Sono Motors has announced it has signed a letter of intent with MAN Truck & Bus to explore integration of Sono’s solar technology into MAN’s eTGE electric transporter van. The companies will begin with three separate applications surrounding the eTGE, including air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. If proven successful, this combination could serve other purposes for both commercial…
Tesla is being a little more cautious about its Full Self-Driving timeline with regulators than with the public, according to a newly released memo from a meeting between Tesla and the California DMV.
Earlier this year, Plainsite, a website that focuses on making legal…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Brown University researchers find a way to strengthen a key weak point in perovskite solar cells.
Ørsted and Polish energy company PGE to build 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and 3 offshore wind farms.
UnderstandSolar is a free service…
Lion Electric to construct the largest all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles plant in US
May 8, 2021
Lion Electric will build a new manufacturing plant in Joliet, Illinois. It will be the largest all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles plant in the US, according to Lion. The company has committed to an initial investment of at least $70 million over a three-year period, as part of its agreement with the government of Illinois.
Lion Electric has been working for 10 years toward establishing…
Electric motorcycles that charge to 85% in 15 minutes? This e-moto company says it’s close
May 8, 2021
In the electric motorcycle vs. gas-powered motorcycle debate, range and refueling time have become the only two areas where e-motos don’t quite stack up yet. But that could soon change.
According to Europe’s premier electric motorcycle company Energica, shorter…
Tesla is set for another fight against unionization, this time over Gigafactory Berlin. IG Metall, a powerful union in the German auto industry, confirmed that it wants to have a worker council at the factory.
There have been several unionization efforts at Tesla over the…
Podcast: Tesla revamping referral program, something big coming, Project Bobcat, and more
May 8, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla revamping its referral program, something big coming along with the revamp, Project Bobcat, and more.
This week’s podcast sponsored by FUELL Flluid: Is this the ultimate commuting ebike?
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube…
Electric bicycles have exploded in popularity in the US and around the world.
They provide the same personal mobility convenience as a bicycle, yet use an electric motor to help riders travel faster, farther, up steep hills and without the same level of exhaustion.
While…
Tesla updated its online configurator for Model 3 and Model Y overnight to increase the prices across the lineup.
This is just the latest small price increase in a long series that is starting to add up.
As we have previously reported, Tesla’s 2021 is off to a strange…
Formula E returns to Monaco this weekend, but it’s different this time. Rather than racing on an abridged version of the track as they’ve done before, they will finally race on the full version of the most famous racetrack in the world.
Previous Formula E races have cut off almost half of the track – rather than going up the hill, around the casino, and down through the tunnel, they turned…
