Herbert Diess, the head of the Volkswagen group, forced a vote of confidence over his leadership at Volkswagen after facing some pushbacks due to his more aggressive stance on electric vehicles.
Now Volkswagen’s board confirmed that it is backing him and his team over the aggressive electrification plan.
Diess came to Volkswagen from BMW in 2015 amid the Dieselgate scandal and started a…
Tesla is upgrading Model 3 and Model Y headlights with more powerful and precise beam
December 15, 2020
Tesla announced to its staff that it is upgrading Model 3 and Model Y headlights with a design that will work in all regions.
Since Tesla officially launched the Model 3 2021 refresh in October, we have been sporadically seeing new headlights on the electric car.
However…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 14, 2020
December 15, 2020
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…
New York’s vehicle-to-grid e-school bus pilot program is a success
December 15, 2020
The Lion Electric Company, a Quebec-based manufacturer of electric school buses, has successfully completed a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot deployment of five school buses in White Plains, New York.
New York’s V2G school buses
The project began in 2018 among partners Lion, V2G technology company Nuvve, White Plains School District, and British multinational public transport company National…
How much is a Tesla? Your guide to Tesla prices
December 15, 2020
You’ve read about all the improvements to emerge both inside and out each 2021 Tesla model, and maybe you’re more than a little bit tempted. Next, reality sets in, and that age old question rears its head: “how much?” No need to click through several variations of…
As 2020 comes to a much-celebrated wrap, the Tesla community is looking toward 2021 with high hopes. As the current golden child of electric vehicle manufacturing, Tesla looks to continue its reign and scale its ever-growing fleet. Below is a compilation of what Tesla’s…
Tesla (TSLA) focuses on Model 3/Y production with quick delivery turnaround as insane record is achievable
December 15, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) is putting all its effort into increasing Model 3 and Model Y production and quickly delivering the new cars locally as an insane record quarter for deliveries is achievable.
Friday night, we reported on Elon Musk telling Tesla employees that it “really mattered” to increase production by the end of the quarter.
With only three weeks left in the quarter, it didn’t seem like…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
China says at the UN virtual climate summit that it will triple its wind and solar in 10 years.
The US didn’t attend the UN virtual climate summit. What’s its green energy plan?
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Subaru announces all-electric Forester-size vehicle and you won’t believe when it’s coming
December 15, 2020
Subaru has announced a new upcoming all-electric car, which will be a Forester-sized vehicle, in one of the weakest electric vehicle announcements we have seen to date.
Like its part-owner Toyota, Subaru has been tentative in making all-electric vehicles, and instead, they…
Zoox, a startup developing an electric and autonomous vehicle that was recently purchased by Amazon, has unveiled its autonomous electric vehicle. It has a massive battery pack.
Zoox has been a relatively secretive startup that has been developing a fully electric and autonomous vehicle.
It has become higher profile after major investments boosted its valuation, and it was recently acquired by…
