Cleantech & EV’s

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a Tesla fatal crash goes viral in the media, another Model 3/Y r price change, Cadillac Lyriq production version, 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…

Formula E will race in Spain for the first time ever this weekend at the Valencia ePrix, with races on both Saturday and Sunday. We’ve also got some Formula E news that’s happened in the last couple of weeks, including a new electric GT race series, NIO’s long-term commitment to Formula E, and the plan to race in Monaco at the full historic circuit for the first time — instead of the…

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y prices have been on a roller coaster so far in 2021 and now they went up again in a new update today. The cheapest Tesla now starts at $39,000. We have been tracking price changes in Tesla’s lineup for years and there were often swings in prices, but it’s nothing like what is happening in 2021. Tesla appears to be taking a new approach of smaller but more frequent…

A new electric vehicle unveiled by China’s Great Wall Ora brand this week has attracted the interest of Volkswagen’s legal department for its resemblance to the classic VW Beetle. Great Wall Motors has a brand called Ora, which is better-known for small electric cars. At the Shanghai Motor Show, the brand unveiled the Ora Punk Cat. The vehicle is jumping on the nostalgia train with an…