Tesla and Waymo took to media and social media to spar over who has the best self-driving technology.
Waymo on Tesla
Waymo and Tesla have widely different approaches to developing full self-driving technology, but they both intend to come out of it with a system capable of driving a vehicle safer than humans can.
But in a new interview with manager-magazin, Waymo CEO John Krafcik argued that…
Shell buys Ubitricity, UK’s largest EV charging network
January 26, 2021
Royal Dutch Shell said today that it is acquiring 100% of Ubitricity, the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging network. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed, and the deal is expected to close later in 2021.
But Shell’s true road map to net zero by 2050…
Tesla lost engineering director Joseph Mardall, who has helped produced “some of the best engineering” Elon Musk has seen in a long time.
Tesla Model Y heat pump
With Model Y last year, Tesla introduced several new design improvements, and its new heat pump is one of…
Tesla refers to ‘Semi-Truck production lines’ at Gigafactory Nevada in new job posting
January 25, 2021
Tesla has referred to “Semi-Truck production lines” at Gigafactory Nevada in a new job posting – hinting at actual production of the Tesla Semi electric truck at the factory.
Tesla Semi
When launching Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker said that the production versions of Tesla Semi, which are class 8 trucks with 80,000-lb. capacities, will have 300-mile and 500-mile range options for…
Formula E racing champ Antonio Felix da Costa talks 200 km/h racing and electric scooters
January 24, 2021
Portugual-born 29-year-old Antonio Felix da Costa is currently the reigning champion of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Antonio has been with the open-wheeled electric racing league since its inaugural season in 2014.
While we wait in anticipation of the 2020-21…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 23, 2021
January 24, 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…
Peugeot has just launched its latest electric bicycle model, known as the Peugeot eC01 Crossover.
The company has made impressive strides in the electric bicycle market lately, with a half dozen crossover-style models launched late last year.
Now the Peugeot eC01 Crossover adds a new Bosch-powered step-through frame to the list.
Designed and manufactured in France, the bike features a classic…
Tesla claims a software engineer stole critical automated software from its WARP Drive system
January 24, 2021
Tesla is suing a recently hired software engineer who the company claims has stolen critical automated software from its WARP Drive ERP system.
Tesla WARP Drive
While most automakers use commonly known enterprise software from third parties like SAP, Tesla instead decided…
Alibaba is one of the best places around to find the coolest and sometimes weirdest electric vehicles in the world. As part of a new series known as Awesomely weird Alibaba electric vehicle of the week, we’re taking a look at some of our favorites.
This week’s feature is…
Boeing says it will deliver 100% biofuel planes by 2030
January 23, 2021
Boeing today announced that it will begin to deliver commercial airplanes capable of flying using 100% biofuel, or sustainable aviation fuel, by 2030.
In order to power aircraft with biofuel, or fuel derived from living matter, Boeing will need to work with engine makers and change its aircraft systems, and also achieve safety certification by global regulators.
The International Air Transport…
