Tesla took out a Tesla Semi truck to charge at its Megacharger station at Gigafactory Nevada as the company received an important visit.
Things are starting to move on the Tesla Semi front.
When unveiling the electric semi-truck back in 2017, Tesla said that deliveries would start in 2019. Clearly, the program has been delayed several times.
Last year, CEO Elon Musk told employees in an email…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 15, 2021
November 16, 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…
Tesla has told employees that supply chain issues are now affecting its access to solar panels – resulting in project delays.
Over the last year, much has been said of supply chain issues affecting Tesla’s vehicle business, but these issues are also affecting its less…
Ride1Up 700 Series electric bike review: Incredible bang for your buck in fast urban e-bikes
November 16, 2021
Ever since I began riding electric bikes from Ride1Up back in 2018, I’ve found that the company does two things very well. First, it makes classic-looking e-bikes that perform even better than they look. And secondly, it does so for a price that leaves me scratching my head wondering how they can sell it for that little. The is a perfect example on both counts.
Right out of the box, this…
AMPLY Power is reusing shipping containers as semi-permanent chargers for commercial EVs
November 16, 2021
As thousands of shipping containers sit offshore in the US, a provider of chargers is bringing them a second life by supporting commercial EVs. AMPLY Power has introduced INRUSH, a containerized EV charging infrastructure system that can be set up in about half the time as…
Tesla has pushed the delivery timeline for new Model S orders all the way to 2023 for the cheapest version. The same is the case for the Model X, as the gap between demand and supply appears to be widening.
Supply chain issues and increasing demand for electric vehicles…
Kawasaki expected to unveil electric motorcycle next week
November 15, 2021
At the EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show next week, Kawasaki is expected to unveil three new motorcycles. While the first two will likely fall into their sport and adventure touring categories, the third has been the subject of wider speculation but very well may be the company’s first true electric motorcycle.
This wouldn’t be the first time Kawasaki took to the world’s foremost motorcycle show…
Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot
November 15, 2021
Tesla is seeing an increase in complaints over serious and dangerous phantom braking events plaguing Autopilot in the latest software updates.
Phantom braking is a term used to describe when an advanced driver assist system (ADAS) or a self-driving system applies the…
Countries and automakers agree to go all-electric by 2040 in weak new goal set at COP26
November 10, 2021
At COP26, several major countries and automakers have agreed to set a new goal to go all-electric by 2040.
The goal is uninspired and likely useless.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is currently being held in Glasgow, where world…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 9
November 10, 2021
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever.
Tuesday, November 9
Among other things, it’s also Gender Day at COP26. Why?
Because climate change disproportionately affects women and girls. According to the UN Framework Convention on…
