G7, a Paris-based taxi company that operates one of the largest Tesla taxi fleets in the world, announced that it suspended all its Model 3 taxis after a severe fatal crash that occurred last weekend.
One of the company’s drivers was driving the Model 3 taxi as a personal vehicle on December 11 in Paris when they lost control, hit a cyclist, and ran over several pedestrians before crashing…
Fremont Police Department has announced that it arrested a Tesla worker who they believe was responsible for shooting a co-worker in the Fremont factory parking lot yesterday.
As we reported earlier today, the Fremont Police Department announced that they were…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 14, 2021
December 15, 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…
Apex.AI raises over $56 million in Series B funding round
December 15, 2021
Mobility software developer Apex.AI has announced a hefty sum of Series B funding to the tune of $56.5 million, bringing its total funding to $74 million raised to date. The Series B round was led by international investment firm Orillion, among several new ventures added to Apex.AI’s investor list.
Apex.AI is a software company based in Palo Alto and multiple German cities that provides…
US VP Kamala Harris demos/learns how to use an EV charging station
December 15, 2021
Yesterday US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the government’s new plan to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country with a ceremony at an EV charging facility in suburban Maryland, followed by an odd, bumbling demo where she appears to be…
NIO teases image of new model ahead of reveal at NIO Day 2021 – could it be the ET5?
December 15, 2021
Chinese EV automaker NIO announced it will reveal a new model later this week during its NIO Day 2021 event in Shanghai. The annual event is normally when NIO introduces new models, and a teaser image from the company may confirm rumors that the public will get its first…
If President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act is enacted, the US is projected to install 43.5 gigawatts (GW) of additional solar capacity over the baseline forecast between 2022 and 2026. This would bring cumulative solar capacity in the US to over 300 GW – triple the amount of solar currently deployed, according to the US Solar Market Insight report released today by the Solar Energy…
Toyota teased an upcoming electric pickup truck with an early concept vehicle at an event today about its long awaited battery-electric vehicle plan.
Today, Toyota held an event about its battery-electric vehicle strategy.
There was a lot of talk about how the Japanese…
Li-Cycle to expand US battery recycling ‘Hub’ by 40% and provide LG with nickel for the next decade
December 15, 2021
To meet increasing market demand, lithium-ion battery resource recovery specialists Li-Cycle has announced plans to increase the processing capacity of an upcoming New York facility by 40%. In addition to expanding its US battery recycling footprint, Li-Cycle has also…
Largest e-bike company in the US, Rad Power Bikes, says it has to raise prices. Here’s why
December 15, 2021
Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes has just sent an email out to its customers and followers announcing that prices will increase across its line of electric bicycles starting at the end of this year.
Electric bicycle prices have followed a rollercoaster trajectory this year.
Back in the spring of 2021, prices were generally rising across the board. We discussed how a number of pricing pressures were…
