If you thought you knew all of the mid-drive motors in the e-bike world, think again. The French company Valeo has just unveiled a radical new type of mid-drive electric motor that adds a built-in automatic transmission.
Automatic transmissions alone aren’t unique in the e-bike space.
We’ve tested several models that feature mid-drive motors paired with automatic transmissions.
They’re…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 19, 2020
December 20, 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 increases new Model 3 range in new software update
December 19, 2020
Tesla has started pushing a new software update that is increasing the range on new 2021 Model 3 vehicles.
It looks like Tesla both delivered an efficiency improvement and changed the displayed range.
Earlier this year, Tesla introduced several hardware updates to Model 3…
If you’ve been on the hunt for your own little snow-going electric tank mobile (haven’t we all?), then the ENVO SnowKart may be right up your alley.
The last time we checked out British Columbia, Canada-based ENVO, it was to ogle over their conversion kit that turns a mountain bike into an electric snowmobile.
Now I’m left with a desire to go even deeper down the rabbit snowhole with an…
EGEB: FIA says Formula One will be net zero by 2030
December 19, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
FIA says Formula One will be carbon neutral in 2021 and net zero by 2030.
A zero-carbon emission hydrogen fuel cell developer wins the 2020 NASA iTech Initiative Cycle II award.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
Tesla is again forced to stop construction at Gigafactory Berlin due to missing $100 million deposit
December 19, 2020
Tesla is reportedly again forced to stop construction at Gigafactory Berlin due to the fact that they didn’t give a $100 million security deposit over the potential demolition of the project.
It’s the second time that a missed payment has affected the project.
In…
World’s largest offshore wind farm to use giant 14MW turbines
December 19, 2020
Equinor’s and SSE’s Dogger Bank is the world’s largest offshore wind farm. It’s being built in three phases — A, B, and C — off England’s northeast coast. And phase C will see GE’s 14MW Haliade-X turbines, upgraded from 13MW (previously the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation), deployed for the first time.
GE Renewable Energy is supplying 190 Haliade-X 13MW offshore…
Tesla (TSLA) reaches new all-time high, and investors can expect wild ride to continue
December 19, 2020
Tesla’ stock (TSLA) is reaching a new all-time high on its last day before its S&P500 inclusion, and investors can expect the wild ride to continue with more volatility.
Last month, the S&P announced that Tesla will be included in the next reshuffle of the…
Podcast: Tesla Model S/X production shutdown, battery cost fall, Toyota is over, and more
December 19, 2020
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla shutting down Model S and Model X production shutdown, battery cost falling under $100 per kWh, Toyota missing the boat on EV, and…
Electric vehicle startup Canoo has unveiled a new $33,000 electric delivery van to follow its passenger electric vehicle, and it teases an upcoming electric pickup truck.
Canoo is a California-based startup that basically spun out of Faraday Future.
As we previously reported, Stefan Krause, former BMW and Deutsche Bank CFO, and BMW’s former head of EVs, Ulrich Kranz, were two of Faraday…
