Tesla has slashed its included premium connectivity period to 30 days for all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. People are now going to have to pay sooner if they want to retain access to some of Tesla’s connectivity features.
For the longest time, all of Tesla’s vehicles came with internet connectivity included – something that is often a premium option in the industry.
The automaker made…
Volkswagen Group BEV delivery numbers still a year behind Tesla, but gaining fast at 138% YOY
October 16, 2021
Following the release of its Q3 delivery numbers, Volkswagen Group continues to grow its presence in the BEV market, up 109% compared to Q3 last year. Nine months into 2021, Volkswagen has more than doubled its worldwide deliveries, nipping at the heels of Tesla – the…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including an interview with David who attended “Giga Fest” at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, Tesla updating Cybertruck details and specs, the first Tesla…
Tesla removes Cybertruck specs and prices from its website
October 15, 2021
Tesla has updated its Cybertruck web page to remove Cybertruck specs and prices for each configuration of the electric pickup truck.
It comes after the highly anticipated electric vehicle has been delayed to next year.
When unveiling the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla announced that the electric pickup truck would be offered in three different configurations:
Single Motor RWD with 250+ miles of…
Tesla pushes ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to investor with poor ‘safety score’ while requiring perfect score from others
October 15, 2021
Tesla has pushed its “Full Self-Driving Beta” to an investor who had a terrible “safety driving score” based on the automaker’s own scoring system.
It comes as Tesla says that it is only pushing the software to owners who scored 100 out of 100.
Tesla Full…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 14, 2021
October 15, 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…
ElectraMeccanica begins customer deliveries of its SOLO EV
October 15, 2021
EV manufacturer ElectraMeccanica has officially begun customer deliveries of its flagship SOLO EV. The three-wheeled one-seat electric vehicle has been on our radar for quite some time, and ElectraMeccanica has worked for years to reach this point of scaled production and deliveries.
ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. ($SOLO) is an EV designer and manufacturer based in Vancouver, BC, and publicly…
Tesla officially launches its insurance using ‘real-time driving behavior’, starting in Texas
October 15, 2021
Tesla has now officially launched its insurance product using “real-time driving behavior”.
The product is only available in Texas for now.
The automaker has already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it doesn’t utilize real-time driving data and…
Environmental lead Lisa Jackson has acknowledged in a podcast that Apple buys carbon offsets in order to hit its “100% carbon neutral” claim, but says that this is a relatively small proportion of the company’s total usage.
Interviewed on the Jane Goodall Hopecast…
EGEB: A Colorado steel mill is now the world’s first to run almost entirely on solar
October 15, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Bighorn Solar is now powering a Colorado steel mill almost entirely with solar.
sonnen and Rocky Mountain Power pioneer a new battery storage and solar program.
Shell’s solar platform Silicon Ranch acquires Clearloop.
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