At a joint event between SpaceX and T-Mobile, the two companies announced that they will be launching a direct-to-phone connection with Starlink Gen 2 satellites. Elon took to Twitter soon after to confirm that this same connection will allow direct connections with Tesla vehicles.
SpaceX’s announcement with T-Mobile saw the companies announce that SpaceX will use a portion of T-Mobile’s…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 25, 2022
August 26, 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…
Tesla is doubling Supercharger design team in Canada, pushing to build more charging stations
August 25, 2022
Tesla is doubling Supercharger design team in Canada as it pushes to build more charging stations in the country.
The Supercharger network is the gold standard when it comes to fast-charging networks, and it helped Tesla reach incredible market shares in the EV market both…
Harbour Air successfully completes first point-to-point test flight in all-electric plane
August 25, 2022
Seaplane airline Harbour Air continues to make progress toward making its entire fleet of planes electric by successfully completing its first point-to point test flight in Canada. The eBeaver electric plane flew 45 miles with plenty of reserve power left when it landed.
Harbour Air began operations in 1982 with two small seaplanes as a service for the forestry industry in British Columbia…
Kia continues to tease the public with its EV9 SUV – the automaker’s next all-electric vehicle to join the lineup as a competitor to SUVs like the Rivian R1S. The camouflaged version of the EV9 can be seen enduring final testing before it makes its global debut next…
Ford is making good on its EV promises so far, and today the automaker is reopening orders for the popular Ford Mustang Mach-e. We are also getting updated pricing, colors, and ranges.
The American automaker is aggressively transforming its fleet to electric. In fact, Ford…
Tesla has sent a cease and desist to billionaire Dan O’Dowd’s Dawn Project, which is currently running a smear campaign against Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta.
Earlier this year, we reported on Dan O’Dowd, a self-described billionaire and founder of Green Hills Software, a privately-owned company that makes operating systems and programming tools.
O’Dowd had launched a Senate campaign…
Nvidia (NVDA) Q2 earnings fueled by automotive growth, announces new model plans with Nio, Li Auto
August 25, 2022
Chip-making giant Nvidia (NVDA) released its Q2 earnings report on Wednesday, falling short of Wall St expectations. However, a bright spot in the report was Nvidia’s automotive segment, fueled by rising demand for new energy vehicles.
Nvidia is best known for its…
The power of heavy-duty electric vehicles is on display again in Massachusetts as electric school buses are being used to send much-needed energy back to the grid.
Several places are seeing spikes in energy use nationwide with hot summer weather. The city of Beverly…
Toyota is at it again, claiming that there’s not enough demand in the United States for electric vehicles – most of which are currently suffering from months of backlog in the United States due to high demand. Even their own bZ4X has a waiting list because, well, the wheels keep falling off.
The comments came from Jack Hollis, Executive Vice President of Sales at Toyota Motor North America…
