This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a new Tesla 420-watt solar panel, upgrading Supercharging network to 300 kW, Rivian delaying deliveries, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the…
So you’ve just customized and ordered a Tesla vehicle. Congrats! You’ve scheduled a potential delivery date and you’ve already held a yard sale to clear a spot in your garage. Next, you’ll want to take care of the paperwork to ensure everything goes smoothly for a…
Elon Musk has quickly explained how Tesla Cybertruck’s lack of door handles will work, which is basically as expected.
Following the launch of the Cybertruck concept in November 2019, Musk said that Tesla was planning to update the design of the electric pickup truck…
Chinese EV startup WM Motor has unveiled its first sedan, called the M7 set to debut in China later this year. Furthermore, the automaker has shared plans to introduce a a second sedan-like EV specifically for the mobility market called the E5. With the announcement, the company has also revealed a new logo.
Weltmeister, aka WM Motor, aka Weimar Motors, is an automotive technology group based in…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Charging an electric vehicle with rooftop solar in the US is cheaper than using grid power or public chargers.
El Salvador commissions its very first wind farm.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated…
Adam Jonas, a Morgan Stanley analyst and one of the most popular analysts covering Tesla, argues that the automaker will likely get involved in the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) space.
In a new note to clients, Jonas writes about Tesla potentially getting…
In an announcement this morning, General Motors (GM) has unveiled plans to expand its newly formed Ultium Charge 360 program to include commercial fleets. GM’s holistic approach to charging infrastructure and acceleration of electrified fleets already has five partners onboard, including EVgo.
GM’s Ultium Charge 360 program was first introduced in April as a simplified charging experience…
Tamarind is a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, and its bulky shells take up a considerable amount of space in landfills. So a team of scientists found a way to convert the tamarind shells, which are rich in carbon, into carbon nanosheets, a key component of…
Ford creates a premium gas fragrance for electric cars in bizarre attempt to help EV adoption
July 16, 2021
That’s not a joke headline. You are not on the Onion. Ford surveyed drivers and found that most of them would “miss the smell of petrol” if they go electric.
The automaker then came up with a Mach-Eau (get it?) scent to help those drivers transition to electric…
Generally speaking, getting overexcited about a concept car is a one-way ticket to bitter disappointment. Why? Because firstly, it may not even make it to production. And secondly, even if it does, it’ll probably look very “different” – aka “worse.” Goodbye massive rims, butterfly doors, and wacky interior with joysticks in place of a wheel. Hello softened edges, cheap plastics and…
