DeLorean has released the first non-teaser images of their upcoming electric vehicle, along with a model name: Alpha5.
The car’s official public release will come tonight, Monday, at 9 p.m. Pacific Time, and DeLorean plans to show it at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 18.
The original DeLorean came out in 1981, and about 9,000 cars were made. The car is most famous as the time…
Tesla and others lobby for federal funding of charging infrastructure for electric trucks
May 30, 2022
Tesla, along with other EV companies and environmental groups, is lobbying for some of the federal funding going to EV charging infrastructure to be used to deploy charging stations for electric trucks.
Last year, the US legislature approved a new infrastructure bill that…
Stockholm-based Candela, the world leader in hydrofoil electric boats that fly above the surface of the water to consume significantly less energy, has just unveiled its newest electric watercraft: the Candela P-8 Voyager. Designed to replace traditional water taxies and…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 28, 2022
May 29, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla has updated its referral program reward for solar roof installations to reduce it from $500 to $300 per referred installation.
Last year, we reported that Tesla plans to completely revamp its referral program:
“According to a source familiar with the matter, Tesla…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $500 Three-wheeled electric motorcycle
May 28, 2022
Mother Nature may be beautiful, powerful, and mystifying, but it’s Father Time who eventually catches up with all of us. We start out young and eager on our cute little red tricycles, our parents giving us an early push. We grow into kids on our first real bike, then…
The G7, made up of the world’s largest economies, today agreed to “predominantly decarbonized electricity sectors by 2035.” The G7 also agreed to end government financing for international coal-fired power generation and speed up the phase-out of unabated coal plants by 2035.
“Unabated” refers to electricity generation that doesn’t use technology to capture emissions.
The G7 is made up…
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles.
Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may…
Tesla appears to have a serious supply issue when it comes to its charging port electronic control unit (ECU) since many owners are reporting delays in deliveries due to the missing part.
Compared to the rest of the auto industry, Tesla has faired quite well amid the…
The number of consumers looking to buy electric vehicles has hit 52%, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). This is the first time the number has exceeded 50%, and it represents a rise of 22 percentage points in just two years.
EV buyers are on the rise
The MCI survey has tracked consumer mobility patterns and buying intentions since the start of the pandemic in 2020. EY…
