Tesla sold out the first quarter of Model Y electric SUVs in China after just a few days of taking orders, according to an update to its website.
Tesla Model Y in China
As we previously reported, Tesla is using a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which were launched in different markets with vehicles imported from Tesla’s Fremont factory in…
GM is set to produce a Honda-branded electric vehicle and an Acura-branded electric crossover in Mexico and Tennessee starting in 2023.
GM and Honda
GM and Honda have an ongoing relationship around electrification. This includes work on the Cruise Origin, an electric…
One of the big news stories of the day — which has now been massively eclipsed by the US Capitol being stormed by domestic terrorists — are the Senate race results in Georgia. Democrat Raphael Warnock has been declared the winner of one Senate seat, defeating Republican…
Electric pickup truck startup Rivian is closing in on a new financing round that would put its valuation at an impressive $25 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Rivian is a money-raising machine
Since coming onto the scene in a big way in late 2018 with the unveiling of its R1T and R1S electric trucks, Rivian has managed to raise an impressive amount of money from big investors.
In February…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 5, 2021
January 6, 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 is expanding its Solar Roof installation effort in several markets with new hiring sprees, as evidenced by dozens of new job postings.
Tesla Solar Roof
Solar Roof is Tesla’s solution to deploy solar power on brand-new houses or houses that are in need of a new…
While most electric bicycle conversion kits generally look fairly monotonous, the Clip offers an entirely new aesthetic. Inside the novel unicorn horn–lookin’ e-bike kit though is a cleverly concealed and decades-old electric bicycle drive mechanism.
Friction drive e-bike, reimagined
The Clip kit uses a friction drive on the front tire of a typical pedal bike to provide powered assist to the…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Montana gets its largest wind farm as the state embraces renewables and moves away from coal.
EV charging giant EVBox doubles its installed electric charge ports globally in just one year to 200,000.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
VW announced that it is making a new batch of ID.4 1st Edition electric SUVs for the US market after selling out the first batch.
VW ID.4 Electric SUV
The ID.4 is the first globally available new electric vehicle built by VW on their new MEB platform.
It is equipped with…
Tesla Gigafactory Texas hits hyperspeed with giant building coming up, new job postings
January 6, 2021
Tesla Gigafactory Texas, which is a big part of Tesla’s growth story in 2021, is hitting hyperspeed with a giant building coming up and new job postings.
Tesla Gigafactory Texas
In mid-2020, Tesla announced a deal to build a brand new factory in Austin, Texas, where they bought a 2,000-acre piece of land.
At first, Tesla referred to the factory as the Cybertruck Gigafactory because the…
