The US offshore wind industry is ramping up quickly, and so too are the essential industries that will support it. Danish wind giant Ørsted, New England energy company Eversource, and Louisiana-based marine transport company Edison Chouest Offshore yesterday announced that shipbuilding has started on the Eco Edison, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind farm service operations vessel in…
Podcast: Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, Rivian’s price fiasco, Ford bi-directional charger, and more
March 4, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s environmental approval, Rivian’s price fiasco, Ford’s bi-directional charger, and more.
The show is back live…
The Ducati Futa was just unveiled today as the Italian motorcycle maker’s first-ever racing electric bicycle. The move marks an even stronger push by Ducati into the e-bike industry, expanding its offerings with a new format of e-bike.
Unlike the high-end electric…
Sony and Honda have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop electric vehicles, with the first car becoming available commercially in 2025, reports Nikkei Asia.
Sony has been making their EV ambitions more and more clear over the last few years, showing their VISION-S concept EV at the last three CES conferences.
In each of Sony’s presentations of their concept vehicle, the…
The EMOVE Roadrunner is a hilariously over-powered little 35 mph seated electric scooter
March 4, 2022
The EMOVE Roadrunner from Voromotors seems like what an engineer would design for a seated electric scooter if they didn’t have to follow any rules. It’s basically two wheels strapped to a battery, and it goes faster than it probably should. It’s small. It’s…
Mountain town becomes ‘Tesla village’ after Model Y owner convinced a bunch of people to buy the electric SUV
March 4, 2022
A small mountain town in China is becoming known as the “Tesla village” after a single Tesla owner convinced dozens of people to buy Model Y electric SUVs to use for their businesses.
Tesla has had a lot of success in China’s megacities for years, but it is now…
Panasonic is planning a large battery cell factory in the US to supply Tesla’s demand, report says
March 4, 2022
Panasonic is reportedly planning to build a large battery cell factory in the United States to supply Tesla, according to a new report from Japan.
Tesla and Panasonic already built a factory together in the US: Gigafactory Nevada.
While the facility hasn’t grown to the size that the companies originally planned, it was a great part of Tesla’s growth in the past few years, and it helped…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 3, 2022
March 4, 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…
Tesla reportedly receives final environmental approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin, but there’s a catch
March 3, 2022
Reports in Germany state that Tesla has received its final environmental approval at Gigafactory Berlin, but there’s apparently something else that might prevent production.
A press conference is expected to explain everything on Friday.
After months of delays, German…
Watch Ford’s F-150 Lightning cut through snow and ice at a military base in Alaska [Video]
March 3, 2022
Ahead of deliveries this spring, Ford Motor Company has shared footage of its highly anticipated F-150 Lightning enduring winter testing through snow and ice. The trove of footage was gathered over two weeks in Alaska, where Ford engineers fine tuned the all-electric pickup in -30℉ temperatures.
Is everyone sick of winter yet? As the spring equinox approaches, so do the first deliveries of…
