Rivian announced today that Samsung SDI is going to be supplying the battery cells for its electric pickup truck and upcoming electric vehicles.
Securing battery cell supply is the most important thing to achieve volume production of new electric vehicle programs as automakers are fighting for limited supply.
Rivian announced today that it’s turning to Samsung SDI, the Korean electronics…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Ireland’s Moneypoint coal station will become a green energy hub that includes a floating offshore wind farm.
France set to ban short domestic flights.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Tesla (TSLA) gets a new ~$1 trillion price target over Apple-like all-in-one energy ecosystem
April 13, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) is rising today on a new ~$1 trillion price target from a top analyst who sees the company developing an Apple-like ecosystem for energy.
Canaccord Genuity analyst Jed Dorsheimer is out with a new note to clients today in which he drastically increased his…
Polaris has been investing heavily lately in its electric future, and now the GEM line is getting some new love and attention.
The company just announced today that the GEM line of personal carts will be getting a wide number of upgrades to make the little EVs more comfortable and easier to use than ever.
If you’re not familiar with the GEM, it’s been around in a few generations for over 20…
One of the most common uses for electric bicycles is as an alternative urban transport vehicle. Why drive a 3,000 lb car when a 60 lb electric bike can move you through the city quicker and cheaper? But unlike typical metro e-bikes, urban e-mountain bikes like the e-JOE ONYX…
REE Automotive announces collaboration with Magna
April 13, 2021
REE Automotive has announced a “strategic collaboration” with Magna International, which will allow both companies to explore the possibilities of fully modular electric vehicles (MEVs) and bring them to market. According to a press release, these MEVs will be based…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) will be the first to trade as a token on Binance’s exchange so that users can buy fractional shares using cryptocurrency.
Over the last few months, Tesla has made some move in the rapidly growing cryptocurrency space.
The automaker invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin in February and started accepting Bitcoin as payment for its electric cars last month.
The move has helped…
A Tesla Model 3 modified by Unplugged Performance (UP) has won a race in the All Japan EV Grand Prix against a Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
To top it off, the top performance electric Porsche was on semi slick tires.
The All Japan EV Grand Prix tries to promote electrification…
Ducati backtracks on past commitment to electric motorcycles, touts ‘synthetic fuel’ instead
April 12, 2021
Despite electric motorcycles gaining an ever increasing share of the motorcycle market, Ducati is throwing cold water on the idea of a Ducati electric motorcycle.
That stands in stark contrast to comments made by Ducati’s CEO Claudio Domenicali in 2019.
Less than two…
Tesla’s use of artificial intelligence in its electric vehicles is about to get better in a new software update, according to CEO Elon Musk, and he is not just talking about the automaker’s Full Self-Driving effort.
While Tesla is famous for its investment in artificial intelligence for self-driving technology, the automaker has also been using its expertise in machine learning and other…
