Ford announced today that it plans to almost double its electric vehicle investment to $22 billion through 2025 – raising the stakes in the race to electrification.
During its Q4 2020 earnings results, Ford CEO Jim Farley made the announcement, which specifically calls for an increase of planned investment in electric and autonomous vehicles to $29 billion through 2025.
The vast majority, $22…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 4, 2021
February 5, 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…
Rad Power Bikes has announced a large funding round that will see $150 million added to the industry-leading electric bicycle company’s coffers.
Rad Power Bikes is the largest e-bike company in the US. Sales for 2020 are estimated to have topped 100,000 e-bikes and are…
Tesla Model 3 is still the best-selling electric car in the world and it’s not even close
February 5, 2021
Tesla Model 3 is still the best-selling electric car in the world, and no other vehicle program is even coming close.
Automakers other than Tesla are going to have to invest more in high-volume electric vehicles.
Tesla Model 3
The Model 3 was the true first high-volume electric car program, and it is still on another level than every other electric car out there.
Tesla invested heavily in the…
EGEB: Coal will be gone from US power by 2033 – Morgan Stanley
February 5, 2021
Renewables will largely replace coal, according to a new Morgan Stanley report.
Caltrans installs 22 new EV fast chargers at nine locations in California – and they’re free to the public.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in…
US-made electric powersports company Volcon unveils 35 mph electric minibike for kids
February 5, 2021
If you’ve already heard of Texas-based Volcon, it’s probably for the company’s epic-looking off-road electric motorcycle known as the Grunt. But now the company is unveiling a new scaled-down version for kids, which is adorably called the Runt.
The Runt definitely…
The city with 16,000 electric buses and 22,000 electric taxis
February 5, 2021
General Motors gave Norway and its electric car success story the best possible promotion this week with their ‘No Way, Norway’ advertisement ahead of this Sunday’s Super Bowl LV. While Will Ferrell’s rallying cry has amused many and left others less impressed, in the absence of any actual electric cars to sell, it’s a conversational icebreaker at least. But there’s also a city in…
Tesla appears to already be taking delivery of a quite a big order of robots for Model Y production at Gigafactory Texas.
Tesla Gigafactory Texas
In mid-2020, Tesla announced a deal to build a brand-new factory in Austin, where they bought a 2,000-acre piece of land.
At…
Empire State Building owner’s portfolio now on 100% wind power
February 5, 2021
New York City’s iconic Empire State Building and other buildings in its owner’s portfolio are all now powered entirely by wind, making it the US’ largest real estate user of 100% renewable energy.
Empire State Realty Trust’s big move
Empire State Realty Trust…
Electric moped sharing company Revel to build DC fast charging stations for electric cars
February 4, 2021
Revel has announced plans to build DC fast charging stations, known as Revel Superhubs. The move sees Revel beginning to expand its core business strategy beyond electric moped sharing.
The first Revel Superhub will be deployed in Brooklyn, where the company originally launched its e-moped sharing operations.
Revel began testing the waters with electric mopeds in Brooklyn in late 2018 using MUVI…
