The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual “Global Energy Review” report, and while there is some good news about the adoption of renewables, there is also some rather alarming news about an anticipated emissions surge in 2021.
Update, April 20, 3:55 p.m. EDT: The Washington Post has issued breaking news:
President Biden this week will pledge to slash U.S. greenhouse gas…
Tesla is facing some backlash in China after an unhappy customer crashed its Shanghai Motor Show booth and was arrested.
While Tesla doesn’t use motor shows to debut vehicles like other automakers, the California-based automaker still attends a few of the more…
Harley-Davidson surprises with higher earnings, good sign for its electric motorcycles
April 20, 2021
After several years of falling financial reports, Harley-Davidson has just posted surprising numbers that show the company is in a better position than analysts expected.
And that could be good news for the company’s highly anticipated electric motorcycle…
Volkswagen has now unveiled its third ID production electric vehicle based on its MEB platform. After the ID.3 and ID.4, we now get to see the ID.6: the brand’s biggest electric vehicle yet.
For the VW ID.6, the German automaker is going to first focus on the Chinese market and decided to unveil the electric SUV at the Shanghai Motor Show.
Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand…
Electric vehicle spotlight (EVS): Phoenix Motorcars
April 20, 2021
Our latest EV spotlight shines on Phoenix Motorcars. The Ontario, California-based automaker provides fleet mobility solutions to a quickly growing sector for electrification – light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles. This lineup currently includes trucks, shuttles, and…
Elon Musk claims Tesla involved in fatal crash with no one in driver’s seat wasn’t on Autopilot
April 20, 2021
Elon Musk claims that the Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash with no one in the driver’s seat in Texas this weekend wasn’t on Autopilot.
The situation is extremely strange.
Earlier today, we reported on a strange and tragic accident in a Tesla that happened in…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 19, 2021
April 20, 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…
Sur Ron’s latest electric motorbike, the high-powered Storm Bee, is now coming up on nearly two years since the initial debut. We still don’t know exactly when it will finally make it into the hands of reservation holders, but we’re at least getting to see some…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Researchers produce ultrawhite paint that can cool buildings and reduce the need for air conditioning.
Vietnam’s largest wind farm comes online.
China and US pledge to cooperate on fighting climate change.
UnderstandSolar…
Mercedes-Benz has today unveiled the EQB: a beautiful new compact electric SUV, and another addition to the fast-electrifying segment of the auto industry.
The compact SUV segment is adding electric options at an incredible pace.
At the lower end of the market, you have the Kia Niro EV, Hyundai Kona EV, and VW ID.4. The higher end of the segment is also quickly being electrified with the Tesla…
