California-based EV startup Drako Motors updated us on its test program ahead of the start of deliveries of its Drako GTE electric supercar.
Scroll down for some impressive footage of the $1.2 million electric vehicle driving in the snow.
We have been following Drako over the last two years.
While the company’s first vehicle, the Drako GTE, doesn’t do much to accelerate EV adoption with a…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 25, 2021
March 26, 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 premium-level X Shore Eelex 8000 electric boat is making its US debut, the company announced today.
First unveiled in Europe in 2019, the Swedish-made Eelex 8000 is an all-electric boat designed for day trips on the water.
Konrad Bergstrom, the Swedish tech…
Tesla is due to unveil the updated version of its Cybertruck, and Elon Musk decided to give a small teaser today: “There will be no handle.”
The automaker unveiled the Cybertruck in November 2019, but the vehicle wasn’t expected to enter production until late 2021.
Over the last year since the unveiling and leading up to the start of production, Tesla has been modifying the electric pickup…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New York City’s Community Power program creates solar installation jobs for housing authority residents and saves them money on energy bills.
Los Angeles now has a road map for 100% clean energy with a new study from the…
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap says it has completed construction of a 5MW peak offshore floating solar farm in the Straits of Johor, between Singapore and Malaysia. It’s one of the world’s largest floating solar farms on sea water.
Singapore’s sea…
PepsiCo says that it is expecting 15 Tesla Semi electric trucks by the end of the year, giving us better insights into Tesla’s plan to produce and deliver the electric truck.
The Tesla Semi program has been delayed several times, but it looks like the automaker is finally preparing to start production and deliveries.
Last summer, CEO Elon Musk told employees in an email obtained…
Tesla claims EPA range can be achieved on its electric cars by draining battery beyond zero-mile range
March 26, 2021
In response to an independent range test, Tesla has reportedly claimed that the EPA range on its vehicles can be achieved by draining the battery pack beyond the zero-mile displayed range.
Last month, we reported on Edmunds conducting independent range tests on a bunch of…
Cummins claims to power first vehicle-to-grid school buses in North America, 2 years after Lion
March 26, 2021
Electrified powertrain manufacturer Cummins has delivered what it is calling the first fully operational vehicle-to-grid (V2G) school buses. Even though Lion Electric started testing the same V2G tech years ago. These buses are manufactured by Blue Bird and powered by…
This new retro-styled electric moped blends the best of electric bicycles and e-motorcycles
March 25, 2021
They say there’s nothing new under the sun, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still combine classic styling to create novel products. And the recently unveiled Pepper electric moped is a prime example of old meets new with a design that blurs the line between electric bicycles and motorcycles.
Developed in Switzerland by Jonas Ohlsson and his team, the Pepper electric moped (or perhaps…
