BMW i EV technology isn’t only working in two dimensions — now it’s taking to the skies in an electric wingsuit.
It’s not the most conventional electric flight, but that hasn’t stopped the concept from progressing to its maiden flight. The electric wingsuit project has been in the works for three years, since it began as just a concept in the mind of air sports pioneer Peter Salzmann.
Podcast: Tesla battery with faster charging, Tesla Semi order, software update, and more
November 7, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a Tesla getting new batteries with faster charging, a new Tesla Semi order, a new Tesla software update, and more.
Discover all the new and…
Yamaha just launched a low-cost Vespa-style electric scooter with shockingly low range
November 6, 2020
Despite a slow start to enter the electric motorcycle and scooter market, Yamaha has been making headway in the industry lately. The Japanese brand’s latest offering is the new e-Vino electric scooter.
But you shouldn’t start planning to go on any long road trips with…
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda made rare new comments about Tesla and Elon Musk after the electric automaker has surpassed them as the most valuable automaker in the world.
He may or may not have been really hungry when it made the comments.
During an online conference following Toyota’s latest financial results, CEO Akio Toyoda said about Tesla (via Bloomberg):
Tesla says that their recipe will be…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 5, 2020
November 6, 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…
Bentley plans to go all-electric within 10 years
November 6, 2020
Bentley announced a significant expansion of its electrification plans, including only selling battery-electric vehicles starting in 2030.
As part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley has been somewhat lagging behind its sister brands when it comes to electrification.
Now, it…
Tesla has finally launched its tequila with a crazy-looking bottle and a very high price tag.
Yet another Elon Musk joke that becomes reallity.
From a fart machine inside Tesla vehicles to flamethrowers, Elon Musk had plenty of strange ideas that sounded like jokes but became reality.
Now add Teslaquila to that list.
Back in 2018, Musk poked fun at Tesla haters with an April Fool’s joke about…
NASA just completed a critical propeller test for its all-electric experimental plane called X-57
November 6, 2020
NASA is developing an all-electric experimental plane called the X-57 Maxwell as part of an effort to share insight with regulators before EV planes establish a market. Propellers for the electric X-plane recently completed wind tunnel testing at the Langley Research Center…
Tesla (TSLA) wins contract for new giant battery in Australia
November 6, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has won a contract to build another giant battery system in Australia — even bigger than the first one.
The project in South Australia has come to be known as the ‘Big Tesla Battery’.
The Big Tesla Battery originally had a capacity of 100 MW/129 MWh with…
Elon Musk is going to Tesla Gigafactory Berlin to boost hiring effort, will personally interview candidates
November 6, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he is going to Tesla Gigafactory Berlin today to boost the local hiring effort, and he will personally interview candidates.
Tesla’s vision of massive factories have many advantages in terms of economies of scale, but they do offer challenges when it comes to hiring.
Every market has a limited pool of qualified workers, even with these higher-than-usual…
