General Motors (GM) has announced a strategic investment and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to secure lower-cost lithium in the US for the development of its next generation of EV batteries. The legacy automaker hopes this collaboration will garner more environmentally friendly methods of obtaining precious Lithium, while simultaneously help lower the price of its…
A brand new Tesla Model S Plaid has caught on fire in a suburb of Philadelphia last nigh and witnesses are reporting some strange circumstances.
The fire was reported at around 9PM in Haverford, Pennsylvania last night.
The Gladwyne fire department, who participated in…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 30, 2021
July 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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Energica has never had a power problem; the Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer produces the high-performance racing electric motorcycles used in the MotoE racing series. But that hasn’t stopped the electric sportbike maker from innovating even further with a new, higher-powered electric motor.
This time the company didn’t go it alone though, instead partnering up with fellow Italian…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US government has awarded grants for electric and hydrogen buses to 49 projects in 46 states.
Connecticut boosts its electric vehicle rebates.
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Britain to end coal power a year early, in 2024
July 1, 2021
The deadline to phase out coal from Britain’s energy system has been brought forward by a whole year, to October 2024.
Britain drops coal for energy early
From October 1, 2024, Great Britain will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned…
Tesla (TSLA) will report its Q2 2021 delivery and production numbers in a few days, and Wall Street is expecting about 200,000 vehicles.
As a public company, Tesla releases its delivery and production numbers quarterly a day or two after the end of the quarter.
It’s an important event for the markets, which Tesla is now big enough to move, and delivery numbers dictate most of Tesla’s…
To represent its paradigm shift in design and commitment to selling 100% electric vehicles by 2030, Volvo has shared its Concept Recharge as what the automaker is calling “a manifesto” for its next generation of EVs. The Volvo Concept Recharge introduces new design…
Arcimoto and Lightning Motorcycles partner to build fastest-tilting 3-wheeled electric motorcycle
July 1, 2021
Arcimoto knows its stuff when it comes to three-wheeled electric vehicles, and Lightning Motorcycles is no stranger to breaking speed records. Now the two companies are combining their expertise in an attempt to build the fastest-tilting electric motorcycle in the…
Fiido has released a number of folding electric bikes, each time making incremental improvements based on user feedback. Now, the company’s latest model, the Fiido X, has been unveiled with several interesting and never-before-seen features.
On its surface, the Fiido X looks a lot like the Fiido D11 electric bike that launched just a year ago.
We tested that bike during its initial launch and…