A 200 megawatt (MW) solar farm will be built on a former coal mine in eastern Kentucky. It will be the largest solar project in Kentucky and will provide employment opportunities for former coal workers.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 29, 2021
December 30, 2021
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…
The US saw record wind turbine capacity installation in 2020
December 30, 2021
More wind power capacity was installed in the US than any other generating technology in both 2019 and 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for…
Elon Musk says that he is considering Tesla Bot becoming more than just a humanoid robot to perform useful tasks but to have it potentially develop a unique personality and be a companion.
He says Tesla Bot could make an “incredible buddy like C3PO or R2D2.”
Earlier this year, Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at completing…
TuSimple successfully operates 80-mile, autonomous semi-truck ride on public roads without a human present
December 30, 2021
Autonomous driving technology company TuSimple announced that it has completed what it is calling the world’s first fully-autonomous semi-truck ride on open public roads without a human present in the vehicle and without human intervention.
TuSimple ($TSP) is a company…
Tesla is sponsoring Formula SAE electric racing teams with free battery cells and more
December 30, 2021
Tesla is going to start sponsoring Formula SAE electric racing teams with free battery cells and discounted hardware.
The automaker has often hired former students who participated in these competitions.
Formula SAE is an organization that puts together student…
Mazda says its first electric car is not so bad for buyers who also have a second car for long distance
December 30, 2021
Mazda’s first electric car, the MX-30, is disappointing to many in the EV community due to its short range. Now, the Japanese automaker says that it is not so bad for buyers who also have a second car at home for longer travel.
Mazda has long been a laggard when it comes to electric vehicles. It only launched its first all-electric car last year, and it was only for the European market, where…
Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes announced earlier this month that prices for its electric bicycles models would be increasing. The move is forced by major pricing pressures on the e-bike industry, including rising costs of raw materials like aluminum, a weakening dollar/RMB…
Hyundai pauses Genesis hydrogen fuel cell project just days after ending ICE engines
December 29, 2021
Hyundai has suspended development of their Genesis hydrogen fuel cell vehicle indefinitely, according to Chosun Ilbo. The news comes hot on the heels of Hyundai announcing an end to internal combustion engine development.
While Chosun‘s article (as translated by Google)…
Northvolt becomes the first homegrown European battery company to achieve battery cell production in Europe with the first cells being assembled at its “Northvolt Ett” gigafactory in northern Sweden.
Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s first Gigafactory in Nevada with Panasonic.
The company planned to recreate the “gigafactory”…
