Tesla is again under scrutiny from the US federal government over a Tesla vehicle that crashed into the trailer of a semi truck in Detroit.
In 2016, 45-year-old Joshua Brown died in a collision with a truck while using the Autopilot of his Tesla Model S in Florida.
The accident was highly publicized as the first fatal crash in a Tesla using Autopilot.
Neither Brown nor Autopilot managed to…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 16, 2021
March 17, 2021
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Toyota teases its first electric SUV
March 17, 2021
Toyota is teasing its first battery-electric SUV ahead of the planned unveiling at the Shanghai Motor Show next month.
Toyota is a laggard when it comes to all-electric cars
Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside of China.
Despite the fact that the…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
US solar will reach a total of 419 GWdc over the next 10 years, according to a new report.
Global clean energy investment must increase by 30% to $131 trillion by 2050 to avert the climate crisis, says IRENA.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
Tesla has lobbied the UK government to promote higher taxes for gas-powered vehicles, or petrol cars, as they would say, as well as the proposed ban on internal combustion engine vehicles.
Over the years, Tesla has occasionally lobbied for electric vehicle incentives, but…
When it comes to every part of the automotive industry, it seems that the switch to electric vehicles is set to leave no corner untouched. Until Tesla permanently disrupted the status quo, the world has been building cars for more or less the same way for a century.
In a move similar to Tesla’s Supercharger network, Porsche announced that it will build its own proprietary charging network for its customers.
When Tesla introduced the Model S in 2012, the automaker also launched its Supercharger network.
Unlike other automakers launching electric vehicles, Tesla didn’t want to rely on third-party public charging networks. Instead, it wanted to own the…
In a press release today, ElectraMeccanica ($SOLO) announced the site for its US-based assembly facility. The facility plus an engineering technical center will be in Mesa, Arizona. The confirmation puts a bookend on a year-long search that began in February of 2020. With…
The growth in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – solar PV modules that are flush with the existing roof and perform the waterproofing function of shingles or tiles – since Tesla announced its solar roof in 2016 has been largely disappointing. Since then, BIPV has…
Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) is a commercial EV startup based in Detroit. Its focus on last-mile deliveries centers around its flagship EV, the Urban Delivery. In a press release today, ELMS announced it has received over 45,000 non-binding pre-orders for its Urban Delivery EV. Furthermore, it plans to begin production later this year.
Electric Last Mile Solutions is one of the newer US…
