Panasonic announced today that it greenlighted a new investment to start production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell by the end of the fiscal year ending March 2024.
The Japanese manufacturing giant is one of several battery makers looking to produce 4680 cells for Tesla.
Tesla is preparing to start deliveries of its first vehicle using its 4680 battery cell, a new tab-less battery cell in a…
How US-made heat pumps could help weaken Russian power over Europe
February 28, 2022
Environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben yesterday wrote about an innovative idea that would help curb Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, and it might just be doable.
US-made heat pumps for Europe
Here’s what McKibben suggested on his Substack…
As ‘Plug and Charge’ and ‘V2G’ tech standardizes, CEC says widespread deployment of ISO-15118 is imperative
February 28, 2022
The California Energy Commission (CEC) published a recent docket recommending widespread adoption of ISO-15118 chargers in order to support current and upcoming electric vehicle features. This includes nascent technologies such and Plug and Charge and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)…
Hacked electric car charging stations in Russia displays ‘Putin is a d*ckhead’ and ‘glory to Ukraine’
February 28, 2022
Hackers are ramping up their effort to disrupt Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, and now it’s even affecting electric car owners in the country. A bunch of electric car charging stations outside Moscow were hacked and disabled. While EV owners couldn’t charge, the display on the stations shared some words about Vladimir Putin.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the world trying…
Ride1Up Roadster V2 Gravel Edition review: The best low-cost electric gravel bike out there. Period.
February 28, 2022
I was a huge fan of the from the moment it launched last year. So when Ride1Up decided to release a modified version designed as a gravel e-bike, I was extra stoked. The updates, which include gravel-ready features like new disc brakes, a Gates belt drive, and higher-end…
Tesla has started to offer free Supercharging in several countries around Ukraine for people fleeing the country following the Russian invasion.
When regions of the world are hit by natural disasters, Tesla has been known to offer free Supercharging in those regions to give…
JackRabbit is the hilarious yet surprisingly effective ‘micro electric bike’ that could revolutionize your commute
February 27, 2022
The first time I saw a JackRabbit, I couldn’t help but laugh. For someone that comes from the e-bike world, the proportions are just so funny looking. But the more I’ve thought about it, the more this funny little “micro e-bike” seems like it could solve a lot of problems for urban commuters.
The San Diego-based mobility company refers to its JackRabbit as a micro e-bike, though I’m…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 26, 2022
February 27, 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…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: This $2,000 Chinese electric pickup truck
February 26, 2022
For all those folks out there that “don’t see color,” do I have an awesome electric pickup truck for you?! The fact that it only comes in pink could be a turn off for some, but not for you! And the sub-$2,000 price might just help push another few converts towards the…
Tesla starts rolling out of Full Self-Driving Beta in Canada
February 26, 2022
Tesla has officially started rolling out its Full Self-Driving Beta in Canada – marking the first official international expansion of the driver-assist system that Tesla taunts as an early version of a true self-driving system.
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta
Since October 2020, Tesla has been slowly rolling out what it is calling “Full Self-Driving Beta” (FSD Beta), which is an early version…
