Seven out of 10 Americans plan on taking road trips this summer. Electric vehicle drivers can, of course, use navigation systems, apps, and websites to find places to charge up, but utility company National Grid, which serves New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, today launched EV Road Trip plans featuring fun destinations with charging stations in the three Northeastern states.
The…
The Apollo Phantom electric scooter is one of the first truly new electric scooters I’ve seen in a long time.
To say that most new electric scooters these days look fairly similar would be an understatement.
But instead of rolling out yet another carbon copy, the team…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) crashed in mid-afternoon after a report came out claiming that an inside source confirmed new orders are free-falling in China, an important market for Tesla.
The reported in question came out of The Information, and it is behind a paywall.
Based on…
The new Tesla Model S Plaid has reportedly achieved a new quarter-mile world record with a 9.2-second run, according to Jay Leno, who was at the racetrack for the record attempt.
After several months of delays, Tesla is apparently finally going to start deliveries of the new and updated Model S next week, including the new top performance Plaid version.
The automaker announced some impressive…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Climate czar John Kerry said emissions cuts will come from future tech, but a new study says we’ve already got what we need.
The Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition has kicked off – check it…
You might remember the Fisker Karma from its storied past. Fast forward over a decade since it launched, swap the model name for the make, and Karma’s latest iteration, the GS-6, is one of the best implementations of a plug-in hybrid we’ve seen. And dare I say one of the…
Nuvve Holding Corp. has announced a new collaboration with energy technology developer Romeo Power to integrate each company’s respective technologies toward accelerated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) adoption. The collaboration will make Romeo Power’s battery management system (BMS) V2G compatible, thanks to Nuvve’s platform, regardless of the type of commercial vehicle.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US Department of the Interior suspends oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Danish wind giant Ørsted bumps up its clean energy target to reach 50 GW of installed capacity by 2030.
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Tesla has confirmed through its chairwoman that the automaker is aiming to secure $1 billion a year in battery minerals, especially lithium and nickel, from Australia.
Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s chairwoman who also happens to be Australia, was attending a Minerals Council of Australia event today and commented on the automaker’s effort to secure resources in the country.
She confirmed that Tesla…
