Tesla Insurance, the automaker’s growing insurance division, has launched its real-time-driver-data insurance product in three more states: Colorado, Oregon, and Virginia. It is now available in seven states total. Tesla Insurance is available in California as well but without real-time driver safety data, due to regulations.
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Tesla had already introduced its own insurance…
California-based Vintage Electric builds beautifully styled, high-power electric bicycles unlike any other on the market. And just to make sure they retain their crown of individuality in the power department, they’ve stepped it up another notch with the highest…
The first US offshore wind farm has had no negative effect on fish, finds groundbreaking study
April 19, 2022
Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island is the United States’ first offshore wind farm. The 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm began commercial operations in December 2016 and generates enough energy to power 17,000 homes. And it turns out, it’s perfectly safe…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 18, 2022
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Electric motorcycle maker CAKE shows off more teaser images for 3 upcoming models, sets release date
April 19, 2022
Sweden’s premier electric motorcycle manufacturer CAKE shared more images of the company’s upcoming new release and set the launch day for this Wednesday.
The new images follow on the heels of an announcement last week that CAKE was working on something new.
Now we…
Tesla Giga Berlin is now producing 350 Model Ys per week, aims to ramp up to 1,000 this month, report says
April 18, 2022
A new report coming out of Germany is giving us some insights into the state of the production ramp-up at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, which is apparently now producing 350 Model Y vehicles per week.
The bulls like it and the bears say it’s bad. What do you think?
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If you wanted to order a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E online in the US, you’re now out of luck
April 18, 2022
Despite it only being April, the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E is no longer available for retail order due to high demand.
Ford’s Mach-E page on its website now features the following notice for all Mach-E models, and Electrek confirmed the message intent with a Ford spokesperson:
Due to high demand, the current model year is no longer available for retail order. Limited inventory may be…
Tesla Megapack project with 730 MWh of capacity is now up and running on PG&E’s network
April 18, 2022
PG&E announced that they have turned on their giant Tesla Megapack project with 730 MWh of capacity, and the electric grid company expects that it will “enhance the overall reliability of California’s ever-changing energy supply.”
We first learned of the project…
Rivian CEO warns that battery shortage is going to make chip supply issue look like a ‘small appetizer’
April 18, 2022
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is warning that the upcoming battery shortage is going to make the current chip shortage look like a “small appetizer.”
The warning comes almost a decade after Tesla announced plans for a battery gigafactory when the automaker sent similar warnings…
Tritium, a manufacturer of hardware and software for direct current fast chargers (DCFCs), announced it has entered into a multi-year contract with BP to supply EV chargers and services to its global network.
Tritium is a DCFC manufacturer founded in 2001 that operates out of offices in the US and EU, bringing two decades of charging experience to EV networks around the world. This includes…
