Elon Musk’s Boring Company has released the first images teasing the first passenger station of the Las Vegas Loop ahead of its launch.
A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city.
The first system is being deployed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCVA), which is…
The Super Monarch Crown AWD 1500 electric bicycle from E-Cells is an absolute masterclass in excess. With dual 1,100W peak motors, dual batteries, and dual suspension, it has more everything than almost anybody needs. And that is what makes it such an awesome ride.
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Bird announced today the first ever autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system for electric scooters.
If you’ve ever tried a standing electric scooter, you’ll know they’re not very complicated.
You have basically three controls: stop, go and turn.
And that first one…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
US offshore wind workers will complete VR training at Maryland’s Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative releases its 2020 Progress Report. Does it make any difference?
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Thieves steal $45,000 worth of Tesla batteries that were later returned for $10,000 reward
December 5, 2020
A couple of thieves broke into a solar company and Tesla Powerwall installer to steal $45,000 worth of Tesla batteries.
The owner offered a $10,000 reward to find them and explained how it’s not a good idea to steal them in the first place.
ProSolar is a solar installer…
Energica has just announced a technological partnership designed to develop high tech electric watercraft.
The Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer will be teaming up with Italian marine startup Sealence s.r.l.
Energica described the company as “an innovative startup…
Should Tesla (TSLA) raise an insane amount of cash at crazy stock price to accelerate its plans?
December 5, 2020
As Tesla (TSLA) is reaching new, insane levels of market capitalization, some suggest that it could be a good idea to again raise money and try to accelerate its effort to build more electric vehicle and battery production capacity.
Tesla has already done two capital raises this year; a $2 billion one in February and a $5 billion one in September.
That’s after CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla…
Podcast: Tesla (TSLA) profit vs massive cap raise, software update, Lucid’s factory, and more
December 5, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a discussion about Tesla making profits versus doing a massive capital raise, a new Tesla software update, Lucid’s factory, and more.
Discover…
Tesla is now giving access to service manuals, repair guides, diagnostic tools, and more for free.
The new right-to-repair initiative should help owners who want to tinker with their vehicles themselves.
Last month, we reported that Tesla was fighting a new “Right to…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 3, 2020
December 4, 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.
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