As if we needed any more evidence that electric vehicles are taking over essentially every form of vehicle, Monarch Tractor is announcing a new all-electric tractor.
However, the term “tractor” doesn’t seem sufficient to describe this technology-infused and autonomous all-in-one farm tool.
We’ve seen concepts for electric tractors thrown around by heavyweights like John Deere before.
EGEB: Ireland is converting old phone boxes into EV chargers
December 9, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Irish telecoms company Eir and EasyGo will replace 180 phone boxes with EV rapid charge points.
Denmark and Norway team up to build the world’s largest green hydrogen ferry.
Norway’s plugin vehicle market share jumped…
Denmark, Norway to build world’s largest green hydrogen ferry
December 9, 2020
Denmark and Norway are joining forces to build what will be the world’s largest and most powerful green hydrogen-fueled ferry capable of transporting 1,800 passengers between Copenhagen and Oslo by 2027.
Green giant hydrogen ferry
The two countries have applied for EU…
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel on QuantumScape’s new fast-charging battery: It’s a ‘major breakthrough’
December 9, 2020
QuantumScape unveiled the data about its new solid-state battery technology today, revealing some impressive results with fast-charging and long-range capacity.
It received praise from many battery experts, including Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, who described the result as “a major breakthrough.”
QuantumScape
QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep…
After GM unveiled the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck, much was made that GM didn’t have a working prototype at the time.
Now, a few months later, GM is revealing a working prototype of the electric pickup truck — showing the doubters.
In October, GM officially launched…
Tesla is ordered to stop tree clearing expansion at Giga Berlin over hibernating snakes
December 8, 2020
Tesla has been ordered by the court to stop clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin in order not to disturb hibernating snakes.
While Tesla has received strong govermnent support for its project to build a massive electric vehicle factory outside of Berlin, the automaker has…
Fat tire electric bikes open the door to all sorts of adventurous off-road riding. And one of the most fun ways to put them to the test this winter is by plowing over and through a white, snowy landscape.
But riding in snow is unlike just about any other type of riding you can do on an e-bike.
To help explain the important things to know about riding electric bicycles in the snow, I turned to…
Tesla (TSLA) is announcing today a new $5 billion capital raise as the automaker simply couldn’t resist raising money at low dilution, thanks to its insane stock price.
In 2020, Tesla has already done two capital raises; $2 billion in February and $5 billion in…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 7, 2020
December 8, 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 on…
Lexus teases electric SUV powered by new drivetrain technology
December 8, 2020
Lexus is teasing an upcoming new electric SUV powered by the automaker’s new “DIRECT4” drivetrain technology.
Like its parent company, Toyota, Lexus has been lagging behind in electrification.
You could argue that the market disruption is even more important for the luxury brand since premium segments are being electrified much faster than the lower end of the automotive market.
Just a few…
