It looks like today’s the first day of deliveries for the refreshed Model X at a very small event where a handful of vehicles were delivered to new customers. Let’s take a peek inside!
TMC Forum user sunnyvaletree uploaded the above image of the delivery and added a short video below of the event and the inside of his new car.
The dashboard is very similar to the refreshed Model S with…
Watch Australian soldiers using these 50 MPH electric bikes on scouting missions [Video]
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It’s been a big few weeks for electric bicycles in the military, with the latest tactical e-bike news coming from down under. Australian soldiers are now testing the use of high-powered electric bicycles for military roles, focusing on stealthy scouting missions.
Scouts…
Herbert Diess, CEO of VW, invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to call in to an internal conference with 200 VW executives in an effort to spur further innovation from his company. The two auto execs continue to have a beyond cordial relationship after Musk tried to hire Diess to…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: This 12-seater ‘vintage’ electric car
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Sometimes you want a fast car for going out. Sometimes you want a big car for showing off. But sometimes, just sometimes, you need something totally different for standing out. And I think this 12-seater electric car-shaped thing might be just the ticket. It’s certainly deserving of this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Now let’s see why.
At over 20…
Electric cars come with intelligent charge management designed to protect batteries from over-heating and excessive wear. is a smart device which brings that same intelligence to your overnight phone charging – and best of all, it works with all of your existing…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Vattenfall says it will recycle all of its wind turbine blades by 2030.
The US Department of Energy spends $61 million on 10 grid-interactive efficient buildings pilot projects.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
I’m admittedly only a couple years into the world of electric skateboards, immersing myself in the technology after seeing people zoom by me on the strand in the South Bay of Los Angeles. One name that continually came up has been Backfire Skateboards, which just recently unveiled its Hammer all-terrain electric board, and I got the opportunity to test it out for you.
While I was a bit timid…
Congressman ‘frustrated’ with reduced electric bike tax credit in US, but calls it progress
October 16, 2021
The original sponsor of a bill introducing a 30% tax credit for electric bicycle purchases recently commented on the current state of the proposed legislation, calling it frustrating but expressing hope at the progress it indicated.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)…
Tesla today opened Model Y orders in the United Kingdom, a right-hand-drive market, with deliveries expected to start in early 2022.
Originally, the Model Y was only supposed to launch in Europe after Tesla started production at Gigafactory Berlin.
However, Tesla changed…
Tesla has slashed its included premium connectivity period to 30 days for all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. People are now going to have to pay sooner if they want to retain access to some of Tesla’s connectivity features.
For the longest time, all of Tesla’s vehicles came with internet connectivity included – something that is often a premium option in the industry.
The automaker made…
