In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Canadian firm Li-Cycle will construct a $175 million Li-ion battery recycling plant in New York.
Vietnam sees a rooftop solar boom in 2020.
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 it’s important to shop for the best…
GM is starting a huge campaign this week in the US and will be rolling out in phases globally to highlight the automaker’s move to electrification. The campaign was done by McCann as well as the logo and type, which was developed in-house. It’s a big change and will…
Tesla incidents of ‘accelerating by themselves’ were due to driver using wrong pedal, NHTSA says
January 9, 2021
The incidents of sudden acceleration involving Tesla vehicles where drivers said that the vehicles were “accelerating by themselves” were due to user errors, according to a NHTSA investigation.
Tesla Sudden Acceleration
Last year, we reported that the National Highway…
Tesla’s new 244-mile range Model Y is far from ‘unacceptable’ and will sell like hotcakes
January 9, 2021
Tesla’s new 244-mile range Model Y was previously called “unacceptable” by Elon Musk, but we believe it’s far from the case and will sell like hotcakes.
Tesla Model Y standard range is ‘unacceptable’
If you missed it, last night, we reported on Tesla launching a new Model Y Standard Range RWD with 244 miles of range.
The launch was surprising considering CEO Elon Musk said that…
Podcast: Tesla (TSLA) stock to the moon (or Mars), new Model Y, $25,000 Tesla, and more
January 9, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla (TSLA) stock going to the moon (or Mars), a new Model Y, the timing of the $25,000 Tesla car, and more.
The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred…
There were a number of fascinating new electric motorcycles that were slated for release in 2020, but many saw their timelines stretched by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now 2021 appears to be the year of the new e-moto swarm with a score of models set to finally debut. Here are…
In December 2019, plugin electric vehicles (PEVs) made up 6.6% of the UK market share. In December 2020, PEVs made up 23.4% of the market share. That’s a huge jump in just one year for PEV sales in the UK.
And the Tesla Model 3 was the UK’s best selling auto overall in the last month of 2020, at 5,798 vehicles.
The UK electric vehicle market sales in December 2020 are as follows…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 7, 2021
January 8, 2021
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…
Rivian is hinting at offering factory wraps on its upcoming electric R1t pickup truck and R1S SUV.
Rivian R1S and R1T
Late last year, Rivian released the details of the first production versions of the R1T and R1S:
Rivian reveals new R1T electric pickup price, cheaper but…
Tesla is launching today the Model Y with a new Standard Range RWD version and a new third-row 7-seat option.
It brings the base price of the electric SUV down to just $42,000.
Tesla Model Y
Tesla has been selling and delivering the Model Y for almost a year now, but the buyers have been limited to only two options:
Tesla Model Y Long Range Dual Motor
Tesla Model Y Performance
It resulted in…
