Tesla is currently in Germany testing its Model S Plaid and attempting to break some records on a notoriously difficult track.
You can watch Tesla take some hot laps with the Model S Plaid on the Nürburgring racetrack below.
After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car to the Nürburgring racetrack to break a record in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to use the famous proving…
These cute electric robots may soon deliver your dinner
September 11, 2021
Kiwibot is a last-mile delivery service that has completed over 150,000 food deliveries using electric semi-autonomous robots. Yesterday, the company announced its official expansion into San Jose, Miami-Dade County, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Each of the four cities will be…
South Korea is getting a massive 1.4 GW floating offshore wind farm
September 11, 2021
Shell Overseas Investment and CoensHexicon have established a joint venture to fund, develop, and operate MunmuBaram, a 1.4-gigawatt floating offshore wind farm for South Korea. MunmuBaram will be capable of powering over 1 million homes.
The floating offshore wind farm…
CA Dems endorse plan to push California gas car ban to 2030
September 11, 2021
California’s planned transition to 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035 could be getting changes soon, as the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party today unanimously adopted a resolution to call for an end to new gas car sales in the state by 2030.
The move comes soon after several California cities, including Culver City, Oakland, and Berkeley, have adopted similar resolutions…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 1, 2021
September 11, 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…
Update: Sept 2: In a series of new Tweets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pinpointed the target delivery date of the “FSD opt-in Button” to on or around September 25th, details below.
Elon Musk is now saying that Tesla is aiming for the wider public release of its Full…
BMW has released several electric motorcycle and electric scooter concepts over the last few years. To the company’s credit, they’ve actually brought some of their wild ideas to production. Now BMW has a new electric motorcycle concept known as the CE 02 that could actually make it to the streets.
Just revealed today, the BMW CE 02 concept is designed as an urban electric motorbike that…
Sono Motors introduces its own bidirectional home charger
September 11, 2021
By once again acknowledging the collective voice of its reservation holder community, Sono Motors has introduced its own bidirectional wallbox AC charger for home charging, vehicle-to-grid (V2G), and vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging. All are at a more affordable price. The…
Most expensive electric vehicles on the road in 2021
September 11, 2021
Electric vehicles are booming. Shortened supply chains, making parts in-house, and advanced battery technologies have significantly helped manufacturers lower the costs of their electric vehicles. Consumers may soon see multiple EVs for sale under $30,000, which is exciting.
CAKE releases ‘traffic crushing’ electric mopeds as brand’s lowest-cost motorbikes yet
September 11, 2021
CAKE has just unveiled two interesting electric mopeds (or electric scooters, for the pedants among us) designed for extreme utility and customization. The new Makka electric moped line is innovative for more than just its features. The new models also debut as CAKE’s lowest-priced bikes yet.
A first glance at the new Makka electric moped models show similarities to the modular design of the…
