In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
French sensor tech company eLichens introduces its new indoor air quality monitoring station at CES.
Eight new solar farms come online in Michigan.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
Tesla (TSLA) could be a $2 trillion company in just ‘1 or 2 years,’ says top Wall Street analyst
January 14, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) could be worth 1$ to $2 trillion in just “1 or 2 years,” according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives.
Tesla’s (TSLA) Historic Run
Tesla’s stock has been on a historic run over the last year that has not only pushed the company’s valuation to new highs…
Tesla is looking to implement new automated camera system for quality inspection at Fremont factory
January 14, 2021
Tesla is looking to implement new automated camera system for quality inspection on manufacturing lines at its Fremont factory.
The move comes amid continued concerns regarding Tesla’s quality issues.
Tesla Automated Camera Quality Inspection
Electrek has spotted a new…
Ather 450X showcased at CES 2021, claimed to be ‘quickest two-wheeler in 125cc category’
January 13, 2021
Ather Energy took to this year’s all-digital CES 2021 to showcase the company’s latest electric scooter, the Ather 450X.
The flagship electric scooter from the Bangalore-based startup is rated for a top speed of 80 km/h and a range of 116 km (72 miles).
It also features zippy acceleration with a 0-40 km/h (0-25 mph) time of 3.3 seconds.
The company claims that the Ather 450X is the quickest…
Hyundai releases new images of the IONIQ 5 electric car, makes vague claim about fast charging
January 13, 2021
Hyundai released new images of the IONIQ 5 electric car ahead of its launch next month and makes a vague claim about its fast-charging capability.
Hyundai IONIQ 5
Last year, the Korean automaker announced that “IONIQ” will become a new EV brand and confirmed three new…
First ride: We tested the new SONDORS e-bikes: Rockstar, Cruiser, LX, and MadMods e-moped
January 13, 2021
Electric bicycle company SONDORS has been busy over the last six months, unveiling a handful of new e-bikes and rushing them into production. We got the chance to test out the company’s latest four models including the SONDORS Rockstar, Cruiser, LX, and the upcoming…
Birds.ai’s View Solar uses AI to analyze solar plants
January 13, 2021
Birds.ai, a Delft, Netherlands-based artificial intelligence (AI) company that specializes in visual inspections by “converting images into meaningful figures and numbers,” has debuted its newest product, View Solar, at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Solar AI
Birds.ai’s unique solar platform creates a bird’s-eye view by analyzing visual and thermal aerial images from…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 12, 2021
January 13, 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…
Rumors about Apple Car have become more frequent in recent weeks, and it seems there’s more to come. The Verge reported today that Apple had talks last year with Canoo, a startup focused on electric vehicles and related technologies, to push the development of the…
Rivian’s upcoming Amazon delivery van has been spotted in the wild in the LA area, seemingly being used in some sort of test capacity in the real world.
It looks about as we expected it would, but one surprise stands out: a loud “pedestrian-warning” noisemaker which sounds about as unpleasant as our worst fears.
Just last month Rivian’s van was spotted in prototype-form in Irvine, doing…
