In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles.
7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
Metakoo Cybertrack e-bike review: A cheap off-road electric bike that doesn’t feel cheap
June 2, 2021
Metakoo is a fairly new e-bike brand that was spun off by the same company that brought us the MacWheel series of e-bikes that we enjoyed testing late last year. These bikes aren’t known for being top shelf (or even mid-shelf), but they do present strong bang-for-your-buck…
Rimac announces Nevera, the $2 million next evolution of the Concept Two electric hypercar
June 2, 2021
Rimac is today announcing the Nevera, the next evolution and production version of its Concept Two electric hypercar.
Concept_Two has been in development for years now and Rimac has recently indicated that it will go into production soon.
Now the automaker is announcing the…
Polaris all-electric RANGER to have ‘dramatically higher’ power-to-weight ratio than gas UTVs
June 2, 2021
The hype around the new electric Polaris RANGER is growing with each fresh look at the upcoming UTV. Now a new video is giving us a better idea of how well the vehicle works off-road, which is of course key to the utility of a UTV. At the same time, the Polaris team is also discussing how the electric UTV will outperform gas-powered UTVs.
Polaris recently took the new electric RANGER UTV…
Tesla files trademark for restaurant services — going to grab a bite at a Tesla burger joint soon?
June 2, 2021
Tesla has filed a new trademark for its brand under restaurant services as the automaker is expected to expand amenities around its charging infrastructure, including actual restaurants.
At face value, Tesla doesn’t seem to have much to do with the restaurant industry…
Richmond, Virginia-headquartered Dominion Energy is building the Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the US. (Interesting name choice for the vessel – a dangerous mythological sea monster.)
And Danish wind giant Ørsted…
AMD has confirmed that Tesla is using its new RDNA 2 GPUs in the new backseat entertainment system in the new Model S and Model X vehicles.
When Tesla unveiled the new Model S and Model X in January, one of the biggest new features was the addition of a screen for the backseat.
The automaker also confirmed that the screen is powered by a new powerful gaming computer:
Gaming computer with 10…
Electric motorbike battery-swapping war heats up as KYMCO’s Ionex signs Super SOCO, FELO
June 1, 2021
KYMCO is making a play for king of the battery-swapping hill, signing on two more electric motorcycle manufacturers for its Ionex battery swapping system.
Battery swapping networks are beginning to become a clear favorite for urban light electric vehicles.
While suburban…
Elon Musk has finally given an explanation as to why Tesla keeps increasing Model 3 and Model Y prices.
The reason is simple: Costs are increasing.
Since the beginning of the year, Tesla had notably adopted a strange pricing strategy that puzzled people following the…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 31, 2021
June 1, 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.
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