Japanese carmaker Nissan is expected to confirm this week that it will build the UK’s first battery gigafactory, according to Sky News. The factory will open in Sunderland in 2024, in the northeast of England, and it’s expected to produce enough batteries for 200,000 electric cars annually.
Nissan battery gigafactory
Nissan will partner with Chinese specialist Envision AESC to build the…
Run your off-grid campsite with portable power stations at up to $120 off, more in New Green Deals
June 30, 2021
It’s that time again, so we’re bringing you the latest batch of New Green Deals to browse. Today, we’re going to take a look at a ROCKPALS 1,048Wh Portable Electric Power Station deal, which is currently seeing its first major sale. Plus, there’s discounts on…
Renewable energy provider Core Development Group has announced a contract to design, implement, and maintain over 15,000 EV chargers throughout the US. The portfolio of this new agreement promises 100 to 500 chargers per site.
Core Development Group describes itself as…
In a tweet today, EV manufacturer Canoo unveiled a one-minute video showing computer-generated renderings of what its future manufacturing campus may look like in Oklahoma. This “mega microfactory,” as Canoo is calling it, is scheduled to open in 2023 and will bring more than 2,000 jobs to the Tulsa area.
Canoo ($GOEV) is an EV startup founded in 2017 by two former employees of Faraday…
Honda announced that an electric SUV called ‘Prologue’ is going to be its first dedicated battery-electric vehicle coming to the US.
We will have to wait for the model-year 2024 to get it.
The Japanese automaker has been a laggard when it comes to battery-electric…
Tesla signs new battery cell agreement with CATL in race to secure large battery supply
June 29, 2021
Tesla has signed a new long-term battery cell agreement with CATL, China’s biggest battery manufacturer, amid the race to secure a large battery supply in the auto industry.
The electric vehicle revolution is in need of an insane amount of batteries in order to keep…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 28, 2021
June 29, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Veloretti debuts two beautiful electric bikes with automatic shifting, belt drives, and low prices
June 29, 2021
There’s a new Dutch e-bike company on the scenes, and they’re bringing classic European flair with them. Amsterdam-based Veloretti has just unveiled its first two electric bike models, and they’re both head-turners.
The new Veloretti Ace and Ivy models that were just…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
India’s most valuable company by market value is investing $10.1 billion in clean energy.
Enel Russia launches a 90 megawatt wind farm in western Russia.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Tesla ‘massive recall’ in China is as ridiculously simple as adding a chime when activating cruise control
June 29, 2021
If you have been following the news about Tesla, you mostly likely heard that the automaker is subject to a “massive recall” of all the vehicles produced in China.
The “recall” involves a simple over-the-air software update. Yes, but the software update is to fix a “major safety issue,” says the media.
In fact, the whole thing is about a simple change to activating Tesla’s cruise…
