Automotive conglomerate Geely has announced that it will exit as the majority shareholder of Zeekr, a premium EV brand launched in China earlier this year. By pulling out as majority shareholder, Geely now opens the door for outside financing in Zeekr. However, while Geely’s name may no longer be listed in any investor meetings at Zeekr, the automotive manufacturer is still very much tied to the…
Landfill, aka garbage dumps or tips, can, under the right conditions, be converted into solar farms once they’re capped. (Capping means putting a cover or barrier between the contaminated material and the surface.) There has been a nearly 80% increase in landfill solar…
Reports coming out of Korea state that Samsung has signed a massive $436 million deal to supply cameras to the “number 1 American EV manufacturer” for a vehicle unveiled in November 2019.
It would indicate the deal is to supply cameras for the Tesla Cybertruck electric…
Elon Musk: Tesla Vision to soon detect turn signals, hazard & police lights, & even hand gestures
July 12, 2021
Elon Musk announced that Tesla Vision would soon detect turn signals on other vehicles, hazard lights, police and ambulance lights, and even hand gestures.
The move comes as the automaker tries to cover every possible driving situation on the road to delivering a full self-driving system.
As we reported on Saturday, Tesla finally released its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v9 software…
Greyp just launched a new, high-tech 100 km electric trekking bike, and we’ve got the first ride!
July 12, 2021
Nestled in the outskirts of Zagreb, Croatia, sits an unassuming building where some of the most high-tech electric bicycles in the world are dreamed up, designed, and then manufactured. Greyp applies the same kind of forward-thinking approaches as its electric supercar…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 10, 2021
July 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…
Tesla has finally released its highly-anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update.
Here’s what it looks like.
It was a long time coming, but when CEO Elon Musk put an actual date on the release, we knew it was around the corner and Tesla stuck to it.
Last night, the automaker started pushing Tesla FSD Beta v9, a new software update for Tesla’s ‘feature complete’ version of its…
I’ve heard of electric trucks. I’ve heard of electric RVs. But I’ve never seen anything quite as cool or as silly as this electric house on wheels. And you know what that means! This electric mobile home is a perfect entry for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric…
Tesla signs breakthrough deal to deploy solar roofs and Powerwalls on ‘large scale’ in the new community
July 10, 2021
Tesla has signed what could be described as a breakthrough deal to deploy solar roofs and Powerwalls on a “large scale” in a new community being built by Brookfield Asset Management and Dacra in Austin.
With the launch of the Tesla Solar Roof Tiles, the company has not…
NIO announces plan to open battery swap stations to other electric automakers – any takers?
July 10, 2021
NIO, a growing Chinese electric vehicle maker, announced a new plan to open up battery swap stations and technology to other electric automakers.
Are there going to be any takers?
Over the years I have been covering electric vehicles, I’ve seen several companies attempt to add value to EVs by using swappable battery packs.
The idea is that if charging takes longer than refueling a tank of gas…
