This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s Q1 earning results, Tesla Powerwall 2+, Elon Musk on new FSD Beta update, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded…
The Denver metro area of Colorado is the next major city to see Amazon packages delivered by Rivian electric vans. The vans were spotted this past week across Denver and its surrounding cities, such as Boulder and Aurora. The capital of Colorado remains one of 16 cities…
Tesla Cybertruck camper system receives $50 million in orders, and it doesn’t even exist yet
May 1, 2021
A third-party Tesla Cybertruck camper system has received over $50 million worth of orders even though the product doesn’t even exist yet.
It shows just how excited people are for the new electric pickup trucks and the kinds of adventures you can do with it.
Earlier this…
Specialized Turbo Como SL review: Why a high-dollar comfort electric bike can be worth it
April 30, 2021
When I think of the bicycle company Specialized, I tend to think of their hardcore road bikes, or perhaps their mountain bikes. They make awesome models of both, though as an e-bike journalist I find myself particularly drawn to their Turbo line of electric road and e-mountain bikes. But until I learned about the company’s Turbo Como line, I didn’t realize how awesome their “Active” line…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 29, 2021
April 30, 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.
By the way, we will be out on Friday through Sunday. Our next recap will occur on…
Canoo platform patent joins USPTO database; at least 50 more patents pending worldwide
April 30, 2021
A recent addition to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database has revealed a patent application from EV startup Canoo for its proprietary platform technology. The application provisionally filed in September of 2019 outlines all the components within…
Elon Musk is still hyping the upcoming release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta and now claims that Tesla Autopilot/Full Self-Driving Beta are already ‘superhuman’ on the highway and getting close on city streets.
The new FSD also comes with new visualizations.
Over the last few months, CEO Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla moving to a new generation (v9) of its FSD software that will…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The DOE has earmarked $13 million for clean energy innovators to help the US government become carbon neutral.
New Jersey’s statewide community solar pilot program launches two more solar farms.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
Watch new electric Polaris Ranger UTV tow a fully loaded logging truck ahead of launch
April 30, 2021
As we’ve previously reported, Polaris is set to release a new version of the company’s electric Ranger UTV this year. Now a new teaser video is giving us a look at the prototype’s powerful towing capabilities.
The new electric Polaris Ranger will be the first of many…
Ram TRX truck was spotted on Tesla’s test track, potentially benchmarking for Cybertruck
April 30, 2021
A new Ram TRX truck was spotted on Tesla’s test track at Fremont factory. The automaker is potentially benchmarking the vehicle for the Cybertruck electric pickup truck.
When automakers bring new vehicles to market, they often try to benchmark them against other top vehicles in the segment to make sure the performance and capabilities are comparable or better than the competition.
We have…
