In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The UK is hosting the COP26 in Glasgow and leading on climate change efforts. Why the big gas plant?
Meanwhile, the President of the European Investment Bank declares that “gas is over.’
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
Survey shows EV owners will not go back to gas, brand loyalty is a bit ‘fickle,’ and Tesla leads
January 23, 2021
A new Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study by JD Power shows that electric car owners will not go back to gas, but brand loyalty is a bit more “fickle.”
Tesla is enjoying a strong lead in EV experience.
Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study
JD…
Tesla has taken delivery of a massive “Giga Press,” which is believed to be the world’s largest casting machine, at Gigafactory Texas.
Tesla is literally going big on casing
In recent years, Tesla has been focusing on casting technology to produce larger parts of its…
Podcast: Tesla structural battery pack exclusive, Tesla prices, Mercedes-Benz EQA, and more
January 23, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the first picture of the Tesla structural battery pack, Tesla Powerwall and Model 3 prices, the Mercedes-Benz EQA unveil, and more.
The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the…
Segway-Ninebot has just opened orders in North America for a new version of the company’s self-balancing electric scooter, the Ninebot S Max.
Unlike conventional electric scooters of the Bird and Lime variety, the Ninebot S Max uses the hoverboard-style parallel wheel…
Tesla is slashing the price of its media unit upgrade for Model S and Model X by $1,000.
While the move would generally be welcomed by owners, some are skeptical of Tesla’s intentions amid the controversy around a potential recall.
Tesla media unit (MCU)…
2021 Porsche Taycan 4S gets 10% more EPA range. We tell you why
January 22, 2021
The EPA has the updated range estimates for the 2021 Porsche Taycan 4S, its midrange model now that the standard model Taycan has been announced. Surprisingly, the range jumped from 203 miles in 2020 to 227 miles of range this year, a gain of over 10%. What exactly happened?
One of the more controversial aspects of the Porsche Taycan is the seemingly low range given by its EPA numbers relative…
Good news, Biden: 66% of US voters want green energy
January 22, 2021
Sixty-six percent of registered US voters say developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress. That’s according to a study released last week by Yale University and George Mason University’s climate change…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 21, 2021
January 22, 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 CEO Elon Musk announces $100 million donation for the best carbon capture technology
January 22, 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he will donate $100 million as a prize for the best carbon capture technology.
Carbon Capture
Carbon capture, which is also called “carbon capture and storage” (CCS), is what people call processes that involve capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) at the source of emission and sequestrating in order for it not to leak into the air.
It also sometimes involve…
