Tesla is promising to store all data that it will collect in China locally following concerns regarding data collection and even spying.
Last month, we reported on the People’s Liberation Army, China’s military, issuing a notice banning Tesla owners from parking their vehicles on bases and in housing complexes.
The concerns appeared to be related to Tesla’s use of cameras all around its…
Software systems developer Apex.AI has announced a partnership with Woven Planet under Toyota to help develop and deploy a production-ready autonomy stack. Woven Planet will use Apex.OS for Arene, Toyota’s vehicle development platform to enable modern software development…
Mazda announces MX-30 EV coming to US market this fall
April 14, 2021
Mazda announced that its first-ever EV, the MX-30 crossover SUV, will be making its way to the US this fall. Beginning with dealerships in California, the battery-powered SUV will kick off an electrified fleet from Mazda that will also include a PHEV version of the MX-30…
California’s PG&E launches community microgrid program
April 14, 2021
California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today launched the Community Microgrid Enablement Program. The program will help communities identify, design, and build permanent, multi-customer microgrids that serve critical facilities and vulnerable customer groups.
Community microgrids
A community microgrid is a group of customers and distributed energy resources such as solar…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 13, 2021
April 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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
The Kabira Hermes 75 isn’t your typical sleek and sexy Vespa-style electric scooter. It’s all business.
Just released by India-based Kabira Mobility, the new Hermes 75 focuses on packing as much utility into a two-wheeled vehicle as possible.
The INR 89,600…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly attempted to hire Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess to take his own role as chief executive officer at Tesla in 2015.
Diess is one of the most respected automotive executives in the business. After more than 15 years at BMW where he was one of the top executives, he decided to leave in 2014. Since then, BMW’s electrification efforts have faltered.
It was rumored that…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Navajo Nation will build two more solar farms that will create jobs, revenue, and electricity.
Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan includes funds for capping oil wells, but who should pay?
UnderstandSolar is a free service…
Electric vehicle spotlight (EVS): Sono Motors
April 14, 2021
Welcome back to another EVS. We hope you haven’t missed us too terribly. Our spotlight this go-around is on Sono Motors based out of Germany. This EV startup has developed a solar electric vehicle (SEV) called the Sion that can add up to an additional 150 miles of range…
The Volkswagen ID.4 Pro, the first-volume version of VW’s new electric SUV, has received its official EPA estimated range: 260 miles.
The VW ID.4 is expected to be an important vehicle to accelerate electric adoption thanks to its price and the fact that VW is planning to build in high volume at multiple factories, including in the US starting next year.
For now, only the first edition of the…
