Tesla workers are finally starting to return to Gigafactory Shanghai after three weeks of being shut down, but the production restart has again been delayed by a day.
The situation remains difficult amid a severe lockdown in Shanghai to attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Shanghai has seen a rise in COVID-19 infections over the last month, and in an attempt to curb the growth, the…
Gas is still expensive. These are currently the best affordable electric bikes we’ve tested.
April 17, 2022
I know, I know. The whole “Don’t like gas prices? Ride a bike!” sounds annoying and feels impractical for most people. But if you weren’t already aware, there’s a much more practical alternative to conventional pedal bikes: fun and energy-efficient electric bikes!
Tesla goes full Apple and stops delivering cars with included charging hardware, now sold separately
April 17, 2022
Tesla changed its long-standing policy to deliver every vehicle with a mobile charging cable and instead, it starts selling them separately for $400 for level 2 charging and $275 for level 1.
The move is reminiscent of Apple removing the included USB charging brick with the…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 16, 2022
April 17, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla unveils giant new 360 MWh Megapack project that is going to help power 60,000 homes
April 16, 2022
Tesla has unveiled its latest giant Megapack project consisting of 360 MWh of energy storage capacity used in concert with a solar farm to help power 60,000 homes.
Arevon is becoming one of Tesla’s biggest partners in the deployment of energy storage capacity.
Last year…
During a recent live virtual event on LinkedIn, the Head of Hitachi Energy North America, Anthony Allard, and Hitachi America Chairman and CEO, Hicham Abdessamad, on promoting sustainability throughout all its segments. As a climate change innovator, Hitachi’s executives…
Look and listen as we get our first video of the Ducati racing electric motorcycle doing hot laps
April 16, 2022
When we first learned that Ducati would be taking over Energica’s role as the sole supplier of racing electric motorcycles for the FIM MotoE electric motorcycle racing series, the news came as a bit of a shock. At the time, Ducati didn’t even have any electric motorcycles – at least not that they were showing off. Now we’re getting our first look – and listen – to the company’s…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: An Electric Nap Car for Sleepy Adults
April 16, 2022
You know that feeling, right? It’s Monday morning and you just barely have the energy to get out of bed to face the day. You groggily down your coffee just so you can open your eyes enough to drive yourself to work. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if…
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles.
Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may…
Ride1Up Prodigy 28 mph electric bike begins deliveries, dropping mid-drive e-bike prices to new low
April 15, 2022
When Ride1Up first unveiled the Prodigy electric bicycle, it shocked many in the industry. The combination of a full-featured commuter electric bike with a high-end German mid-drive motor is nothing new, but selling it was unheard of.
Now after several industry delays, the bikes are finally heading to riders’ driveways, ushering in a new era of affordable higher-end electric…
