Cleantech & EV'sNews

Shipping is an enormous polluter — crucial decisions are coming

A group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has released a statement ahead of next week’s talks at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) that claims the initial IMO GHG Strategy, the 2018 climate deal agreed to by over 100 countries, risks being undermined at negotiations next week by a small number of countries. The seventh meeting of the IMO’s Intersessional Working Group…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Watch Lotus’ $2 million Evija hypercar on the racetrack with otherworldly electric motor sound

Lotus is today unveiling new working prototypes of its upcoming $2 million all-electric Evija hypercar, and it brought the prototypes to the racetrack. Last year, Lotus announced plans to build its first all-electric vehicle: a £1.7 million ($2.1 million) 2,000 hp all-electric hypercar called Evija. Today, the British automaker made the “dynamic public” by putting Evija on the racetrack at…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla gives big range increase to Model S Performance

Tesla has given quite a significant range increase to the Model S Performance, but it’s the only trim of the Model S to receive an update. Today, Tesla has updated its online configurators to confirm many anticipated changes to its lineup. Model 3 has received its anticipated 2021 refresh, Model Y is getting a small range bump, and Model X is getting a decent range increase. We previously…
Read more
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla boosts Model Y range

Tesla has increased the range for both of the Model Y configurations with an update to the electric SUV today.. While the Model 3 is getting a more significant refresh today, Model Y is also getting some love with a longer range. Both versions of the electric SUV are…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: October 15, 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…
Read more