ŠKODA has unveiled the ENYAQ iV, an interesting new electric SUV based on VW’s MEB platform for mass production of electric vehicles.
All of Volkswagen brands are benefiting from the development of the MEB platform, a modular electric platform that can support a variety of different vehicle models.
The Czech ŠKODA is one of the first to take advantage of it with the new ENYAQ iV unveiled…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 1, 2020
September 14, 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…
Canadians might be able to travel at 1,000 km/hr on a hyperloop
September 14, 2020
Hyperloop developer TransPod has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a 1,000 km/h system in Alberta, Canada. The MoU with Alberta’s government is intended to attract private investment in order to build the multibillion-dollar project.
TransPod
TransPod is a…
Shimano unveils new higher torque electric bike motor with less ‘lurch’
September 14, 2020
It’s lighter, it’s stronger, it’s better… It’s the new Shimano EP8 mid-drive motor system for electric mountain bikes.
The bicycle component giant has just released its latest electric bicycle drive unit with a number of performance upgrades.
Shimano releases new EP8 e-bike motor
The new Shimano EP8 mid-drive motor unit packs even more torque than Shimano’s previous drive units, up to…
Southern California-based Monday Motorbikes has just launched the company’s latest electric moped known as the Anza.
Anza electric moped unveiled
The new electric moped is named after Anza Street in San Francisco, California, where Monday Motorbikes began testing their…
The “Big Tesla Battery” system in Australia is officially not the “world’s biggest battery” anymore, but the company might retake that crown soon with a new giant project.
The 100 MW/129 MWh Tesla Powerpack project in South Australia became “the world’s…
Lucid Air beats Tesla Model S with insane 9.9-second quarter-mile
September 14, 2020
Lucid Motors has released a new video of its Air electric sedan beating the Tesla Model S on a quarter-mile run with an insanely impressive 9.9-second time.
Lucid Motors is preparing to launch its highly anticipated Air electric sedan next week.
The electric car has been in the works for years, and it is getting a lot of hype lately, thanks to the third-party test results of the EPA range test…
EGEB: Solar-window tech makes a leap forward with better clarity
September 14, 2020
Scientists have figured out how solar windows can be more transparent and still provide energy.
Only 1 in 10 of the world’s electric utility companies are prioritizing green energy over fossil fuels.
England will double its plastic bag charge from 5p to 10p per bag from…
Watch Tesla Autopilot help avoid a truck out-of-control
September 14, 2020
A Tesla owner shared a video of what appears to be Tesla Autopilot helping avoid a truck out-of-control in the right lane.
During the early days of Autopilot, Tesla was limiting the system from making drastic evasion maneuvers in order to avoid causing accidents.
Instead, it…
Tesla receives full support from German government in Elon Musk’s visit w/ economy minister
September 14, 2020
Tesla is set to get “every assistance” from the German government, according to a comment from the economy minister in a meeting with Elon Musk.
As we previously reported, Musk is in Germany this week to review Tesla’s vaccine printer venture with CureVac and Gigafactory Berlin.
Yesterday, he visited CureVac. Today, he had a meeting with Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic…
