WowGo has become a favorite budget-level electric skateboard manufacturer, thanks to the company’s high-performance yet low-cost boards. The WowGo Knight is the brand’s latest entry into the market and helps improve upon an already well-received design.
Around this time last year, I was reviewing the $599 WowGo 3 and gushing about how impressive its ride was compared to its low price.
Now…
Tesla Sentry mode captures owner being attacked over dispute for blocking a charging station
December 11, 2020
Tesla Sentry Mode managed to capture footage of an incident where a Tesla owner was attacked by someone over a dispute regarding the attacker blocking a charging station.
The police was able to use the Sentry Mode footage to make an arrest.
Sentry Mode is Tesla’s…
Frankfurt Auto Show, world’s largest, transforms into more inclusive 2021 IAA Mobility show in Munich
December 11, 2020
In a sign of the times and our changing world, the IAA (International Motor Show Germany), which was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will return in 2021 as IAA Mobility with a new and broader focus on all forms of mobility. It will also be moving from its…
Tesla approved to keep clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin, court says enough effort to capture snakes
December 11, 2020
Tesla has received approval to resume clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin after they were asked to stop over the potential of disturbing snakes and lizards at the site.
The court believes that Tesla has done enough to help the creatures, which entailed capturing and moving them.
Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla being ordered by the court to stop its tree clearing at Gigafactory…
EGEB: $226B New York State pension fund sets 2040 net zero target
December 11, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New York State’s retirement fund is the first US public pension fund to set a net zero goal by that date.
NRG Energy has announced North America’s first Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB).
Rhode Island’s largest single…
Tesla is rumored to have a deal with Steel Dynamics to supply the steel for the Cybertruck electric pickup truck from a new $1.7 billion factory in Texas – not too far from Tesla’s own Texas factory.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck last year, one of the most…
Bollinger has unveiled an updated design for its electric SUV and pickup trucks with new “production-intent” versions.
The startup is a New York-founded (now Michigan-based) EV company that has been developing a very simple yet versatile electric truck platform.
They first unveiled an all-electric Jeep-like truck, the Bollinger B1, and later a pickup version, the Bollinger B2.
Both…
Ducati’s range of electric bicycles has been big news in Europe over the last couple of years since the company’s big e-bike debut. But today Ducati is announcing that the motorcycle brand will finally bring its e-bikes to the US.
The first models to become available…
Tesla announces new leasing experience
December 10, 2020
Tesla is announcing today a new leasing experience that will be launched early next year with a new online portal for leasees.
Here’s what we know so far.
Tesla owners can manage almost their entire ownership experience through their Tesla Account portal on Tesla’s…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 9, 2020
December 10, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…