Cleantech & EV'sNews

GM creates new EV org and tools to help support its new electric vehicle programs

GM is getting serious about its new electric vehicles coming to market in the new few years, and it is going to support them with a new EV organization and tools. As we reported yesterday, GM announced an acceleration of its EV plans with 30 new EV models by 2025 at the Barclays automotive conference. GM also announced at the event that it is putting together a new EV organization, and it named…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla leaked software points to new range increase for Model Y

A new leak in Tesla’s software points to the automaker introducing a new range increase to Model Y. The less-than-a-year-old electric SUV could get a significant bump in a range like Model 3. Tesla only started deliveries of the Model Y earlier this year, but it already made improvements to the vehicle Just last month, both versions of the electric SUV saw an increase in range:. Tesla Model Y…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: November 19, 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…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

First peek at the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV

Today GM had a lot of new EVs on display at a Barclays investor event but far away, a realtor doing YouTube videos happened to catch the first public glimpse of the 2022 Bolt EV out in the wild. This is the same pre-COVID 2021 Bolt EV that we saw at GM’s EV Day in Detroit…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla Model S passes test as police car for Fremont, saves $4,000 in fuel cost

The Fremont Police department has released a report on its use of a Tesla Model S as a police patrol vehicle, and they said the electric car passed the test. The electric car has saved them $4,000 in fuel cost in a year. In 2018, Fremont’s police department bought a used 2014 Tesla Model S 85 for $61,478.50 (including taxes and fees) to replace a 2007 Dodge Charger that was being retired in…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

EGEB: Here come US wind jobs — Orsted, union strike a deal

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ørsted and North America’s Building Trades Unions will train an offshore wind construction workforce. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians installs a battery and solar system to mitigate wildfire blackouts.  UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
Read more