Greece this week inaugurated a 204-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Kozani, in the country’s Western Macedonia region. It’s the biggest solar farm with bifacial panels in Europe.
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Elon Musk sets ‘massive wave of new products’ with Tesla producing Cybertruck, Roadster, and Semi in 2023
April 8, 2022
After delaying virtually all new vehicle launches for the last few years, Elon Musk has now set a strong timeline for Tesla to bring Cybertruck, Roadster, and Tesla Semi to production in 2023.
Tesla has had the same lineup for a while now: Model S, Model 3, Model X, and…
In January, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said she would propose legislation to shift to 100% electric school buses by 2035. She also said she would propose legislation to require that all new school bus purchases will be zero-emissions by 2027. That legislation is now about…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, it is basically going to be the ‘Tesla Cyber Rodeo Special’, but we are also going to talk about Elon Musk buying Twitter, and more.
This week we’re going live a little early at noon ET, 9am PT because of Giga Texas travel.
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Japan’s heavyweight motorcycle manufacturers known as the Big Four have unveiled a new electric motorbike battery swapping program called Gachaco. But what Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki haven’t come right out and said is that instead of the highly anticipated…
Porsche proves the benefits of V2G technology by pooling its EVs together to help stabilize electrical grids
April 8, 2022
Porsche AG is testing the possibilities of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in its EVs, but taking it a step further. Rather than just deliver EVs like the Taycan that can supply energy back to the grid rather than just pull from it, Porsche has run a V2G pilot program that…
Tesla is going to build a solar and Megapack farm to power a new Bitcoin mining facility
April 8, 2022
Tesla is going to build a solar and Megapack farm for energy storage that is going to power a new Bitcoin mining facility in partnership with both Blockstream and Jack Dorsey’s Blocks (formerly Square).
Early in 2021, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Shortly after, the automaker started accepting the cryptocurrency as payment on new vehicles.
However, a few days later, Tesla took a…
Did Lectric eBikes, known for its cult-favorite low-cost electric bike, just cryptically tease a new model?
April 8, 2022
Phoenix, Arizona-based may have just dropped a teaser about a new model destined to join its lineup of low-cost electric bikes.
The brand is famous for its Lectric XP, which was replaced last year by the upgraded Lectric XP 2.0.
The low-cost 28 mph (45 km/h) folding electric…
Nissan announces prototype facility for solid-state batteries, plans for EV integration in 2028
April 8, 2022
During a livestream out of Japan this morning, Nissan Motor Company unveiled plans to bring laminated solid-state batteries to market by 2028, beginning with a prototype production facility. The decision is part of Nissan’s “Ambition 2030” strategy, which will now…
If you’ve got a Fiido X electric bike at home, now you have a pretty magnesium sculpture. That’s because the company has issued an urgent notice for owners to stop using the e-bike after a frame defect has been discovered that causes the bike to break in two.
The Fiido X electric bike was first unveiled last summer before launching a successful Indiegogo campaign. There it raised over 1…
