Commercial EV manufacturer Lion Electric has announced that Vermont energy provider Green Mountain Power will purchase two of its all-electric heavy duty trucks. The purchase includes a Lion8 bucket truck for line crews and a Lion6 truck for electrical maintenance crews in the field.
The Lion Electric Co. ($LEV) designs and manufactures zero emission versions of Class 5 to Class 8 commercial…
Orbital Marine Power’s 2 MW tidal turbine has begun to generate electricity at the local onshore electricity network in Orkney, Scotland.
Tidal turbine
It’s the Edinburgh- and Orkney-based company’s first turbine.
The floating turbine known as the Orbital O2 is…
Tesla agrees to pay owners $625 each over battery throttling after class-action lawsuit
July 31, 2021
Tesla has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over throttling battery capacity.
The court hasn’t approved the settlement, but it is expected to be and will include a payment of $625 to each affected Tesla owner.
Back in 2019, Electrek reported on several reports…
Podcast: Tesla record earnings/delays, big software update, retail shift, Elon Apple CEO? more
July 31, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s record earnings but coming with delays, a big new Tesla software update, Tesla’s retail shift, 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…
A Tesla Megapack part of a giant battery project in Victoria, Australia, has caught on fire – creating a blaze that’s almost impossible to control.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
As we recently reported, Tesla is having a lot of success with the Megapack…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 29, 2021
July 30, 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…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
London trials on-street EV chargers that sit flush with the sidewalk.
Royal Dutch Shell buys Inspire Clean Energy to grow its clean energy business.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
Nikola founder Trevor Milton charged with fraud over false claims about electric/hydrogen trucks
July 30, 2021
Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of Nikola, a company working on electric and fuel cell trucks, was indicted today by a grand jury on three counts of criminal fraud over false claims he made about the company.
Milton became a billionaire after taking Nikola public…
To enable a future transition to electric, it’s vital that we look beyond electric cars and focus on electric vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
[This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek.]
Volta Zero
The Volta Zero electric truck is the…
During its “Tech Zone” online launch event, global battery maker CATL introduced its first-generation sodium-ion battery, as well as an AB solution that integrates both sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells into one pack. While this first generation of sodium-ion cells is not here to overtake traditional lithium-ion batteries, they do present a number of benefits for charging, maintaining energy…
