Tesla now has a new head with its Advanced Battery Research group in Canada and renewed the contract with the organization, which has been producing a lot of battery technology for the automaker.
Tesla Advanced Battery Research
For the past five years, Tesla has been working with a battery research group in Canada, also known as Jeff Dahn’s research team, that has been helping improve their…
EGEB: Joe Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit
January 19, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
President-elect Joe Biden is now expected to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on day one in office.
French oil giant Total acquires a 20% interest in India’s Adani, the largest solar developer in the…
These 3 US cities, all in red states, are green energy leaders
January 19, 2021
Texas, Utah, and Iowa may have cast their 2020 presidential electoral votes for fossil-fuel champion Donald Trump, but Irving, Salt Lake City, and Des Moines are implementing ambitious green energy plans to reach net zero – and one is the first in the US to set a truly…
Tesla Powerwalls are expected to power a giant new virtual power plant designed by Swell Energy in Hawaii.
Combined with solar, the battery packs are going to create a 80 MW/100 MWh distributed energy system.
Virtual Power Plant
A virtual power plant consists of connecting several small distributed energy assets, like residential solar panel systems and home battery packs, and using them…
While high-dollar and high-speed electric sportbikes are great for weekend shenanigans, they often don’t answer the daily commuter needs of many average riders. But the Alrendo TS Bravo may hold the solution, offering commuter-level specs at a much more affordable…
Tesla releases new images of its battery cell production, seeks to hire for new factories
January 18, 2021
Tesla has released a new video with new images of its battery cell production in Fremont, California, as it seeks to hire more people to replicate the production lines at new factories in Germany and Texas.
Tesla 4680 battery cell
At its Battery Day in September 2020…
Patent reveals Erik Buell’s latest electric motorcycle will be part electric bicycle
January 18, 2021
A recent patent reveals an interesting and novel type of of electric motorbike that could become Fuell’s next big EV.
Two-wheeled EV company Fuell was founded in 2019 by Erik Buell and his team to develop both electric bicycles and electric motorcycles.
The company began by prioritizing the Fuell Flluid electric bicycle ahead of the more costly and complicated Fuell Fllow electric…
Tesla increases the price of Powerwall again
January 18, 2021
Tesla has increased the price of Powerwall, its home battery pack, again – the second time in just a few months.
Tesla Powerwall Demand is Crazy
Back in 2015, Tesla decided to use its expertise in making battery packs for electric vehicles to produce energy storage…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 16, 2021
January 17, 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…
Ride1Up announces lowest-cost 28 MPH Brose mid-drive e-bikes yet
January 16, 2021
San Diego-based electric bicycle company Ride1Up has long been a value leader in the US e-bike industry. Now with the new Ride1Up Prodigy’s unveiling, the company is bringing the same value-oriented design to its first ever mid-drive electric bicycle.
Ride1Up Prodigy e-bike announced
Popular models like the $995 Roadster V2 and $1,095 Core-5 have underscored Ride1Up’s commitment to…
