Alex Spiro, Elon Musk’s lawyer, sent a letter to the SEC on behalf of Musk and Tesla arguing that the agency is “harassing” them and failed to transfer money to Tesla shareholders.
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the SEC
Musk and the SEC have had a few run-ins with each other, rarely with a good outcome. Most famously, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Musk over his infamous “funding secured”…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 17, 2022
February 18, 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 app update adds actionable notifications, charge stats, plans for annual FSD/connectivity subscriptions
February 18, 2022
Tesla has updated their smartphone app to version 4.6 adding some useful new features including actionable notifications and charging stats, and data-miners have found plans for an upcoming cheaper annual subscription to their Full Self-Driving and Premium Connectivity…
Tesla launches new automatic electric trunk for Model 3, upgrade available at official service centers
February 17, 2022
Tesla has launched a new automatic electric trunk for Model 3 as an aftermarket offered directly at service centers. The product is currently only available in China, but like most things Tesla these days, it starts in China and then it is expected to expand to other markets.
Before 2021, all Tesla vehicles had automatic trunk liftgates except for the Model 3. You had to use your own elbow…
Fisker announces over 31,000 Ocean reservations totaling $1.7 billion in potential revenue and ‘world leading warranty program’
February 17, 2022
Fisker Inc. held its fourth quarter and 2021 fiscal year financial results call yesterday, sharing an update to investors and media alike. As part of a slew of progress news from the ever optimistic Henrik Fisker, the Ocean now has over 31,000 reservations and will deliver…
Learn how electric cars actually affect the environment in this free 15-minute webinar
February 17, 2022
To what extent are electric vehicles better than gas cars for the environment? Experts at the Argonne National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy science and engineering research center in Lemont, Illinois, are inviting the public to listen in as they discuss the best…
Redwood Materials begins collecting and recycling EV batteries from Volvo and Ford in California
February 17, 2022
Redwood Materials, a startup launched by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, announced that it is beginning to collect and recycle EV battery packs from Volvo and Ford in California.
Straubel’s Redwood Materials was best known as a Nevada-based company developing new processes to recycle materials with a focus on electric car batteries.
But the company announced that is also getting into cathode and…
Dozens of new Tesla Model Ys spotted being prepped for deliveries at Gigafactory Texas
February 17, 2022
Dozens of new Tesla Model Y vehicles have been spotted apparently being prepped for deliveries at Gigafactory Texas. It looks like the deliveries of Tesla’s first structural battery pack vehicles are imminent.
Tesla recently confirmed that the first ‘builds’ of new…
AutoFlight shares extended footage of ‘Prosperity I’ eVTOL air taxi, including takeoff and landing
February 17, 2022
Following teaser footage of its “Prosperity I” eVTOL shared in January, AutoFlight has released a five minute video showing much more of its all-electric air-taxi in action. The newly released video features the eVTOL completing a vertical takeoff, transitioning to rear…
New EUNORAU D6 mid-drive electric bike with torque sensor offers an entry-level road e-bike
February 17, 2022
Electric bicycles can largely be grouped into two categories: Those powered by hub-motors and those powered by mid-drive motors. The former are generally seen as more affordable due to the simpler technology, while the latter are often increasingly premium offerings that employ more sophisticated drivetrains. But the upcoming EUNORAU D6 electric bicycle looks to bring that mid-drive performance in…
