A research team has developed a way to use a material found in plants to help create safer batteries.
The Biden administration raises the cost of carbon, making it easier to approve climate-change actions.
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 denies report that it is going back into the battery swap, takes jab at NIO in the process
March 2, 2021
Tesla was rumored to be going back into the battery swap business, this time in China, but the automaker is now denying the report and took a jab at NIO in the process.
In 2014, Tesla demonstrated the ability to quickly and automatically swap battery packs in Model S and…
Last week, Rivian released a slew of winter test footage of its upcoming R1T pickup. Fans in Rivian’s forums have managed to catch an interesting anomaly in the shared content. One of the R1T EVs in the background appears to have a smaller cab and different wheelbase.
The Biden administration is calling for action in order to stem climate change for a wide range of sectors, and that of course includes buildings and transport as major emitters. It’s going to require the rapid implementation of innovative new ideas and products.
Enter ready-to-roll – literally – “organic energy company” GO-OPV. All the products and applications are manufactured by…
Polaris to build full-size off-road electric RANGER UTV with Zero Motorcycles powertrain
March 1, 2021
Polaris revealed plans this morning for its upcoming all-new 2022 RANGER EV. The vehicle will be a full-size electric side-by-side utility vehicle featuring an electric powertrain from Zero Motorcycles.
The new 2022 RANGER EV will be the first electric vehicle developed as…
Fisker gives up on solid-state batteries after announcing ‘breakthrough’ with ‘500 miles range & 1-min charging’
March 1, 2021
Fisker says that it has given up on solid-state batteries after having announced a “breakthrough” that was supposed to enable “500 miles of range and 1-minute charging” in its electric cars.
After relaunching his electric vehicle startup, Henrik Fisker started…
Tesla’s controversial ‘yoke’ steering wheel in the new and updated Model S has spotted in the wild for the first time.
Last month, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh.
The unveiling of the new vehicle was somewhat strangely on the sidelines of the release of its Q4 and full-year 2020 earnings.
Tesla didn’t do an official release of the updated vehicles.
CEO…
Lime unveils slick new automatic transmission electric bike, will drop $50 million into them
March 1, 2021
Lime, a major leader in the worldwide shared electric mobility industry, has just unveiled its latest electric bicycle model. Now the company plans to buy $50 million worth of them.
The new 4th-generation Lime electric bicycle is the company’s latest electric two-wheeler…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 27, 2021
February 28, 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…
Rivian tests R1T electric pickup in sub-zero temperatures
February 28, 2021
American EV automaker Rivian released test footage of its R1T pickup in temperatures below freezing on the figid Minnesota – Ontario border. Rivian explains that its engineers bundled up and headed north to test and refine R1T vehicle dynamics and battery performance. Unfortunately for them, the tests were in a place where temperatures regularly drop below -30°F.
According to Rivian’s…
