Porsche announced that it is on track to make and deliver over 20,000 Taycan electric cars in 2020.
This is a good start for the electric car that had some challenges.
Taycan is Porsche’s first all-electric car.
We have been impressed by the performance sedan and called it “the best Porsche ever.”
Porsche saw strong demand and increased its production capacity to support the…
Elon Musk talks new Tesla model to be designed in Europe: likely a small electric hatchback
November 25, 2020
Elon Musk made rare new comments about a new Tesla model to be designed in Europe, more specifically Berlin.
The CEO says that it’s likely going to be a small electric hatchback.
After Tesla announced its plan to build a Gigafactory in Berlin, CEO Elon Musk mentioned…
GM has said that its Cadillac brand could go all-electric by the end of the decade, and it is facing some pushbacks from its dealerships.
The automaker has now given them a generous ultimatum.
With the announcement of the acceleration of its electrification plans last…
Gates’ latest innovation helps bring belt drives to more off-road electric motorcycles
November 24, 2020
Gates Carbon Drive is already a leading supplier for many electric motorcycles, but the company’s new MudPort innovation is likely to expand the company’s dominance, especially for off-road electric motorcycles.
Gates has just released its new sprocket design, which was specifically designed for applications with electric motorcycles and scooters to be used in both on- and off-road…
For the second time in two months, the roof of a Tesla vehicle was caught on video flying off while driving.
But this time, it’s a Model S and Tesla puts the blame with a third-party repair shop.
Last month, we reported on an instance where the roof of a brand-new Tesla…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 23, 2020
November 24, 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…
John Kerry is appointed ‘climate czar’ by President-elect Joe Biden
November 24, 2020
John Kerry has been named special presidential envoy for climate change on the National Security Council — aka “climate czar” — by US president-elect Joe Biden. It’s a brand-new position.
First-of-its-kind role
As secretary of state in Barack Obama’s administration, Kerry played a key role in negotiating the Paris Agreement and made climate change a core issue in the state department.
Porsche drifts Taycan electric car to new world record of 42 km straight — not a typo
November 24, 2020
Porsche added its name to the Guinness World Records book by drifting a Taycan electric car for 42 km straight (26 miles).
No. That’s not a typo.
They used a Porsche Taycan RWD, which is a lot easier to drift than the all-wheel-drive version, but the version of the…
EGEB: How the Trump administration failed in its push for coal
November 24, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Donald Trump promised to boost coal and put coal miners back to work. It didn’t happen.
The United Nations approves an Arctic heavy ship fuel ban — but it’s got no teeth.
This 13 year-old won the 2020 Clean Air Category…
Tesla Model X gets hacked through new relay attack, Tesla says it is pushing a patch
November 24, 2020
A hacker managed to develop a new key cloning relay attack for Tesla vehicles and demonstrated it on a Tesla Model X.
Tesla was informed of the new attack and it is reportedly pushing a new patch for it.
Thefts of Tesla vehicles are quite rare in North America, but in Europe, they have some more sophisticated thieves that managed a string of Tesla vehicle thefts through relay attacks, and most…
