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 energy manufacturing.
First Solar’s new factory will be its fourth in the US. The company says the factory will be fully…
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…
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, to bring its GoShare platform to Taichung City, Taiwan.
Taipei-based Gogoro already operates its GoShare platform in the…
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…
SparkCharge expands EV charging delivery to 12 new California cities with new funding
August 30, 2022
SparkCharge is leading the way on a critical component of the EV industry – mobile charging. The EV network provider announced Monday it will be expanding access to Currently, its on-demand EV charging delivery service to several new California cities.
If you haven’t…
American homeowners are expected to install a record 5.6 gigawatts of residential solar in 2022, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF)
BNEF found that 2022’s record US residential solar installations will be nearly three times that of the 1.9 GW of commercial solar installations expected this year.
Both residential and commercial solar installations are predicted to grow steadily…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 29, 2022
August 30, 2022
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…
Fox News trashes Prince Harry for idling in gas-guzzling SUV, not realizing its an Audi electric SUV
August 29, 2022
Fox News has made a segment on Prince Harry trashing him for “idling in gas-guzzling SUV” at the airport when in fact, he was sitting in Audi e-tron electric SUV.
From Taylor Swift to Elon Musk, the media lately has been on a trend of pointing out the hypocrisy in…
Honda and LG investing $4.4B to build batteries in the US
August 29, 2022
Although many Japanese automakers are falling behind in the EV race, Honda is taking a big step today to solidify its place in the future of automobiles. Honda announced Monday that it will be forming a new joint venture with LG Energy Solution to build EV batteries in the US.
Japanese automakers have been slow thus far to join the growing movement toward electric vehicles, with two of the…
