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 vehicles (BEVs).
It had the “Clarity,” but it was a short-range EV built with three different powertrain options.
The…
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…
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 unveiled today combine classic Dutch bike styling with the latest e-bike technology.
The Ivy is the more traditional…
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…
GE Renewables has launched a first-of-its-kind underwater robot that can inspect hydropower turbines faster, more easily, and safely than humans can.
GE Hydro Solutions’ underwater turbine inspection robot, which GE describes as the size of a “beaver,” can inspect hard-to-reach areas of any type of hydropower turbine without taking the equipment out of the water. In fact, it’s able to…
Tesla is using some questionable practices during its latest end-of-quarter push as the automaker is undergoing an intense effort to deliver as many vehicles as possible by Wednesday.
Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked employees to go “all out” for the…
Here’s a funny and light little post to start off your Monday. A Tesla owner received a parking ticket from GM when parking in a lot at its Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri that is meant for domestic vehicles.
GM’s parking attendant believed the Tesla was a foreign…
As first made-in-India electric bikes reach EU, China may have a new manufacturing challenger
June 28, 2021
Hero Cycles has just delivered its first batch of Indian-produced electric bicycles to Germany.
Now the company expects the figures to grow.
Hero Cycles is a massive bicycle manufacturer owned by Hero Motors, the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world.
The Indian manufacturer’s electric bicycle division has now set its sights on Europe and the continent’s burgeoning electric bicycle…
