GM confirmed that it is halting Bolt EV and EUV production until “LG can supply defect-free battery cells” for the electric vehicles.
For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pressure to have GM recall the Bolt EV after several cars caught on fire while charging.
Everything pointed to a similar battery defect as Hyundai experienced with its LG batteries in the Kona EV, but while…
Tesla is adding more job postings related to building its humanoid robot: Tesla Bot.
One of the new postings even hints at production in Austin, Texas.
When Elon Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at…
Bosch electric bikes to get (much) smarter and travel farther with new MY2022 updates
August 31, 2021
Bosch has just announced one of the biggest updates in years to its electric bicycle drive unit lines, including some smart new tech and a new larger battery.
The new updates are included in Bosch’s MY2022 announcement being made today.
On the hardware side, Bosch is…
Toyota suspends all self-driving vehicles at Paralympic Games after collision with athlete
August 28, 2021
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an immediate halt to all of its e-Palette self-driving transportation pods operating at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The decision comes on the heels of an accident that took place in the Paralympic Village yesterday, when a Toyota e-Palette collided with a visually impaired athlete, injuring them.
While Toyota remains a globally recognized automaker…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new Tesla app, Tesla energy making some moves, Rivian pushing ahead with production, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m.
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E will race at Russell Glacier at the Arctic X Prix near Kangarlussuaq in Greenland this weekend, in the first motorsport event ever to be held in Greenland.
Each Extreme E venue is picked to bring awareness to one aspect of…
Tesla plans to enter Texas deregulated energy market, starts with massive 250 MW battery
August 27, 2021
Tesla has filed to enter Texas’s deregulated energy market and become an official electricity retailer.
For a change, the company sees an opportunity not to disrupt but to fix and stabilize the market.
After winter storms earlier this year, the Texas grid experienced widespread blackouts, leading to more than a hundred deaths and billions in costs.
Many experts blamed Texas’s mostly…
I’ve tested a few different Cyrusher electric fat tire bikes over the years, and they all have the same basic qualities: The fit and finish might not match the pros, but the bikes offer a fun helping of ridiculous excessiveness. The Cyrusher XF900 full-suspension fat tire…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 26, 2021
August 27, 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…
Tesla has started sending a cryptic email to Model 3 buyers in the US about an opportunity to accelerate their 3 deliveries.
As we recently reported, Tesla has pushed new Model 3 Standard Range Plus delivery timelines all the way to 2022.
Today, several people who placed an order for the vehicle are reporting receiving an email from Tesla about receiving their vehicles sooner.
One of those…
