Tesla is going to release its ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to some customers who are “expert and careful drivers” next week, says CEO Elon Musk.
Over the last few months, Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla working on “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.”
He has been teasing the new core change to Autopilot, which should be able to interpret its environment in…
Hyundai to recall 77,000 Kona electric cars over risk of battery fire, fights LG Chem over cause
October 12, 2020
Hyundai is reportedly preparing to recall 77,000 Kona electric cars worldwide over the risk of a battery fire as the automaker is fighting with LG Chem, the battery supplier, over the cause.
Last summer, a Hyundai Kona EV burst out into flames inside a garage near Montreal…
Tesla is updating the interior of the Model 3 to let owners lock their Sentry Mode/TeslaCam storage device in the glovebox.
Sentry Mode is Tesla’s integrated surveillance system inside its vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car to record potential vandalism or…
Tesla releases new Model 3 wheels with 2021 refresh
October 11, 2020
Tesla has released a new Model 3 wheel design as part of its 2021 refresh and the vehicles are starting to ship.
Over the last few days, we have been reporting on Tesla currently updating the Model 3 with a significant refresh that includes several new features.
The rollout is kind of strange since the automaker has yet to confirm any of the new features despite starting to ship out the new…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 10, 2020
October 11, 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…
The US presidential election is almost here and voting has started. For the earth’s future, it’s everything.
Vice President Joe Biden releases the first political ad exclusively about climate change in the US.
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough launch the biggest…
First look at Tesla’s new center console in 2021 Model 3 refresh
October 10, 2020
After the news of Tesla’s 2021 Model 3 refresh earlier this week, we now get a first look at Tesla’s new center console coming with the update.
Earlier this week, we learned that Tesla is releasing a Model 3 refresh with several updated features.
The new vehicle is listed as a ‘2021’ model year, which is a rare actual model year change for Tesla, and it is starting to roll off the line…
Podcast: Tesla Model 3 refresh, Tesla PR, Solar Roof, and more
October 10, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla preparing a Model 3 refresh, Tesla disbands PR, Solar Roof problems, and more.
Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify…
Tesla batteries to power a passenger boat
October 9, 2020
Two Swedish companies announced that they are using Tesla batteries to convert a passenger boat to electric propulsion for some eco-friendly sight-seeing.
Eco Sightseeing, a company offering electric boat tours in Sweden, and El & Marinteknik, a specialist in electric…
NIU stock price jumps 12% after selling quarter-million electric scooters last quarter
October 9, 2020
The leading electric scooter company NIU has been on a tear lately, which has been reflected in its soaring stock price.
Today, the Beijing-based company released a positive Q3 sales numbers update.
The company’s stock, which is listed on the NASDAQ, jumped to an all-time high of $26.42, a daily increase of over 12%.
NIU announced that the company had sold 250,889 electric scooters in Q3 of…
