Cleantech & EV’s

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…

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…

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…

The DMC DeLorean has been out of production for almost 40 years, but now we’ve learned that the iconic vehicle might be coming back as an electric car. DMC DeLorean  The DMC DeLorean was the only vehicle produced by John DeLorean’s DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). It became famous for being featured in the ‘Back to the Future’ series of movies, but it is also a well-known vehicle in the…