Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193, an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state.
A number of states and cities have committed to buying electric school buses, with thousands planned nationwide. Some places have targeted a move to 100% electric school buses in coming years, with Boston targeting 2030…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 2, 2022
June 3, 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…
Elon Musk announced that Tesla might have a working prototype of Tesla Bot, also known as Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, by September 30 – the end of the third quarter of 2022.
Last month, Musk announced ‘Tesla AI Day #2’ with ‘many cool updates’ on August…
Ford announced today a new $1.5 billion investment in building an “all-new commercial electric vehicle” in Ohio.
Today, Ford announced $3.7 billion in investments in creating 6,200 jobs in the US.
Most of the money is for the production of an all-new Ranger pickup at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne and an all-new Mustang coupe at Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Some of the money is also going…
Toyota has unveiled a new home battery pack to provide residential backup – a product that is going to compete with Tesla Powerwall.
After Tesla launched “Tesla Energy” with the Powerwall and Powerpack in 2015, several other automakers also got into the home energy…
Rimac raises $536 million to accelerate its role as high-performance electric component supplier
June 2, 2022
Rimac announced that it closed a EUR 500 million ($536 million USD) round of funding to accelerate its new role as a high-performance electric component supplier.
Over the years, Rimac has been best known for its all-electric hypercars, especially the Concept_One, arguably…
SKIL’s 22-inch cordless hedge trimmer sees first discount to $99, more in New Green Deals
June 2, 2022
Get your yard ready for summer visitors by picking up SKIL’s 20V 22-inch cordless hedge trimmer that requires no gas, oil, or even extension cord to function. Shipping with a 2Ah battery, you’ll be able to trim your hedges and tidy up your home’s curb appeal before company arrives later this summer. It’s on sale for $99 at Amazon, which is not only the first discount we’ve seen there…
Construction has started on the 1,026-megawatt (MW) MacIntyre Wind Precinct, the largest wind farm to ever be built in Australia. It’s also one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere.
Largest wind farm in Australia
Spanish global renewable energy company…
Momentum Voya E+ 3 electric commuter bike review: Can Giant’s fancy e-bike compete at this price?
June 2, 2022
When Giant’s new “lifestyle-inspired” electric bike sub-brand Momentum unveiled the Voya E+ 3, it did so at a positively mid-range price of $2,400. That brought it in below the fancier mid-drive e-bikes in most bike shops but well above the value-oriented direct to…
BMW unveiled today its next-generation X1, its entry-level vehicle, and introduced an all-electric version, the BMW iX1, for the first time. It should become BMW’s cheapest electric vehicle.
Since moving away from the i3 and launching a whole new generation of electric vehicles, like the iX and i4, BMW has been busy in the EV market, but at the very top end of the market.
Now with the launch…
