Innovation forward does not always come without sacrifice. According to a report earlier today, Ford Motor Company is planning to cut as many as 8,000 jobs, pertaining mostly to positions in the American automaker’s internal combustion division. The layoffs are said to help wean Ford off ICE production and use those funds to further invest in EV development.
Although Ford Motor Company was one…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 20, 2022
July 21, 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.
Aventon’s award-winning set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new…
Tesla has paused scheduling new solar roof installations in most markets in the US. It’s not clear what’s happening, but the deployment of the solar product is at a crawl and way behind Elon Musk’s goal.
When launching the solar roof, CEO Elon Musk presented it as a…
MOKE International and its fun open-top electric mini-cars expanding ground in new $55M deal
July 21, 2022
In a deal purported to be worth US $55.1 million, EV Technology Group has agreed to purchase an additional 50% of MOKE International, which will boost its stake to 67.6% of the company. The deal is intended to rapidly expand MOKE International’s reach, producing and delivering more of its iconic classic MOKE-inspired electric vehicles.
The terms of the deal maintain an option for EVT Group to…
New Jersey recently surpassed 4 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power, enough to provide electricity to over 500,000 households annually, according to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
New Jersey, which has 3.27 million households and is in the top 10 states for…
US Postal Service more than doubles EV order yet again – but it’s still ordering mostly gas vehicles
July 21, 2022
The US Postal Service has clearly been reading Electrek and our disdain for its previous decisions not to implement more EVs across its upcoming fleet of mail delivery vehicles. In a recent pivot towards sustainability, the USPS has more than doubled its number of electric…
FREY Runner electric bike with hub motor launched as the eMTB brand’s first touring e-bike
July 21, 2022
Jinhua, China-based FREY Bike has just launched its first-ever hub motor electric bike, introducing the lower-cost FREY Runner to the brand’s lineup.
The move is significant because FREY has long been a high-end electric mountain bike manufacturer that has focused on powerful mid-drive motors.
That focus on high-end design has historically also pushed the brand’s prices into the $3,000 to…
Greenworks electric 80V Hedge Trimmer hits $221 at Amazon (Save $58) in New Green Deals
July 21, 2022
While we often times feature notable discounts on electric mowers for ditching gas and oil from the lawn care routine, there are plenty of other tools worth making the switch over to something more environmentally-friendly. The Greenworks Pro 80V 26-inch Cordless Hedge…
Nothing OS 1.1.0 for Phone (1) brings Tesla integration, NFT widgets, July patch, plus bug fixes
July 21, 2022
Nothing OS 1.1.0 — the first major OTA update for the newly release Nothing Phone (1) — is now rolling out with Tesla integration, NFT widgets, July 2022 security patch, plus much more.
The startup has wasted no time in getting the support ball rolling for its first…
ZeroAvia secures $30M in additional funding to get its hydrogen-electric planes to the skies
July 20, 2022
Hydrogen-electric plane developer ZeroAvia announced it has garnered an additional $30 million in funding from both new and returning investors, including International Airlines Group (IAG). The aviation company’s Series B funding round now totals $68 million, which will be used to get its forty to eighty seat planes into operation by 2026.
ZeroAvia is a zero-emission aviation company focused…
