Solar EV startup Aptera Motors posted a video that puts the beta version of its upcoming SEV against an alpha version, a Tesla Model 3, and an Audi R8 GT Spyder in a desert drag race. While its a very close race (for the Audi at least), the Aptera appears to just barely edge the competition in a quarter-mile sprint.
Aptera Motors is a San Diego-based startup that specializes in solar electric…
The Taipei-based company Gogoro, widely seen as the world leader in swappable batteries for light electric vehicles, will be listed on the Nasdaq exchange by the end of this quarter.
That’s the latest word straight from the company itself.
Instead of going the…
Tesla (TSLA) secures lithium supply from upcoming mine in Australia
February 16, 2022
Tesla (TSLA) has signed a contract to secure lithium supply from an upcoming mine in Australia developed by Liontown.
The critical material to battery production is expected to start flowing in 2024.
With the rise in popularity of electric vehicles, several critical…
Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with NVIDIA to use their DRIVE Hyperion 8 platform for future vehicles. NVIDIA’s system will power autonomous and driver assistance systems and will render visualization of the vehicle’s environment.
Jaguar is one of the earliest automakers planning to go all-electric, stating that all newly introduced vehicles will be all electric starting in 2025. It looks…
Watch the first flight of Candela’s upcoming C-8 flying electric boat ahead of full-scale production
February 16, 2022
Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela is no stranger to taking flight in its hydrofoil electric boats. But today’s announcement marks new ground as the company’s upcoming Candela C-8 takes its maiden voyage before serial production begins later this year.
Candela…
A Hawaiian macadamia nut farm gets solar and storage, achieving 100% renewable power
February 16, 2022
Hawaii-based Mauna Loa, one of the world’s major macadamia nut brands, just got a 1.2-megawatt solar farm and 500 kW battery storage system. The new solar and storage join existing clean energy sources at the facility, which means it’s now powered by 100% clean…
Several Tesla employees and contractors at Tesla Gigafactory Texas posted videos on Snapchat from inside the factory – giving us a rare look at the production lines.
Things are ramping up at Gigafactory Texas.
Tesla recently confirmed that the first ‘builds’ of new Model Y vehicles were produced at the factory late last year.
We also recently reported that Tesla is aiming to deliver those…
Tesla is facing potential penalties in Korea for ‘overstating’ the range of its EVs – have they ever heard of ‘your mileage may vary’?
February 16, 2022
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) announced that they are weighing potential penalties on Tesla for allegedly “overstating the range” of its electric vehicles. However, the reason for it is questionable, to say the least.
This week, the KFTC confirmed that it…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 15, 2022
February 16, 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…
New 77 mph Nerva Exe e-scooter is a fast (and heavy) entry to the electric maxi-scooter market
February 15, 2022
New electric scooters are quite common these days, but rarely do we get to see such large format electric scooters that border on electric maxi-scooter territory. Once in a blue moon though, we get to see what’s on the heftier side of the electric scooter spectrum. And that’s just what Spanish company Nerva is offering with the new Nerva Exe.
The Nerva Exe electric scooter isn’t your typical…
