Tesla has updated the solar roof webpage and dropped the claim that its tiles are “3x stronger than standard tiles”.
The company is trying to ramp up solar roof production and installations, but not without issues.
Solar Roof has been one of Tesla’s toughest products to bring to production and one of the main problems has been validating the durability of the tiles.
Since the roof needs to…
EV automaker NIO has just announced that its annual “NIO Day” 2021 event will be held at the Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou, west of Shanghai on December 18. NIO Day 2020 was held in early January of this year, and the event is usually when the automaker introduces new…
Tesla has added back solar panel installation to its referral program with a new $300 award for both referrers and new buyers being referred.
Earlier this year, we reported that Tesla plans to completely revamp its referral program:
“According to a source familiar with…
Electrek was invited to try out the cheapest EV in the world, which is manufactured by Changli. It was hilarious, cute, “cheap” in every way, and a wild exercise for the imagination. Even though it doesn’t retain its famed price tag, the US importers have put great effort into adding back value where the shipping costs took it away.
Changli manufactures these vehicles in China to be used…
Ford announces $316 million UK facility transformation to build first EV components in Europe
October 19, 2021
Ford has announced that its vehicle transmission facility at Halewood in the UK will be transformed to build electric power units for future Ford passenger and commercial EVs in Europe. The £230 million (~$315 million) investment will see a complete revamp to the facility…
Tesla is back to a full vehicle lineup, but delivery timelines slip up to almost a year
October 18, 2021
Tesla is now back to delivering its full vehicle lineup after Model X deliveries started this weekend.
However, it will be a while before the automaker catches up to the pent-up demand that was created over the last year as delivery timelines for the electric SUV slip to…
Gruber Motors, a shop best-known for working on Tesla vehicles, caught on fire again. The second time in 4 years.
It is believed that several more rare Tesla Roadsters have been lost.
Gruber Motors is a Phoenix-based shop that focused on offering services to Tesla owners.
They made a name for being one of the rare companies able to fix the “bricking” issues that some Tesla Roadsters…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 16, 2021
October 17, 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…
Living with an EV (Featuring the VW ID.4)
October 17, 2021
In this episode of Cariosity, we address some of the major concerns many buyers have when considering an all-electric vehicle, and demonstrate the distinct advantages an EV like the new offers.
Driving
The fun starts the moment you climb inside the ID.4. Instead of putting…
It looks like today’s the first day of deliveries for the refreshed Model X at a very small event where a handful of vehicles were delivered to new customers. Let’s take a peek inside!
TMC Forum user sunnyvaletree uploaded the above image of the delivery and added a short video below of the event and the inside of his new car.
The dashboard is very similar to the refreshed Model S with…
