Eight out of 15 deaths in Hurricane Laura on the US’s Gulf Coast were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators, as NPR wrote in September. And that’s not an isolated incident — 85% of all carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in the US are caused by portable generators because people mistakenly run them indoors or in their garage when they lose power.
Mark Rabin is the CEO of…
Tesla (TSLA) slashes Model S price, now starts at just $71,990
October 13, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has reduced the price of its flagship sedan, the Model S, today. The electric car now starts at just $71,990.
The Model S and Model X programs have been in declined for a while now.
Tesla delivered 15,200 units of both vehicles last quarter – down from…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 12, 2020
October 13, 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 is looking to move to steer-by-wire with new motor and geartrain team in Austin
October 13, 2020
Tesla is looking into moving “current and future vehicle programs” to steer-by-wire with a new motor, geartrain, and chassis team in Austin, Texas.
Over the last few months, we have been reporting on how Tesla plans to establish new teams in Austin that are not directly related to the new Gigafactory under construction.
For example, we previously reported on Tesla building a new video game and…
As electric bicycles become increasingly prevalent, innovation in the industry has led to a slew of new designs and tech. Interestingly, much of that technology has been co-opted into new forms of personal electric vehicles that are e-bike-like but not quite electric…
Tesla and Elon Musk are targets of new TikTok smear campaign paid by mysterious company
October 12, 2020
Tesla and Elon Musk are targeted in a new paid TikTok smear campaign over claims that they participated in “employee health negligence and union busting.”
MSCHF, a somewhat mysterious company that has done strange product drops and stunt marketing campaigns, is behind…
Electric cars will triple market share in Europe in 2020
October 12, 2020
Electric cars will triple their market share in Europe this year as a result of EU car emissions targets, according to a new report released today from Transport & Environment (T&E), a European umbrella group for non-governmental organizations that work in transport and the environment, and promote sustainable transport in Europe.
T&E analyzed sales and carmakers’ compliance…
Tesla (TSLA) has taken its first regulatory step to prepare for the production of its new 4680 battery cell in Texas.
When we revealed Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell ahead of the Battery Day last month, we first reported about Tesla’s plan to deploy battery cell…
Banning offshore oil drilling is great. But that’s not the only thing that got banned.
EU car emissions targets are causing a huge growth in electric cars in Europe.
The running cost of EVs in the US cost $634 less annually than ICE cars.
Arcadia Power is committed to…
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…
