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Tesla is working with Panasonic to build new 4680 battery cell pilot production line at Giga Nevada

October 31, 2020

Panasonic announced that it is working with Tesla to build a new prototype production line to produce its 4680 battery cell at Gigafactory Nevada. In a conference call following the release of its latest earnings, Panasonic’s Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu Umeda announced that they are working with Tesla to produce its new 4680 battery cell that was announced on ‘Battery Day’ last…

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Polestar recalls almost all Polestar 2 electric cars over inverter and battery issues

October 31, 2020

Polestar announced today that it is recalling almost all Polestar 2 electric cars that it has delivered globally over an issue with its power inverter and its battery pack coolant heater. It’s not easy to be an EV startup. Polestar is Volvo’s former performance brand…

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Audi E-Tron Sportback first drive — can it compete with Tesla’s Model X?

October 31, 2020

In the late summer, we were given the keys to Audi’s second all-electric car, the E-Tron Sportback, and while there is much to admire, it has taken us a little longer than usual to broadcast. Why? Well, there has always seemed to be more affordable, and in turn more…

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EGEB: Trump ends protection of 55% of US’ largest national forest

October 31, 2020

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Trump administration finalizes a plan to open vast portions of the Tongass in Alaska to logging. A hydrogen-powered terminal tractor is being tested in the Port of Rotterdam. The Environmental Protection Network releases an updated report of EPA environmental rollbacks. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…

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Tesla officially increases price of its Full Self-Driving Kickstarter campaign to $10,000

October 31, 2020

Tesla has now officially increased the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $10,000 in the US. That’s quite a price for a model that most closely resembles a Kickstarter campaign. In a Kickstarter campaign, companies ask customers to purchase a product before it is…

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GM unveils 1977 K5 Blazer-E with electric power thanks to its upcoming eCrate conversion kit

October 31, 2020

GM has unveiled its 1977 Chevy K5 Blazer-E converted to electric power with its upcoming eCrate conversion kit using Chevy Bolt EV batteries. Last year, GM unveiled an electric pickup hot rod concept with two Bolt EV batteries packaged into an “eCrate” concept for easy…

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Quick Charge Podcast: October 29, 2020

October 31, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…

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Tesla tests Supercharger limited time discounts to offset expensive peak demand charges

October 31, 2020

Tesla is apparently starting to test discounted rates at Supercharger stations in order to offset expensive peak demand charges. Do you think it’s going to work? Electric utilities are making large energy users pay ‘demand charges’ during peak use that can be quite…

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Tesla Model 3 2021 EPA rating shows Tesla’s efficiency supremacy

October 30, 2020

The EPA is starting to release its ratings on 2021 electric cars, and Tesla is again showing its efficiency supremacy. 2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range is getting an impressive 134 MPGe efficiency rating. Earlier this month, we reported on how Tesla has made an early model year…

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The US is doubling e-bike imports this year to half a million, and even that isn’t enough

October 30, 2020

The electric bicycle boom in the United States is bigger than we thought, and it’s only getting bigger. When the US economy began feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this past February and March, many in the e-bike industry feared the worst. At least until we witnessed an unexpected twist of fate. E-bikes, much like toilet paper for some reason, were the pandemic’s surprising winners…