This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla cooling down on Bitcoin, Ford talking F150 Lightning, Mercedes-Benz unveiling EQT, and more.
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Tesla is bringing new Roadster prototype on rare outing ahead of new release candidate coming
May 14, 2021
Tesla is bringing the new Roadster prototype on a rare outing at L.A.’s Petersen Automotive Museum ahead of having a new release candidate later this summer.
After years of having the program on the shelves to focus on less expensive and higher volume vehicles, Tesla…
Tesla’s move to stop Bitcoin payments wipes out hundreds of billions of dollars in crypto market
May 14, 2021
Tesla’s move to stop Bitcoin payments over energy use concerns has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of market value in the cryptocurrency market.
Yesterday, we reported that Tesla stopped accepting payment in Bitcoin for its vehicles.
Shortly after, Elon…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 13, 2021
May 14, 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.
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Washington State’s 2030 gas car ban is no more, due to a partial veto by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. He had been expected to sign the bill this morning, but vetoed the 100% EV plan stating that “achieving a goal of 100% electric vehicles is too important to tie to…
Ford is bringing a software update to its vehicles, starting with the Mustang Mach-E electric crossover and F150 pickup.
The automaker is using its new over-the-air software capacity to follow Tesla into in-car gaming and add Amazon Alexa integration.
Tesla pioneered the…
The Specialized Kenovo SL electric mountain bike was just unveiled today, bringing the Kenevo into the “Super Light” family of Specialized’s Turbo e-bike line.
You might recall that Specialized already has an SL electric mountain bike, the Specialized Levo SL that was unveiled last year.
The Kenevo SL is a more hardcore downhill-style e-bike designed for the more extreme riders that…
Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have developed a lithium-metal, solid-state battery they claim can hold significantly more energy within the same volume of traditional lithium-ion batteries while charging in a…
A group of security researchers managed to hack a Tesla car using an exploit delivered with a drone.
Tesla has already released a patch for the hack.
Over the last few years, Tesla has been investing a lot in cybersecurity and working closely with whitehat hackers.
The…
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) just announced plans to invest $7.4 billion in the US to produce future EVs, grow its production facilities, and develop new mobility solutions. HMG is the umbrella over both Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation and plans to invest this entire sum in the US by 2025.
In a press release directly from HMG, the South Korean automotive group plans to invest $7.4 billion…
