The Biden administration announced this week that it will cut the cost of building wind and solar on US public land by 50%.
In a statement, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced:
The new policy will reduce rents and fees substantially and enhance rate predictability for wind and solar developers. On average, the [Bureau of Land Management] expects rents and fees to decrease by over 50%…
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…
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 19.
The original “Tesla AI Day” held last year was an event focused on the company’s self-driving program. The automaker…
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…
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 the first all-electric hypercar, and more recently, the new Concept_Two (C_Two), and now, Nevera.
But in recent years, the…
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…
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 consumer e-bikes. Considering it has one wheel solidly in each camp, let’s see how it competes against the rest of the…
