In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
China says at the UN virtual climate summit that it will triple its wind and solar in 10 years.
The US didn’t attend the UN virtual climate summit. What’s its green energy plan?
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so…
Subaru announces all-electric Forester-size vehicle and you won’t believe when it’s coming
December 15, 2020
Subaru has announced a new upcoming all-electric car, which will be a Forester-sized vehicle, in one of the weakest electric vehicle announcements we have seen to date.
Like its part-owner Toyota, Subaru has been tentative in making all-electric vehicles, and instead, they…
Zoox, a startup developing an electric and autonomous vehicle that was recently purchased by Amazon, has unveiled its autonomous electric vehicle. It has a massive battery pack.
Zoox has been a relatively secretive startup that has been developing a fully electric and…
Simon Cowell may sue ‘death trap’ electric motorbike maker after breaking spine in accident
December 14, 2020
TV personality Simon Cowell is apparently considering taking legal action against an electric motorbike (not ebike) manufacturer after suffering serious injuries in a crash.
The electric motorbike Cowell was riding is known as a Swind EB-01.
Much of the media has misreported the story by describing the Swind EB-01 as an electric bicycle. In fact, the bike’s performance puts it into a very…
Mercedes-Benz unveils several new electric car prototypes, prepares 6 EVs to enter production
December 14, 2020
Mercedes-Benz is reminding everyone that it’s serious about electric vehicles today as it unveils several new electric car pre-production prototypes.
The automaker prepares to bring six electric vehicles to production in the next two years alone.
The German automaker has…
Rivian’s Amazon delivery van prototype spotted in Irvine, Calif.
December 14, 2020
Rivian was spotted testing its delivery van near the company’s facility in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday. The van is part of a deal with Amazon, which has ordered 100,000 of them from Rivian after leading a $700 million funding round for the company.
Rivian is…
Over the last few years I’ve had the pleasure of throwing my leg over hundreds of electric bicycles. And with the skyrocketing popularity of e-bikes this year, 2020 saw me doing more electric bicycle reviews than ever before.
With so many unique advantages among the many different bikes, I’ve chosen my favorite models from several different categories of e-bikes below.
Commuter electric…
Tesla announced that it is going to shut down Model S and Model X production lines for an extended period of time during this holiday season.
It’s the latest indication pointing to a possible design refresh.
Tesla first brought the Model S to market back in 2012.
The…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 12, 2020
December 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 offers one year of free Supercharging to incentivize deliveries in record quarter attempt
December 13, 2020
Electrek has learned that Tesla is now offering one year of free Supercharging to incentivize deliveries by the end of the year as it attempts another record quarter.
Yesterday, we reported on Elon Musk writing in an email to employees that Tesla is seeing strong demand but the automaker needs to increase production fast in order to deliver on expectations.
As we previously reported, Tesla is…
