Even though Gocycle-founder Richard Thorpe doesn’t work at McLaren anymore, he took his automotive engineering experience with him when he began his own high-end electric bicycle company.
That has led to a very sophisticated series of urban-oriented commuter e-bikes under the Gocycle brand.
Designed and produced in the United Kingdom, Gocycle’s e-bikes have offered innovative designs with…
Elon Musk believes Bill Gates had a big short position on Tesla (TSLA) and lost a lot of money
February 13, 2021
Elon Musk revealed that he has heard that Bill Gates had a big short position on Tesla (TSLA), and he might have lost a lot of money on it.
Billionaires Musk and Gates don’t always have good words to say about each other, but they do appear to share similar concerns…
Elon Musk revealed the expected capacity of Tesla Semi’s battery pack ahead of the start of production, and it is surprisingly smaller than we thought.
Back in 2017, Tesla unveiled its plan for an electric semi-truck, called the Tesla Semi, and at the time, the automaker…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including more Tesla Roadster information, Toyota bringing EVs to the US, a new federal tax credit, and more.
The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our…
Elon Musk is serious about making the upcoming Tesla Roadster “hover” with rocket technology in new comments about the electric supercar.
When first unveiling the vehicle, Tesla claimed a list of impressive specs for its new Roadster, including 0-60 mph in 1.9 sec…
Cause of LG’s battery fires rumored to be found
February 12, 2021
A South Korean news agency is citing anonymous industry sources in the the cause of the atypical battery fires in the Bolt and Kona LG EV batteries.
It was three months ago when the 2017-2019 Chevy Bolt EVs were recalled due to battery fires. It’s also been four months…
Elon Musk asked Biden administration to implement a carbon tax
February 12, 2021
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, revealed that he approached the Biden administration about implementing a carbon tax, and it didn’t sound like they were really receptive.
Carbon tax
The idea of a carbon tax is simply to impose a fee on emitting carbon. It can be implemented in many different ways, including as a direct cost to industries based on the estimated emissions resulting from…
LG releases upgraded solar panels with better energy output
February 12, 2021
LG Business Solutions USA today announced the release of two new solar panels with even higher output. According to LG, they are the company’s most powerful and highest-performing modules to date.
LG’s new 66-cell NeON R and NeON R Prime modules with Back Contact…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 11, 2021
February 12, 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…
Elon Musk made new comments about the possibility of a Tesla making an electric van with a solar-powered deployable roof.
The prospect of Tesla potentially making an electric van has been discussed for years, but CEO Elon Musk finally recently confirmed that Tesla will make an electric van as soon as battery cell supply allows for it.
During a new interview with Joe Rogan, Musk was again asked…
