The Canadian government has confirmed that it is talking with Tesla (TSLA), along with other automakers, about building an electric vehicle factory in the country.
Tesla Canada Factory
Over the past few months, we have been reporting on evidence that Tesla has been looking at a potential location in Canada for its next Gigafactory.
Tesla plans to ramp up production to 20 million electric…
Tesla Model Y receives top safety rating
September 7, 2022
Tesla continues to receive accolades for its safety ratings, with the Model Y receiving the top safety rating from Euro NCAP and Australia’s ANCAP.
Australasian New Car Assessment Program or ANCAP becomes the latest car safety agency to give Tesla’s electric SUV a top…
A new full-suspension fat-tire electric bike is promising high performance for a relatively low price. The newly released model is known as the KKBike K26 S.
Despite the company’s name putting three K’s uncomfortably close together, the K26 S has some quite intriguing…
This ‘solar tree’ may be the EV charging station of the future
September 7, 2022
London-based SolarBotanic Trees officially launched its “solar tree” prototype today, and the company wants to use it to power EV charging stations first.
The SolarBotanic energy tree, which features what the company says is the “world’s first” 3-D leaf-shaped photovoltaic nanotechnology, utilizes thin-film solar cells and has a power generation capacity of 5 kilowatts.
SolarBotanic…
Snow Lake Lithium expects its all-electric mine to produce enough lithium to power 5 million EVs in North America
September 7, 2022
Although it has only explored 1% of its 55,000 acre site in Canada, carbon-conscious mining company Snow Lake Lithium believes it can enable a massive domestic supply of the chemical element to EV automakers when it begins commercial mining. The company expects its…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 6, 2022
September 7, 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…
Google Maps letting you specify EV, hybrid, and other engine types for more fuel-efficient directions
September 7, 2022
Google Maps can now provide the “most fuel-efficient route” possible if you specify your car’s engine type, while eco-friendly routing is coming to all of Europe.
Google launched eco-friendly routing in Maps earlier this year for the United States, Canada, and Germany to highlight directions that use less fuel. A “Most fuel-efficient” leaf badge appears, with the app preferring that…
After standing by for the better part of the year and watching other automakers aggressively convert their fleets to electric, Honda seems to be having an epiphany. Honda is forming a new partnership with materials trading company, Hanwa, to source critical EV battery…
Elon Musk hints at Tesla finally increasing Powerwall availability
September 6, 2022
Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is ramping up Powerwall production and will finally increase the availability of the home battery pack.
Tesla has been production constrained with the Powerwall for a long time.
The demand has been strong in several markets, like the US and…
Zugo Rhino review: A moped-inspired electric bike built for California-style cruising vibes
September 6, 2022
I’ve been eyeing the Zugo Rhino electric bike for a while now, especially the version in that trippy color-changing indigo paint job. I finally got the chance to test out not one but two of them when the company let me put some good honest miles on the step-over and step-through variants of the Zugo Rhino.
Having spent some fun saddle time on both of them, I can tell you that the bikes give you…
