Tesla has deployed a new Powerpack system in Pickering, Ontario to power a new community microgrid pilot project.
If successful, it could lead to more microgrids in Canada.
Ever since the launch of Tesla Energy and its stationary energy storage products, Tesla started working on microgrid projects.
The idea is to have a self-sufficient energy system using self-produced renewable energy stored in…
Lucid subpoenaed by SEC concerning SPAC merger with CCIV
December 7, 2021
Regulators from the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have requested documents from Lucid Group Inc. relating to the investigation of its SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. IV (CCIV) earlier this year.
Lucid Motors has quickly become one of the rising names in…
Toyota is planning to build a battery factory to support electric vehicle production in North Carolina.
The Wall Street Journal revealed that the Japanese automaker is planning to build a large battery factory near Greensboro, NC:
“Toyota Motor Corp. is set to invest…
Arrival to build high-voltage battery plant in North Carolina capable of 350k modules a year
December 7, 2021
EV automaker Arrival has announced plans to build a $11.5 million High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new battery facility will add 150 jobs and join two Arrival facilities already established in the US city.
Arrival is a technology company specializing in electric vehicles, particularly vans and buses. In addition to headquarters in London…
Tesla is looking to expand its pilot program testing the opening of the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers in Norway.
Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive…
Photos show sea of Ola’s high-speed electric scooters ahead of deliveries later this month
December 6, 2021
Ola’s electric scooters have followed a circuitous path toward production, but deliveries are now set to begin December 15. Ahead of that date, the company’s CEO showed off several images from the factory showing a sea of electric scooters that have already rolled off…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 4, 2021
December 5, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla has started to push a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (version 10.6) to its fleet with improved object detection.
It’s the latest step in the long road to improve the FSD package and deliver on a promise to customers that has been delayed several…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $700 electric bike with FIVE shock absorbers
December 4, 2021
I’m an electric bicycle guy through and through. You’ve probably seen me riding and testing any number of dozens of electric bicycles in the last few months – hundreds in the last year or two. So I’ve seen just about everything the e-bike industry has to offer, or at…
China is the world’s biggest polluter – and it’s also the world’s leader in clean energy growth. China’s installed offshore wind capacity has now reached 302.2 gigawatts (GW), according to Windpower Intelligence (WPI), the data and research division of Windpower Monthly.
This is because developers in China are working to bring offshore wind online before feed-in tariffs expire at the…
