Atlanta-based Southern Co., the US’s third-largest utility, will terminate around 55% of its coal fleet by 2030. Southern Co. is working toward achieving net zero by 2050.
Coal shutdowns in Georgia and Alabama
Units at the US’s two largest coal-fired plants will be closed. That means around 3,000 MW of coal will be removed in Georgia.
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., plans to…
Tesla to deliver electric semi trucks before end of the year, says PepsiCo CEO, despite delays
November 9, 2021
PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta says that it is expecting Tesla Semi electric truck deliveries this quarter, despite Tesla saying that deliveries were delayed to next year.
While Tesla has been making progress toward bringing its electric semi truck to low-volume production in…
I ride all types of electric bicycles, from the dainty to the powerful. And while I love any chance to throw my leg over a new electric steed, it’s usually the higher-power options that really tickle my fancy. And the Addmotor Wildtan M5600 is pretty much the living…
Tesla’s numbers in China are out today, and the automaker has managed to maintain its impressive output with over 54,000 electric vehicles last month.
China is the world’s largest car market and also the world’s largest electric vehicle market by volume. As the world’s EV leader, it is also an important market for Tesla.
That’s even more true now that Gigafactory Shanghai has become…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 8
November 9, 2021
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever.
Monday, November 8
Ministers from all over the world arrive in…
Tesla is in talks with Quebec govt amid multi-billion investment into battery production
November 9, 2021
The Québec government has revealed that it is in talks with Tesla about the automaker investing in battery production in the province.
Québec is rich in metals used to produce batteries. With the rise of electric vehicles, the province is trying to capitalize on that…
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock is falling by as much as 5% in pre-market trading – seemingly putting a bookend on an incredible rally. This is against the backdrop of the US passing the landmark infrastructure package which includes big outlays for EV ecosystem.
One of the main catalysts appears to be Elon Musk confirming plans to sell 10% of his stake in the company over growing pressure over the idea…
Elon Musk says he will sell $24 billion of Tesla (TSLA) stock if Twitter votes for it
November 7, 2021
Elon Musk says that he is prepared to sell about $24 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) stock if his Twitter followers vote for it.
He says that it is to address the accusation that he is not paying taxes.
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about some of the richest people in…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 6, 2021
November 7, 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.
Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
Congress passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, $12,500 EV tax credit still awaits passage
November 7, 2021
After an entire day (and indeed months) of deliberation and negotiations, Congress approved a long debated infrastructure bill totaling $1.2 trillion. The 228-206 vote held by the US House of Representatives early Saturday morning will put a core piece of President Biden’s domestic legislature into action. While 6 Democrats didn’t vote for the bill, 12 Republicans joined
While this is a huge…
