The “world’s first” nailable solar shingle, the Timberline Solar Energy Shingle, was launched on January 3 by GAF Energy, the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America.
January 6: Electrek spoke with a GAF Energy representative about the cost, efficiency, and specs of its Timberline Solar Energy Shingle, and this is that they said.
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OKAI unveils powerful full-suspension carbon electric bike with torque sensor & touchscreen
January 6, 2022
Electric mobility-giant OKAI has taken to CES 2022 to unveil its latest electric two-wheeler, the OKAI SB20.
Following the company’s launch of a high performance electric scooter comes this new announcement from the company, revealing a slick-looking electric mountain…
Watch Tesla Model S Plaid take on Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle in quietest drag race ever
January 6, 2022
A Tesla Model S Plaid lined up for a drag race with a Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle earlier this week in the first known case of this EV matchup.
The race was brought to us by the YouTube Channel Tesla Plaid Channel, whose owner frequently takes his Tesla…
Canadian startup Damon Motors has taken to CES 2022 to show off plans for a second electric motorcycle line known as the HyperFighter Colossus.
Damon Motors first drew attention when it unveiled a prototype for its first electric motorcycle back in the summer of 2019.
The company began taking pre-orders for its US $40,000 Hypersport motorcycles nearly two years ago and has claimed to receive…
Check out BMW’s color-changing iX Flow at CES
January 6, 2022
CES 2022 has been packed with EV announcements – from Sony’s Vision-S 02 to the Chevy Silverado EV – but at BMW’s booth we got a look at something different, a color-changing e-ink wrapped BMX iX Flow.
BMW’s iX is a high-end electric sports vehicle with over 500hp…
Fossil fuel heating is bad for the environment and super expensive right now: Three Democratic legislators wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today asking them to protect consumers from unfairly high energy costs. Geothermal heating is fantastic, but…
Electric boats have been around for a long time, mainly in applications where the expectations for range and speed are lower than large powerboats. Now, companies like Taiga Motors and Nautique are leveraging electric motors’ low-end torque to enhance the water powersport experience – but bigger boats carry bigger expectations. Brunswick’s ACES strategy, revealed this week at CES 2022 in Las…
REE Automotive introduces P7 fleet platform for mystery delivery company targeting 370-mile range
January 5, 2022
At CES 2022, REE Automotive announced the start of trials of its all-new EV platform specifically designed for commercial delivery vehicles and walk-in vans called the P7. According to REE, this new entirely flat platform was designed based on specifications from one of the…
The lithium-ion batteries found in most modern EVs and hybrids tend to lose energy capacity as they cycle (get charged, get spent, and get re-charged). That happens because small bits of lithium can be cut off from the battery’s electrodes during the charging process. But…
Nikola finally gives up on $2 billion patent trolling lawsuit against Tesla over semi truck design
January 5, 2022
Nikola has officially given up on its $2 billion patent trolling lawsuit against Tesla over the design of the Tesla Semi electric truck.
As we previously reported, Nikola alleged that Tesla’s electric truck design infringes on its existing design patents for an old truck prototype it unveiled in 2016.
Specifically, a series of three design patents that Nikola obtained for the design of its…
