Elon Musk gave an update on his expected timeline for Tesla achieving Full Self-Driving capability, and he now says that he would be “shocked” if Tesla does not achieve “Full Self-Driving safer than human this year.”
We have heard that before.
Since back in 2018, Musk has been predicting that Tesla will solve “full self-driving” next year. The company made an early bet on hardware for…
The most expensive electric vehicles on the road in 2022
January 31, 2022
Entering 2022, electric vehicle sales continue to boom. Nearly all legacy automakers have set end dates for manufacturing new combustion vehicles and have begun introducing all-electric options into their fleets more and more. This year alone, the world will see over twenty…
Tesla expands program to open Supercharger network to electric cars from other automakers in Norway and France
January 31, 2022
Tesla has officially expanded its pilot program to open Superchargers to electric vehicles from other manufacturers in Norway and France.
Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive global…
First ride: Taking a spin in the Eli ZERO not-a-car electric car
January 31, 2022
It’s not every day you get the chance to go for a few hot laps in a funky new electric mini-car. But when fate calls, you answer. And that’s just what I did recently on a trip to Milan when the Eli team nervously let me borrow their only prototype vehicle. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the Eli ZERO, but I came away excited about the future of these fun little runabouts.
The Eli…
Union Pacific buys ten more all-electric locomotives, this time from Caterpillar Inc.’s Progress Rail, investing over $100 million in total
January 31, 2022
Following recent news of the purchase of ten electric locomotives from Wabtec, Union Pacific railroad has followed up by purchasing another ten from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Inc. company. Union Pacific’s combined electric locomotive purchases and upgrades to its rail…
NIO rolls first ET5 validation prototypes off assembly line, makes moves to enter Danish market in 2022
January 31, 2022
Chinese EV automaker NIO, recently shared images of production line verification prototypes of its upcoming ET5 sedan that recently rolled out at its facility in Hefei. The ET5 will arrive this fall beginning in China, although it should eventually see other markets as well.
Quick Charge Podcast: January 29, 2022
January 30, 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…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $499 super-basic electric snowmobile
January 29, 2022
When it comes to snowmobiles, there’s kind of a set way to do things. They’re effectively trikes with a pair of skis up front and a single wide track in back. But this new take on old-school snowsports seems to have reinvented the idea of just what a snowmobile can be.
Union Pacific orders ten Wabtec FLXDrive battery-electric locomotives, the largest investment by a North American railroad
January 29, 2022
North American railroad Union Pacific announced it has purchased ten FLXDrive battery-electric locomotives from manufacturer Wabtec. The purchase marks the largest number of FLXDrives placed in a single order for Wabtec, as well as the largest investment in battery-electric…
Tesla launches ‘TeslaMic,’ a microphone for in-car karaoke
January 28, 2022
Tesla has launched a new product: a microphone called ‘TeslaMic’ designed for its in-car karaoke system.
It’s only available in China for now.
Today, Tesla started pushing its ‘Chinese New Year’ software update in China.
Like in the rest of the world, Tesla often bundles up features for a bigger end-of-the-year software update that most often includes some fun features.
For the Chinese…
