Tesla is now starting to advertise the Model 3 with 93 miles of range, which aims to give buyers access to local EV incentives, on its website in Canada.
Previously, this version of the Model 3 was hidden.
In 2019, Canada’s federal government launched a new $5,000 incentive for the purchase of new electric vehicles with base prices of less than $45,000 that cost no more than $55,000 after…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Las Vegas Loop proves quite boring in first rides – no Autopilot yet
April 10, 2021
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has allowed the media a first look at the Las Vegas Loop, and it proved to be, well, quite boring.
The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, The Boring Company’s first full-scale loop project, has been completed, and it’s about to launch…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a partner segment on Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) where CEO James Taylor joins us 20 minutes early to discussing the company and going…
New Scorpion X electric moped launched by Juiced Bikes with more power, speed, and range
April 10, 2021
quietly dropped the original Scorpion electric moped from the company’s site earlier this week, replacing it today with the updated Juiced Scorpion X.
The new version upgrades the iconic electric moped with key performance enhancements.
Built on the same full-suspension frame as the original Scorpion, the new Scorpion X comes with the more powerful Retroblade motor originally developed for the…
Tesla has increased the price of Model 3 and Model Y again in the US – the automaker’s fourth price change in as many months this year.
The price changes also come with a slight interior update.
We have been joking around about how it’s hard to keep up with Tesla’s…
Tesla Model Y Standard Range gets official EPA rating, but the vehicle’s fate is unknown
April 9, 2021
Tesla Model Y Standard Range has received an official EPA rating – making it one of the most efficient cars in the world, but the vehicle’s fate is still unknown.
Earlier this year, Tesla launched a new Model Y Standard Range RWD with 244 miles of range.
The launch…
Tesla grows frustrated with the ‘outdated’ approval process for Gigafactory Berlin as production gets closer
April 9, 2021
Tesla is growing frustrated with the approval process for Gigafactory Berlin as the automaker is almost done with building the factory, which is supposed to be about to start production in a few months.
As we have previously reported, Tesla hasn’t obtained overall approval to build Gigafactory Berlin, and instead it has been operating the construction project with partial approval permits to…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Battery materials and second-life battery recycling trailblazers just secured millions in VC funding.
The Biden administration wants to replace fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives.
Community solar marketplace…
Tesla Semi electric trucks are going to power a log-hauling pilot program in Canada that is aspiring to be the first zero-emissions log trucking operation.
Mosaic Forest Management, a timberlands management company based on Vancouver Island, explains the need to electrify…
Tesla $25,000 electric car: Franz von Holzhausen features in Tesla China chief designer recruitment video
April 9, 2021
Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen features in a new recruitment video for a chief designer for Tesla China. That person will be expected to lead the design of the automaker’s upcoming $25,000 electric car.
Last year, Tesla announced plans to establish a new R&D and design center in China to build “a Chinese-style” electric car.
Tesla started taking design submissions for its…