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…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta has impressed with its capacity to navigate city streets and it now looks like it can also detect and avoid road debris, according to a new video.
Like Tesla Autopilot, the automaker’s new Full Self-Driving Beta requires driver attention…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 3, 2020
November 4, 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…
Tesla hacker “green” has found some indications in Tesla’s latest software update that points to the automaker including a 5G modem and hotspot capability in its vehicles.
Connectivity has been a flagship feature of Tesla’s offering in the auto industry.
It not only enables several fun and useful features for customers, but Tesla has also been using the connectivity to collect data from…
The US quits the Paris Agreement tomorrow, here’s what’s next
November 4, 2020
As of midnight Eastern, the US leaves the Paris Agreement, the 2015 pact between 197 countries to stop global warming “well below” 2C, and work to hold it at 1.5C. Donald Trump formally withdrew the US from the global climate pact on November 4, 2019. The timing in…
Tesla (TSLA) is getting new battery cells from Panasonic with faster charging capacity
November 4, 2020
We can expect Tesla vehicles to get a bump in charging speed as the automaker is reportedly about to get new battery cells produced by Panasonic at Gigafactory Nevada with faster charging capacity.
Earlier this year, Panasonic announced an extra $100 million investment in…
From nearly the instant that Phoenix-based electric bicycle startup Lectric Bikes first unveiled the Lectric XP last year, the affordable little folding e-bike rocketed to the forefront of the budget e-bike market. And now that the company has added the Lectric XP Step-Thru as the second model in the lineup, even more riders are discovering the joy of an e-bike that offers big thrills for a small…
EGEB: Oil and gas giant Equinor pledges to become net zero
November 4, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Equinor is the latest European fossil-fuel giant to announce a new net zero emissions goal.
The US quits the Paris Agreement tomorrow — here’s what happens next.
Convenience-store chain Wawa hosts an EV parade in Virginia…
Here’s a new $32,000 electric camper and we are highly skeptical
November 4, 2020
A new $32,000 electric camper is getting some hype this week, but we are highly skeptical about the vehicle. Is it a scam?
Electric Brands, a Germany-based startup, has been taking reservations and investments for what it calls the eBussy, a modular electric vehicle…
Here’s what Tesla Gigafactory Nevada is supposed to look like
November 4, 2020
Tesla Gigafactory Nevada is infamously only “30% complete” and it has been that way for the past 3 years.
Here’s what it is supposed to look like and what Tesla and Panasonic are supposed to do with the extra space.
Tesla Gigafactory Nevada was the first major step in Tesla’s effort to secure battery cell supply for its ambitious growth.
The automaker partnered with Panasonic to deploy…
