US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday unveiled the path forward for future offshore wind leases. The Biden-Harris administration’s goal is to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold up to seven new offshore lease sales for federal waters by 2025. On the West Coast, that’s off California and Oregon. On the…
Tesla Model 3 is now the quickest-selling used car and sometimes even sells for higher price than new
October 14, 2021
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US, and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new.
The current chip shortage affecting the auto industry has trickled down to the used car market.
It can be so difficult to…
Jackery 1500 review: A giant solar generator to charge my power tools, e-bike, e-truck, and more!
October 14, 2021
Jackery’s new Explorer 1500 Portable Power Station debuted earlier this year as a giant, high-capacity, and high-power backup battery that does so much more than just providing emergency power. I’ve been testing one out along with Jackery’s solar panels to see just how…
6 ways electric car drivers can save money on home charging
October 14, 2021
Do you plug your car in as soon as you get home from work at the end of the day? Raise your hand. (I just asked my husband to raise his hand.) OK, we have to stop doing that, because it’s peak period – which means a higher electric bill.
More than a quarter – 28% – of EV drivers charge their cars as soon as they get home, instead of waiting for the cheapest time to plug in. (That stat is…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 2021
October 14, 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…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm orders 62 13 MW wind turbines.
NOAA launches a newly redesigned climate website.
Clean energy sourcing is key to reaching climate goals, finds a new report.
UnderstandSolar is…
Tesla has signed a new supply agreement in order to secure a large amount of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production.
Over the last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been pushing for nickel producers to boost production as he expects the resource could become a bottleneck for battery production.
It’s likely the reason why the automaker decided to get involved, as one of the world’s…
Super73’s reputation precedes itself, with the company known as much for its SoCal lifestyle image as its hot-selling electric moped-style bikes.
I’ve ridden my fair share of Super73 e-bikes and I enjoyed every one of them so far. And so when the company offered me the…
Tesla is under pressure from NHTSA over Full Self-Driving Beta NDA and ‘stealth recall’
October 14, 2021
The NHTSA is upping the pressure on Tesla as the regulator asked for more information about the non-disclosure agreement it made Full Self-Driving Beta testers agree to.
The government is also questioning Tesla about what it believes to be a potential “stealth recall” of…
The utility company National Grid has leveraged an electric school bus to help meet peak demand for electricity for the first time, in Beverly, Massachusetts. The National Grid supplies electricity to Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
Vehicle-to-grid school bus
The Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus equipped with a Proterra bidirectional battery charging…
