GE Renewable Energy today announced that its Haliade-X offshore wind turbine prototype is now running at 14 megawatts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This means that GE Renewable Energy is now the first to operate a wind turbine at a power output this high.
Battle to be the biggest
There’s a competition going on between manufacturers for most powerful offshore wind turbine.
In February this…
Get ready to tackle yard work next spring by refreshing your electric tool arsenal ahead of time. This 3-tool package from Greenworks includes all the essentials and is joined by discounts on other electric lawn mowers and much more below, as well. We also have a wide…
Tesla is ordered to pay ex-worker $137 million in racial abuse lawsuit, releases blog about verdict
October 5, 2021
Tesla has been ordered by the court to pay $137 million to an ex-contract worker at its Fremont factory in a racial abuse lawsuit.
Following the verdict, Tesla released a blog post defending itself – something the automaker rarely does since it dissolved its press…
The province of Saskatchewan in Canada has joined a growing number of regions around the world in levying punitive taxes against electric cars while letting gas cars continue to get away with murder. But a local group has come up with a creative way to show just how dumb their EV tax is: by demanding a tax on people who use sidewalks.
Saskatchewan’s new EV tax went into place on October 1, and…
UK pledges to source 100% of its electricity from clean energy – including nuclear – by 2035
October 5, 2021
British prime minister Boris Johnson will officially announce this week at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester that all of the UK’s electricity will be sourced from clean energy by 2035, according to the Times. But not everyone is happy that nuclear…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 4, 2021
October 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…
The SONDORS Metacycle and NIU RQi electric motorcycles are both racing to reshape the market by bringing highway-capable speeds down to commuter-level prices.
The Metacycle and the RQi electric motorcycles actually share a number of things in common.
They were both born out of lighter electric two-wheeler companies, with SONDORS specializing in e-bikes and NIU specializing in e-scooters.
They…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) jumped by as much as 4% this morning – adding billions of dollars to its market capitalization.
The market is adjusting to the new reality that Tesla is now reaching an annual production rate of almost 1 million electric cars.
Tesla released its…
Tesla (TSLA) was once the most shorted stock in the NASDAQ as people were heavily betting against the electric automaker, but now it looks like most of them have given up as the short interest on Tesla hits an all-time low.
CEO Elon Musk has often warned people not to bet…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Tevva debuts an electric truck that’s ready for production at its new UK factory.
The world’s longest subsea power cable, between the UK and Norway, goes live.
ChargeUp Europe announces its 18th member.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
