The Tesla driver who has been spotted driving his Model 3 from the backseat several times in the Bay Area over the last few weeks has been arrested.
But he has already been released and claims to be back at it.
Last week, Electrek put a new Tesla owner on blast for being filmed in the Bay Area on several occasions driving on the highway while being in the backseat of his vehicle.
It goes…
In other “this wasn’t news that I was expecting to write today” news, the video game firm behind a series of classic titles has inexplicably developed a new electric bicycle, and it actually looks pretty slick. The Paperboy electric bike is designed as a no-nonsense…
This Tesla electric motorcycle concept makes you wish Elon Musk didn’t almost die on a bike
May 12, 2021
A designer put together a really impressive Tesla electric motorcycle concept that makes you wish the automaker would actually get into the bike business, which Elon Musk says will not happen.
Back in 2018, Elon Musk was asked by a Tesla shareholder if the automaker would…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 11, 2021
May 12, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
The media is reporting Tesla’s deliveries had a significant drop month-to-month in China, and theyare trying to link it to bad press the company had in the country over the last few months.
That’s not accurate.
There are currently a lot of headlines about “Tesla’s…
Subaru is teasing its first all-electric vehicle, an SUV now called “Solterra,” which is coming to the US as soon as next year.
When it comes to electrification, Subaru has been taking things slow.
The Japanese automaker has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle on the…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Biden administration has approved Vineyard Wind 1, the first major offshore wind farm in federal waters.
The IEA raises its forecast for global wind and solar growth by another 25% compared to six months ago.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla…
Tesla could move even further into the world of cryptocurrency as Elon Musk teases the potential for the automaker to accept payment using a second cryptocurrency: Dogecoin.
Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and started accepting the cryptocurrency…
Popular $899 Lectric XP e-bike likely getting a new version next week; here’s the teaser
May 12, 2021
Lectric eBikes’ cult-classic appears to be getting a new generation next week.
That’s what we’re seeing from a teaser just released by the company.
A shadowy image of a bike shop pegboard shows the Lectric eBike company’s logo along with the date “5.18.21”…
Roof-integrated solar company GAF Energy announced today that it will move all of its manufacturing from Asia to a facility in Silicon Valley. It’s a reversal of the solar industry trend of manufacturing solar panels in Asia due to lower labor costs.
US solar roof manufacturing
GAF Energy will shift both manufacturing and research and development to a leased 112,000-square-foot facility in San…
