Environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben wrote about an innovative idea that would help curb Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, and the Biden administration might actually implement the plan.
March 8 update: The Washington Post reports that as the Biden administration has announced a ban on imports of oil and natural gas from Russia, the heat pump idea is getting…
Elon Musk has now officially asked the court to change his 2018 settlement with the SEC in order to terminate the SEC’s policing of his Tesla tweets.
The situation between the SEC, Elon Musk, and Tesla has escalated significantly over the last few weeks.
The SEC and a…
Electric scooter company NIU’s Q4 earnings report shows continued growth, but stock drops on missed earnings goal
March 8, 2022
Leading smart electric scooter company NIU has seen a rollercoaster ride of stock prices over the last year, not unlike many other electric vehicle companies. However, NIU’s overall downward trend in stock price over the last year wasn’t abated by its recent 2021 Q4…
Arcimoto recently unveiled a fascinating new electric bicycle-like vehicle known as the Mean Lean Machine, or MLM for short. The unveiling left us with plenty of questions about the radical new electric three-wheeler, and Arcimoto has delivered again in the form of a video overview with designer Leo Cruces.
Upon its unveiling last week, the MLM was pitched as a major improvement to typical…
The US Department of Energy today released a study showing that by 2035, electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will cost the same as or less than diesel trucks.
And by 2030, nearly half of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will be cheaper to buy, operate, and…
Power plant developers and operators are expected to add 51 gigawatts (GW) of new solar and battery storage projects to the US power grid from 2022 to 2023, which will make up 60% of new generating capacity, according to the US Energy Information Administration…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 7, 2022
March 8, 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.
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VW goes ahead with $2 billion new factory to produce upcoming Trinity high-efficiency long-range electric car
March 7, 2022
Volkswagen has green-lighted a new $2.2 billion investment to build a new factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.
The new factory will be used to produce the upcoming electric vehicle developed under the “Trinity” project, a high-efficiency electric car.
Trinity has been…
Stylish urban electric bicycle company Ampler has just unveiled two all-new city e-bike models that offer both work and play options for urban riders. The new Ampler Juna is a relaxed comfort bike for cruising the city, while the new Ampler Axel offers a sportier, more…
A Tesla owner in China was surprised with a ~$600,000 bill after a stop at a Supercharger station.
The automaker says it was a bug.
For years, Tesla never charged anything for its customers to charge at Supercharger stations.
It was part of the owner’s experience and included in the price of its vehicles.
This has changed over the last few years as Tesla moved to a paying model in order to…
