Tesla’s own CCS adapter was spotted charging a Model Y at over 200 kW – a first for Tesla’s elusive adapter. Is it finally going to be available?
With the launch of the Model 3 and its Supercharger V3 in Europe, Tesla switched its main charging standard to CCS.
The automaker ended up launching a CCS adapter for Model S and Model X owners to be able to use the growing CCS charging station…
For the first time ever, California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, was powered by 100% clean energy on Saturday, April 30. That milestone was driven largely by solar power.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your…
Electrify America reports a fivefold increase of charging sessions in 2021 compared to 2020
May 2, 2022
According to a recent report from Electrify America, it delivered 1.45 million charging sessions to customers in 2021 – that’s over five times more than the 268,000 sessions recorded a year prior. The sessions represent estimations of millions of gallons of gasoline…
The US Department of Energy announced today a new $3 billion program going toward battery manufacturing and supply chain to support the transition to electric vehicles.
The money is coming from the giant infrastructure bill from last year, which also included $7.5 billion for electric transit vehicles and another $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Now some is also going…
Just because it’s Monday doesn’t mean you can’t start the week with a bang. And I’m at a loss of a better way than by feasting your eyes on the latest lethal animal from Australia: the Ungoverned Vendetta tracked electric skateboard.
At least, I think “electric…
Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup needs a $3,900 home device to use it as backup power
May 2, 2022
Ford has confirmed the price of its “Home Integration System,” which enables the F-150 Lightning electric pickup to power your home in case of an outage.
It will cost $3,895 before installation which is actually quite a good price…
When Ford unveiled the F-150…
Two electric motorcycles and their determined riders recently set off to strike a new cannonball run record, racing in opposing directions across the US in a bid to reach the opposite coast first. Just 111 hours later, rider Steven Day set that new record and demonstrated the possibilities offered by high performance electric motorcycles and distributed quick charging networks.
This of course…
Here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours performing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bicycles. This dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bikes on the market for just about any budget.
Below you’ll see some of…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 30, 2022
May 1, 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…
Start taking advantage of membership rewards using the new BLUETTI Plus loyalty program
April 30, 2022
The portable power experts over at want to thank their ever-growing group of customers by rewarding their loyalty with a new incentive program. The BLUETTI Plus membership program is now available to sign up and immediately qualifies you for rewards like BLUETTI bucks to redeem at the company store.
You may already be familiar with the BLUETTI lineup of portable power stations and solar charging…
