Self-driving startup Voyage announced it has been acquired by Cruise, a larger autonomous driving company. The California-based company previously made breakthroughs in self-driving technologies by transporting senior citizens around their communities. Voyage looks to pair its previous research with Cruise’s substantial resources to expand self-driving services to all.
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 15, 2021
March 16, 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…
Tesla learns from Model Y’s first winter, issues update with cold weather improvements
March 16, 2021
Tesla has learned from Model Y’s first winter and it started pushing a new software update with cold weather improvements.
Over the years, Tesla has often been accused of being a “California company” that doesn’t design cars for cold climates.
The truth is that…
Astra, an up-and-coming launch company that will soon compete with SpaceX, announced today that former Tesla automation lead Pablo Gonzalez to help scale the production of their rockets. This comes not long after Astra hired a former Apple Car project lead to be Astra’s Chief Engineer.
Astra, a startup aerospace company, is attempting to build cheap rockets with quick turnarounds. They have…
Tesla announces that Jerome Guillen transitions to new role leading ‘Tesla Heavy Trucking’
March 16, 2021
Tesla announced today that Jerome Guillen, president of automotive, will transition to a new role focusing on heavy trucking at the automaker.
Guillen is best known for being the Model S program director during a crucial time for Tesla’s vehicle program (2010-2013), but…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Toledo, Ohio’s 21,000-solar-panel farm serves both manufacturing and surrounding communities.
A Belgian wind farm will supply electricity to cargo handlers International Car Operators at Zeebrugge.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have chemically modified wood and made it more compressible, turning it into a mini-generator. When compressed, it generates an electrical voltage. Such wood could serve as a biosensor or as a building material that harvests energy.
Ingo Burgert and his team at public research university ETH Zurich and Swiss federal laboratory Empa have proven that wood is…
VW orders $14 billion worth of battery cells from Northvolt’s gigafactory, takes bigger stake
March 16, 2021
Volkswagen Group confirmed that it placed a new order for $14 billion worth of battery cells from Northvolt’s Swedish gigafactory, and it is taking a bigger stake in the battery manufacturer.
Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who…
There’s just something so natural-feeling about charging an e-bike from solar power. E-bikes are already such environmentally responsible alternatives to cars that they make me want to go the rest of the way and charge them in what feels like an environmentally responsible…
Volkswagen held its “Power Day” where it announced a plan to reduce battery costs by up to 50% and secure 240 GWh of battery capacity.
Last week, we reported VW was planning a “Power day,” which sounded a lot like Tesla’s “Battery Day.”
The presentation was today, and as expected, the company announced its plan to secure battery cell supply to enable its electrification plans.
The…
