Following a recent report outlining the future of sustainable luxury materials, Volvo Cars has committed to outfitting all of its upcoming electric vehicles with leather-free materials. This ethical stance by the legacy automaker comes from an aspiration to promote animal welfare and sustainability, by using recycled materials that remain high-quality.
Volvo is a global legacy automaker making…
Self-proclaimed ‘Elon Musk fanboy’ builds Tesla (TSLA) position worth over $4.6 billion
September 30, 2021
A self-proclaimed ‘Elon Musk fanboy’ has managed to accumulate a Tesla (TSLA) position worth over $4 billion. He has been keeping a relatively low profile, until now.
Despite his incredible wealth, Koguan Leo has managed to stay under the radar. A Google search won’t…
Workhorse’s new CEO halts electric van deliveries and recalls others over safety concerns
September 30, 2021
Workhorse Group has announced an immediate halt to all sales and deliveries of its C-1000 electric truck, citing that it found a previous report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unreliable. In addition to frozen sales, Workhorse announced it…
Tesla is fighting the auto industry over fuel economy standards
September 23, 2021
Tesla is fighting the rest of the auto industry in the US over respecting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements set back in 2016.
Under CAFE, automakers have to achieve higher levels of fuel economy in the vehicles they sell in the US or otherwise face penalities, which they can avoid by buying credits from automakers who exceeded the requirements.
The penalties were set to…
Drive Electric Week kicks off this Saturday with over 200 online and in-person events celebrating electric vehicles. Events will be held for the next two weekends, from September 25th through October 3rd.
Drive Electric Week is an annual event organized by Plug In…
A UK collective says it can now accurately predict an EV battery’s life span – here’s how
September 23, 2021
In the UK, two electric vehicle manufacturers, academics, and a battery analytics specialist company are collaborating on an electric vehicle battery research program designed to predict battery life span – and they say they’ve succeeded.
Battery life…
Watch XPeng’s NGP system autonomously navigate a busy city
September 23, 2021
Chinese automaker XPeng Motors has shared beta testing footage of its City Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP), one of the upcoming features of its advanced driver assistance system. The footage shows XPeng’s upcoming P5 EV weaving its way through congested traffic in Guangzhou, China where the automaker is headquartered. We have footage of the beta testing video below.
Xiaopeng Motors, better known…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 22, 2021
September 23, 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 announced that it has broken ground on a new facility called ‘Megafactory’ in Lathrop, California.
It will be used to produce Megapacks, Tesla’s biggest batteries for stationary energy storage.
As of now, Tesla exclusively produces its battery packs for its…
EGEB: New York City announces a massive clean energy plan
September 23, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Two huge infrastructure plans will power New York City with wind, solar, and hydropower.
China pledges to end funding for overseas coal plants.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
