Vermont-based electric utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) announced a new program to use Tesla Autobidder software and Powerwalls in order to replace fossil-fuel-powered power plants, thus helping to balance the grid.
GMP has been one of Tesla’s best partners when it comes to deploying Powerwalls in a decentralized way with electric utilities.
The relatively small electric utility operating in…
Elon Musk visits Tesla Gigafactory Berlin, complains about bureaucracy as production is delayed
May 18, 2021
Elon Musk paid a visit to the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin construction site and gave an update on the expected start of production, which is delayed.
Tesla had originally planned to start production at Gigafactory Berlin in July 2021.
Lately, Musk has said that Tesla expects…
Ducati has proven to have an on-again, off-again relationship with the electric motorcycle industry over the past several years.
It began back in January of 2019 when Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali proclaimed that “the future is electric” and confirmed that Ducati…
Tesla has produced the first Model Y megacast at Gigafactory Texas ahead of the start of production of the Model Y with the new structural battery pack technology.
Tesla structural battery pack
At its Battery Day event last year, Tesla not only unveiled its new 4680 battery cell but also a new battery architecture built around the new cell.
Inspired by the aerospace innovation of building…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 15, 2021
May 16, 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…
A Tesla Model S Plaid (or maybe even Plaid+) prototype with an insane retractable spoiler has been spotted on the Laguna Seca race track – trying to beat some record.
While Tesla has yet to deliver the new Model S, the hype is not dying down.
The new version comes with a…
Every week I put on my journalistic scuba gear and dive to the bottom of the abandoned strip-mine-turned-reservoir that is the Alibaba electric vehicle catalogue in order to find the most audacious EVs available. Most of the time I’m so enthralled by the craziness of what I find that I have to resist the urge to pull out my credit card. This time I can safely say that I will absolutely not be…
Tesla is in talks to add another supplier of cheaper LFP battery cells for its electric cars
May 15, 2021
Tesla is in talks to add another supplier of cheaper LFP battery cells, EVE, for its electric cars produced in China, according to a new report.
Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he believes the energy density of iron phosphate (LFP) batteries has improved…
Inokim Quick 4 electric scooter review: I love how high quality these fast scooters are becoming
May 15, 2021
The Inokim Quick 4 electric scooter is a masterclass in high-quality scooter design that focuses on safety and performance over flash and glitz. I was super excited when Miami-based FluidFreeRide announced they were bringing Inokim scooters to the US market last year, and…
GM’s Chevy Bolt EV and EUV get their official EPA ranges; electric crossover comes a bit short
May 15, 2021
GM’s new 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and BoltEUV have received their official EPA ranges, and it’s pretty much on the mark except for the electric crossover coming in a bit short.
We are finally about to get the new Chevy Bolt EV and its new younger but bigger brother, the Bolt EUV.
When GM announced the new electric vehicles, the automaker announced that it expected the new Bolt EV to have an…
