Tesla is trying to help the grid in its new home state of Texas as rising temperatures is resulting in new record electricity demand in the state.
The automaker is pushing a new in-car alert to encourage off-peak charging.
Texas has a notoriously fragile grid that is having issues supporting increasing peak electricity demand.
The issues have mostly come in the winter amid cold fronts, but the…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: One-seater mini electric dump truck
May 14, 2022
I’ll be honest, I’m not quite sure how to describe this thing. If a ride-on lawnmower and a dump truck made an illegitimate child in an electrical storm, this would probably be it. The quirky vehicle has the maneuverability of a shopping cart mixed with the utility of a…
Tesla has officially abandoned its effort to enter the Indian market and even started to reassign local employees. The automaker couldn’t get the government to change its mind on high import tariffs for foreign electric vehicles.
India has the biggest auto market that…
Solar generators are increasingly replacing noisy and dangerous gasoline/diesel-powered generators for emergency use. And unlike those fossil fuel-powered generators, solar generators have the added benefit of being great for daily use as well. Now the portable power station company Jackery has just announced its largest solar setup yet, the Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro.
The just-unveiled…
IKEA announced yesterday that it’s partnering with residential energy services provider SunPower, a 35-year solar veteran, to sell home solar panels to US customers. The Swedish-based multinational company wants to make solar more easily accessible for consumers.
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The “world’s first” autonomous commercial cargo ship has successfully completed a near-500 mile voyage in the congested waters of Tokyo Bay, traveling without human intervention for 99% of the trip. The 750 gross-ton vessel was powered by Orca AI, whose software helped…
Elon Musk announced that he is putting the Twitter acquisition deal on hold until the social media platform can prove less than 5% of its accounts are fake or spam. Is the Tesla CEO getting cold feet on the deal?
Now that Twitter’s board has approved Musk’s offer to buy the company and take it private, it looked like a done deal, pending working through some details and bringing the…
Podcast: Ford F-150 Lightning first drive, Tesla opening Supercharger network, Rivian earnings, and more
May 13, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our first drive of the Ford F-150 Lightning, Tesla’s plan to open its Supercharger network, Rivian’s Q1 2022 earnings, and…
Buzz Charter F review: This low-cost folding electric bike sticks the battery where the sun don’t shine
May 13, 2022
, which is the latest e-bike from the value-oriented electric bike brand Buzz, offers up a low-cost $999 folding model with the battery hidden in the seat post.
It’s a battery design that we’re starting to see more of, and for good reason. It can come in handy in urban…
Rivian issues its first recall for R1T electric pickup truck, 500 trucks are affected by airbag problem
May 13, 2022
Rivian has issued its first recall on its first vehicle, the R1T electric pickup truck. A problem with the passenger seat airbag is affecting just over 500 trucks that need to be recalled.
Even though a small recall in comparison, recalls have often been the thing that breaks automotive startups.
As a startup ramping up production after its first R1T pickup truck deliveries last year, Rivian…
