In the late summer, we were given the keys to Audi’s second all-electric car, the E-Tron Sportback, and while there is much to admire, it has taken us a little longer than usual to broadcast. Why? Well, there has always seemed to be more affordable, and in turn more accessible, electric cars to talk about to the public, including the VW ID.4, VW ID.3, Honda e, Tesla Model Y, and most…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Trump administration finalizes a plan to open vast portions of the Tongass in Alaska to logging.
A hydrogen-powered terminal tractor is being tested in the Port of Rotterdam.
The Environmental Protection Network releases…
Tesla officially increases price of its Full Self-Driving Kickstarter campaign to $10,000
October 31, 2020
Tesla has now officially increased the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $10,000 in the US.
That’s quite a price for a model that most closely resembles a Kickstarter campaign.
In a Kickstarter campaign, companies ask customers to purchase a product before it is…
GM unveils 1977 K5 Blazer-E with electric power thanks to its upcoming eCrate conversion kit
October 31, 2020
GM has unveiled its 1977 Chevy K5 Blazer-E converted to electric power with its upcoming eCrate conversion kit using Chevy Bolt EV batteries.
Last year, GM unveiled an electric pickup hot rod concept with two Bolt EV batteries packaged into an “eCrate” concept for easy electric conversions.
At the time, the automaker was talking about the system more as a concept, but it is now talking about…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 29, 2020
October 31, 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…
Tesla tests Supercharger limited time discounts to offset expensive peak demand charges
October 31, 2020
Tesla is apparently starting to test discounted rates at Supercharger stations in order to offset expensive peak demand charges.
Do you think it’s going to work?
Electric utilities are making large energy users pay ‘demand charges’ during peak use that can be quite…
Tesla Model 3 2021 EPA rating shows Tesla’s efficiency supremacy
October 30, 2020
The EPA is starting to release its ratings on 2021 electric cars, and Tesla is again showing its efficiency supremacy.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range is getting an impressive 134 MPGe efficiency rating.
Earlier this month, we reported on how Tesla has made an early model year change to its entire vehicle lineup for the second year in a row.
The automaker introduced several new 2021 model year…
The US is doubling e-bike imports this year to half a million, and even that isn’t enough
October 30, 2020
The electric bicycle boom in the United States is bigger than we thought, and it’s only getting bigger.
When the US economy began feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this past February and March, many in the e-bike industry feared the worst.
At least until we…
BMW to bring 2 new Mini electric crossovers to market
October 30, 2020
BMW announced that it will release several new all-electric vehicles under the Mini brand in the next few years, including electric crossovers.
When BMW had an announcement about the future of the Mini, we had a feeling that they could announce the brand is going…
EGEB: South Korea joins Japan and China in net zero pledge
October 30, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has formally pledged to reach net zero by 2050…
…But Australia digs its heels in, refusing to set emissions targets.
Virginia completes another solar farm in its journey to a green economy.
Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without…
