The French oil mastodon TotalEnergies is making amends – and doubtless seeking to make a buck from renewables as well – by installing fast-charging stands for EV cars at its gas stations along France’s highway system.
Recently rebranded TotalEnergies – an effort to give its century-long obsession with sucking petroleum from the ground a more diversified, sustainable vibe – the company…
Toyota fixes Tesla’s ‘yoke’ steering wheel in its first electric SUV with steer-by-wire system
November 1, 2021
Toyota has unveiled a steering wheel similar to Tesla’s “yoke” steering wheel in its first electric SUV, but the automaker has introduced an important feature that fixes the main problem of the Tesla yoke.
When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “yoke”…
The Biden administration’s Department of the Interior yesterday announced new actions to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic, off the coasts of Massachusetts and the Carolinas, and in the Gulf of Mexico.
This latest action is part of the Biden-Harris…
Tesla confirmed to the NHTSA that it is recalling 2,791 2020-2021 Model Y and 2019-2021 Model 3 vehicles over a suspension issue.
The automaker describes the problem in a filing with the NHTSA:
“The front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, allowing the lateral link to separate from the sub-frame.”
And it describes the solution:
“Tesla Service will tighten or replace the…
Relatively young eVTOL developer Autoflight announced it has successfully completed the first flight of its V1500M four-passenger aircraft. This electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vessel is equipped with autonomous technology and can currently travel 250 km (155…
First look at Tesla’s Sentry Mode live view that lets you scare people away with voice modifier
November 1, 2021
Tesla owners are starting to try the new Sentry Mode live view and revealed that it also lets you broadcast audio to your car with a voice modifier.
As we reported earlier this week, Tesla launched remote sentry mode live view as a new premium connectivity feature.
The…
Podcast: Hertz orders a ton of Tesla cars, TSLA is worth a trillion, Toyota unveils its first BEV, and more
November 1, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Hertz’s order of up to 200,000 Tesla cars, TSLA being worth a trillion, Toyota’s unveiling of its first BEV, and more.
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The Biden administration yesterday released a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Framework. Despite the cuts that were made to the original $3.5 trillion proposal, it still includes significant investments in clean energy policy. Here’s what’s still in there.
Investments…
China claims title of having world’s largest EV charging network
November 1, 2021
A report out of China, citing recent data from the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, hands the crown to the country as having the world’s largest EV charging network. With over 2.2 million charging stations throughout the country, China’s EV…
Proposed US tax credit for electric bikes back up to 30%, capped at $1,500 incentive
October 29, 2021
After being cut in half, a proposed US tax credit for new electric bicycle purchases has been bumped back up to a full 30%.
The move comes as electric bicycles sales continue to grow, making the alternative form of transportation an increasingly popular option as a car replacement.
That led several members of the US Congress to propose a tax credit earlier this year to help reduce the cost of…
