After a six-week break, Formula E returns this weekend with another double header in Rome. Better yet, races are planned to continue every two weeks from now until at least through the start of June.
We’ve also got some Formula E news that’s happened in the last month, including long-term commitments to the series from Porsche and Nissan and the announcement of a new race-modified electric…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 8, 2021
April 9, 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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Honda has just patented a new electric motorcycle that seems to take a page out of the popular Honda Grom’s playbook.
The Honda Grom is a 125cc mini-motorcycle.
It’s not powerful or particularly fast or even long range, but it sure is fun to ride. That’s helped it…
A new video shows Tesla’s AI-based driver monitoring system can detect driver attention in real time using the cabin-facing camera in its vehicles.
Tesla’s cabin-facing camera has been in the vehicles for years now, but it has been barely used by the automaker.
Automakers generally implement cabin-facing cameras for driver monitoring while using driver-assist features, like GM with…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 7, 2021
April 8, 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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Tesla is building a new world’s largest Supercharger station with 100 stalls in California
April 8, 2021
Tesla is expanding its current Supercharger station at Harris Ranch in California, and the expansion is big enough that it is likely going to make it the world’s largest Supercharger station.
The Harris Ranch Supercharger is one of Tesla’s oldest and most important…
EGEB: Texas wind power smashes records in March
April 8, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Texas wind power topped 10.4 million MWh in March – 2 million MWh above its previous high.
The UK’s power grid emissions fell to a record low on Monday.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for…
Tesla buyers who ordered the new, recently refreshed Model S and Model X models are seeing their deliveries being pushed back as the automaker is experiencing delays in bringing the vehicles to production.
When Tesla unveiled the new refreshed Model S and Model X in…
Apple today announced that its Find My network is now open to third-party accessories. In addition to earbuds from Belkin and an item tracker from Chipolo, two electric bikes from VanMoof are also adding Find My integration: the S3 and X3. Here are the details on how it…
UPS announced that it is buying up to 150 electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies to update its delivery network.
Following the rise of consumer drones and improved battery capacity, eVTOL with the capacity for passengers and cargo has become possible.
Now it’s catching logistics giant UPS’ attention.
The company announced that it entered into an…