Tesla is apparently starting to deliver cars with its own TeslaCam/Sentry Mode storage device.
Sentry Mode is Tesla’s integrated surveillance system inside its vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car to record potential vandalism or other incidents.
Tesla owners have to plug a storage device in one of the USB ports in the center console, and footage recorded by Sentry Mode and…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 4, 2020
November 5, 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…
Records were meant to be broken, and that’s exactly what six-time motorcycle racing world champion Max Biaggi did on the Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle. After an impressive performance this past weekend, he broke five world records and set six more new records.
We…
Kandi’s small electric car to cost $7,999 in California
November 5, 2020
Chinese electric startup Kandi announces that its small K27 electric car has been approved for California roads and it is going to cost only $7,999 in the state after incentives.
Several Chinese automakers are currently looking to expand outside of China, and that’s especially true of electric vehicle makers.
Even foreign automakers, like Volvo and BMW, are now producing electric vehicles in…
BMW launches iX3 electric SUV [Gallery]
November 5, 2020
BMW is launching the iX3 electric SUV in Europe with the vehicle arriving at dealerships from China.
Here we share a close look photo gallery of the new electric vehicle.
When unveiling the BMW iX3 concept vehicle in 2018, the German automaker said that it’s going to…
Key Biscayne, an island town in Miami-Dade County and one of Florida’s wealthiest towns, is also very vulnerable to rising seas. And last night, in the 2020 election, it soundly voted to approve a $100 million bond to protect itself from sea-level rise. Its decision…
Tesla launches new winter tire and wheel package just in time for Model Y’s first winter
November 5, 2020
Tesla has launched its Model Y winter tire and wheel package just in time for the first snow and regulations in the north.
As a California-based company, Tesla has often been criticized for addressing concerns from owners living in colder climates as a second thought.
That has often materialized itself through a lack of or last-minute availability of winter tires directly from Tesla.
In the…
I’ve spent more than a decade working in the e-bike industry, and so I’ve seen my fair share of the latest electric bicycle trends. One I didn’t expect to see this year though was the rise of single-speed electric bicycles.
But ready or not, here they come. And…
EGEB: Wind and solar costs fell by 10% in 2019
November 5, 2020
Wind and solar costs declined by more than 10% in 2019, according to a new WEMO report.
A wealthy Florida town votes for a $100 million climate tax.
Shell decided to hold a “Great Energy Debate” on Twitter on Monday — and it didn’t quite go as planned.
Arcadia Power…
Electric scooters are seemingly omnipresent these days, largely thanks to scooter-sharing companies like Bird and Lime. But just because the ubiquitous form of the modern electric scooter is everywhere doesn’t mean that’s how they should really look.
As it turns out, there’s a better way.
At least that’s what a team from consulting firm Teague claims, and their mock up looks pretty darn…
