A new bill to reform the federal electric car tax credit reform has been proposed in US Congress.
It’s the second one since the Democrats took over the federal government and an even more generous reform.
EV federal tax credit
The federal government in the US has a tax program that provides incentive for buyers of electric vehicles that dates back from the Bush era, and it was expanded during…
EGEB: Toyota breaks ground on green-powered prototype city
February 27, 2021
Toyota breaks ground on a green prototype city to foster innovation at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan.
Jennifer Granholm is confirmed by the US Senate as secretary of energy.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for…
Rivian Adventure Network charging stations revealed with higher capacity than expected
February 27, 2021
The specs of the Rivian Adventure Network, the electric pickup truck startup’s upcoming charging network, have been revealed with a higher capacity than expected.
Last year, Electrek revealed that Rivian is working on its own electric car charging network called the…
How smart home energy monitors could avert huge bills
February 27, 2021
During last week’s power crisis in Texas, prices surged to the market price cap of $9,000 per megawatt-hour for several days, resulting in some huge bills for a lot of homeowners. (To put that in perspective, the state’s seasonal average is $50 per megawatt-hour.) The entire US, not just Texas, has a lot of infrastructure work to do in order to avoid more power crises like this. But in the…
After declaring entry into the San Felipe 250 race, Lordstown Motors revealed images of its Endurance truck. The beta race version of the automaker’s first electric pickup truck will hit the 290-mile loop this April. Full-fledged production of the consumer Endurance truck…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the current situation at Tesla Fremont factory, Hyundai Ioniq 5, WD ID.4, and more.
The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief…
While many electric motorcycles are still plagued by high prices, there are a surprising number of affordable options on the market in North America. All of the electric motorcycles featured here are either already rolling on America’s roads or are expected to become available in the coming months.
And while we’re at it, let’s put terms like “low-cost” and “affordable” into…
Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns
February 26, 2021
Elon Musk is indicating that Tesla could be shifting more electric cars to LFP battery cells over some concerns about long-term availability of nickel supply.
Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he believes the energy density of iron phosphate (LFP) batteries…
Lucid Motors pushes back first Air deliveries to second half of 2021
February 26, 2021
Following its massive merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp IV ($CCIV), Lucid Motors’ CEO revealed that deliveries of its first EV have been delayed. The Lucid Motors Air, Dream Edition was originally scheduled to begin deliveries this spring. It now appears it will…
Tesla has been leading the Chinese EV market since starting production at its factory in Shanghai, but now it’s being outsold by a weird little affordable electric car.
It’s hard to overstate the impact that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai had on the EV market in China.
The California-based automaker saw its sales more than double in the country last year to over 100,000 vehicles.
Tesla’s…
