Tesla has confirmed that it has reduced the energy capacity of the new battery pack in the new Model S.
Still, it has increased range over the previous model. It’s all about the efficiency.
For the new Model S, Tesla has developed a brand new powertrain under its Palladium program, as Electrek reported last year.
During the launch event last week, Tesla did talk about its new electric motor…
After a few weeks off, Formula E is back with a doubleheader in Mexico. This time, we’ve moved from Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to nearby Puebla and the Autodromo Miguel E. Abed.
The race comes after a truly excellent Monaco ePrix, the first time Formula E…
The incredible performance of the new Tesla Model S Plaid has captured the attention of many in the auto industry since the unveiling last week, and now we learn that even Ford CEO Jim Farley is interested in racing it against the Mustang Mach-E 1400.
But why?
The Mustang…
Autonomous rideshare startup Waymo has announced an additional $2.5 billion investment round of funding. Waymo plans to use the additional funding, led by parent company Alphabet Inc., to hire more staff and advance its self-driving technology toward more paid rides.
Waymo was launched in 2009 by Google’s parent company Alphabet, Inc., as a self-driving car project. In 2016, the Google…
In a few weeks Harley-Davidson plans to unveil its latest electric motorcycle model. Now some newly revealed details indicate that the bike being unveiled on July 8th will be known as the LiveWire One and we’re already getting to see some early power specs.
The upcoming…
Roughly 10 billion tons of freight move through supply chains in the US each year, almost all of which pass through distribution yards – the area of the supply chain between the warehouse and the open road. Andrew Smith, Outrider founder and CEO, has dedicated his career…
GM accelerates electric car investments, announces 2 new battery cell factories in the US
June 17, 2021
GM announced today an acceleration of its planned investments in electric vehicles, which is going to include two new battery cell factories in the US.
Combining investments in autonomous and electric vehicles, GM is announcing a 75% increase in investments over the current five-year period:
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today it will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
GM and Wabtec will work together to develop and commercialize electric locomotives.
The US consumed a record amount of clean energy in 2020, reports the EIA.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Tesla is in talks to open up its Supercharger network to other automakers in Germany, according to the country’s minister of transport.
It’s hard to argue against the fact that the Tesla Supercharger network is the most extensive electric vehicle fast-charging network…
If you’re anything like me, you watched the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck and the electric Ford F-150 Lightning truck and thought, “Damn, those are pretty cool, but I probably shouldn’t drop $40,000-$50,000 on an electric truck that I don’t really need.”
However, despite realizing I couldn’t justify an expensive electric truck, I never gave up the dream of joyriding in one and…
