New information is revealing that Elon Musk still has the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on his behind acting like Twitter police over his tweets about Tesla.
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the SEC
Musk and the SEC have had a few run-ins with each other, and it was rarely with a good outcome.
Most famously, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Musk over his infamous “funding secured”…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles.
7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
UnderstandSolar…
Metakoo Cybertrack e-bike review: A cheap off-road electric bike that doesn’t feel cheap
June 2, 2021
Metakoo is a fairly new e-bike brand that was spun off by the same company that brought us the MacWheel series of e-bikes that we enjoyed testing late last year. These bikes aren’t known for being top shelf (or even mid-shelf), but they do present strong bang-for-your-buck…
Rimac announces Nevera, the $2 million next evolution of the Concept Two electric hypercar
June 2, 2021
Rimac is today announcing the Nevera, the next evolution and production version of its Concept Two electric hypercar.
Concept_Two has been in development for years now and Rimac has recently indicated that it will go into production soon.
Now the automaker is announcing the Nevera, a production-ready version of the car:
The Nevera is the production-ready iteration of the Rimac C_Two concept car…
Polaris all-electric RANGER to have ‘dramatically higher’ power-to-weight ratio than gas UTVs
June 2, 2021
The hype around the new electric Polaris RANGER is growing with each fresh look at the upcoming UTV. Now a new video is giving us a better idea of how well the vehicle works off-road, which is of course key to the utility of a UTV. At the same time, the Polaris team is also…
Tesla files trademark for restaurant services — going to grab a bite at a Tesla burger joint soon?
June 2, 2021
Tesla has filed a new trademark for its brand under restaurant services as the automaker is expected to expand amenities around its charging infrastructure, including actual restaurants.
At face value, Tesla doesn’t seem to have much to do with the restaurant industry…
Richmond, Virginia-headquartered Dominion Energy is building the Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the US. (Interesting name choice for the vessel – a dangerous mythological sea monster.)
And Danish wind giant Ørsted and Boston-headquartered electric company Eversource today announced that they will charter the Charybdis for the construction…
AMD has confirmed that Tesla is using its new RDNA 2 GPUs in the new backseat entertainment system in the new Model S and Model X vehicles.
When Tesla unveiled the new Model S and Model X in January, one of the biggest new features was the addition of a screen for the…
Electric motorbike battery-swapping war heats up as KYMCO’s Ionex signs Super SOCO, FELO
June 1, 2021
KYMCO is making a play for king of the battery-swapping hill, signing on two more electric motorcycle manufacturers for its Ionex battery swapping system.
Battery swapping networks are beginning to become a clear favorite for urban light electric vehicles.
While suburban…
Elon Musk has finally given an explanation as to why Tesla keeps increasing Model 3 and Model Y prices.
The reason is simple: Costs are increasing.
Since the beginning of the year, Tesla had notably adopted a strange pricing strategy that puzzled people following the automaker.
While Tesla has been no stranger to frequent price changes throughout the years, the company clearly ramped them up in…
