The Duane Arnold Energy Center in eastern Iowa, a now-idle nuclear power plant, will soon become a 690-megawatt solar farm. The new solar farm plus storage will produce more energy than the single-unit 615-megawatt nuclear plant generated, which powered more than 600,000 homes.
The new solar plan
Owner NextEra Energy of Florida will build the solar farm across 3,500 acres at and near Duane…
During its annual press conference, Cupra announced it will launch its Tavascan electric SUV concept into production in 2024. The Tavascan will be the Cupra’s second consumer EV after the Cupra Born begins production at the end of this year.
Cupra is officially short for…
Tesla is about to launch its own in-house insurance program in more states after running it in California for the last year.
In 2019, Tesla launched its own insurance program, starting with availability in California, where the automaker claims up to 30% cheaper premiums…
Someone managed to get inside a refreshed Tesla Model S test vehicle and take pictures of the user interface that reveals a new version of Tesla’s software expected to be the new “Tesla v11.”
Tesla is consistently pushing new over-the-air software updates to its fleet with brand-new features and improvements to existing features.
These are often somewhat minor changes, but Tesla also…
ALYI finally releases video showing its new electric motorcycle, and it looks nothing like expected
March 22, 2021
Alternet Systems (ALYI) has finally released the first video of its BMW R71-inspired electric motorcycle, and it looks exactly nothing like what we had expected. If there’s a BMW R71 in its roots, then it is deep down there.
First, a bit of background here: Alternet has…
An official Ford spokesperson called Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ package ‘vaporware’ in a spat with a Tesla investor over the Mustang Mach-E.
Press relations and communication people at legacy automakers are generally pretty careful about what they say…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 20, 2021
March 21, 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…
What could be a worse idea than flying around corners at high speeds on an unstable tricycle with intentionally low traction wheels? How about adding a high torque motor and doing the whole thing with a small child tied down next to you?
This electric drift trike with a…
Tesla is in the news this morning over an alleged ban of its vehicles on Chinese military complexes, but here’s why it’s not really a big deal.
This morning, several news outlets are running with some versions of the headline: “Tesla is banned from Chinese military…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
North Star Renewables will build and operate three hybrid service operation vessels for Dogger Bank.
BP aims to build the UK’s largest (blue) hydrogen plant by 2030.
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…
