past as soon as electric school buses roll out in several districts around the US. But the pace is not moving as quickly as it should be as many decision-makers are failing to grasp the benefits for…
First Solar, the largest American solar panel maker, today announced that it will invest up to $1.2 billion to ramp up production of US-made solar panels. The announcement follows the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act two weeks ago, which incentivizes domestic clean…
Tesla shared some rare and stunning images of its internal vehicle testing; this time, for extreme heat and durability testing in Dubai.
Since it has dissolved its PR department, Tesla has only rarely shared images of its internal testing.
The automaker has a proving-ground facility in Alaska for cold weather testing.
Now we learn that for extreme heat and durability testing, Tesla is bringing…
FLX Bike has a new electric mountain bike coming. The company has shown off a glimpse of test riding on the FLX Weapon X, seen below.
So far we have only minimal tech specs for the bike, but what we know points to the Weapon X being a high-performance carbon fiber electric…
Gogoro’s GoShare battery-swapping scooter-sharing platform expands with TSMC partnership
August 30, 2022
GoShare, the scooter sharing platform that uses Gogoro’s popular battery-swapping electric scooters, is announcing a major new expansion thanks to its latest partnership.
Gogoro is teaming up with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor company…
Tesla spotted stacking structural battery packs at Gigafactory Texas; what’s happening?
August 30, 2022
Tesla has been spotted stacking an impressive number of structural battery packs in inventory at Gigafactory Texas. We look into what could be happening.
When Tesla started production of Model Y at Gigafactory Texas earlier this year, it launched a new architecture for the electric SUV based on Tesla’s new structural battery pack design.
The design is enabled by Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell…
