The two cars that Android Automotive currently powers are both electric. Ahead of Google’s dashboard experience coming to more vehicles, the built-in Google Maps app is improving how you find EV charging stations.
Charging opportunities are an important consideration when planning trips given the range of current electric cars and the availability of stations being heavily dependent on where…
Komatsu to make its construction equipment electric using Proterra’s battery technology
January 28, 2021
Komatsu is partnering with electric bus maker Proterra to help make its construction equipment electric using the latter’s battery technology.
Komatsu partners with Proterra
The construction equipment giant and the electric bus maker announced the partnership in a joint…
Arcimoto, best known for its three-wheeled electric vehicles known as the FUV (Fun Utility Vehicle), has reached an agreement to acquire Tilting Motor Works. Arcimoto has indicated that the technology will be used in new Arcimoto products intended for the micromobility…
VW launches new solar-electric yacht project with MEB platform, CUPRA design, and Silent Yachts
January 27, 2021
VW has launched a new project to bring to market a new solar-electric yacht in partnership with Silent Yachts using its MEB platform for electric vehicles and a design from its CUPRA team.
Silent Yachts
We previously reported on Silent Yachts, which is sometimes described as the “Tesla of the seas.”
They produce boats that are powered by solar power and batteries.
Depending on the size, they…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 26, 2021
January 27, 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…
Coal-dependent West Virginia gets a $200 million wind farm
January 27, 2021
West Virginia is getting a 115 MW wind farm, which will increase the state’s wind power by 15%. Here’s why that’s a really big deal – and why West Virginia’s governor, Jim Justice, is so excited.
West Virginia wind power
First, let’s check out West Virginia’s…
A Tesla Model S with ‘Palladium’ refresh was spotted being tested on the automaker’s test track at Fremont factory ahead of the launch, which we believe is imminent.
Tesla Model S Palladium Refresh
Back in 2018, we reported on Tesla working on a significant interior design refresh for Model S and Model X that was at the time planned for the summer of 2019.
At the time, the planned…
Electric, hybrid, and Tesla vehicle dashboard symbols explained
January 27, 2021
“Check engine,” “oil level low,” “service engine soon.” These are all dashboard symbols us drivers are familiar with and have previously dreaded when they’re blinking in our faces after we’re already running late. The inrush of electric and hybrid vehicle…
Electric mountain bike maker FREY has long championed high-power and high-spec electric mountain bikes. But the company’s newest model, the FREY Beast, is in a league entirely of its own.
We were intrigued by the teasers for the FREY Beast earlier this month, but…
TeslaCam, Tesla’s integrated dashcam feature using Autopilot camera, caught a road-raging driver shoot live rounds at a Model 3 electric car on the highway for seemingly no reason.
TeslaCam
TeslaCam, along with Sentry Mode, is Tesla’s integrated dashcam system inside its vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car to record potential accidents, acts of vandalism, or other…
