If you are an EV owner with a dryer in your garage, you’ve probably dreamed up the NeoCharge product already. And if you have a second EV, you’ve surely needed one rather than calling an electrician to run a second 240V line. What is this black magic device, exactly?
Specs
Output power: 24A/5.7kW—40A/9.6kW
Voltage: 240 VAC nominal, single phase
Input: NEMA 14-50P
Outputs: 2 x NEMA…
Tesla reverts to again not sharing pictures of used cars for sale
September 14, 2020
Tesla has once again changed its used car policy. It is reverting back to not sharing pictures of its used vehicles for sale.
Since Tesla doesn’t use the dealer model, it has arguably the greatest hold on the used car market for its own vehicles.
It gets a steady flow of…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla teasing an important design change, the $5 billion TSLA capital raise, Lucid Air performance, and more.
Discover all the new and…
Tesla (TSLA) excluded from S&P 500 reshuffle despite being worth 9x all 3 new firms combined
September 14, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has been excluded from the latest S&P 500 reshuffle despite being worth 9 times more than all 3 new companies being included in the index combined.
Over the last few months, Tesla has been rumored to be included in the S&P after it achieved the requirements for eligibility.
The S&P 500, or simply the S&P, is a stock market index that measures the stock performance of…
Climate Crisis Weekly: ‘Coal plants make no sense economically’
September 14, 2020
The UN secretary-general urges G20 nations to ditch coal completely in a climate conference.
Planting seagrass needs to play an important part in reducing emissions. Here’s why.
Writer Andrew McCormick asks, “The sitting president has no climate plan. Why isn’t that…
Considering current events, this Labor Day likely won’t be celebrated quite like last year, with big picnics and group outings. Instead of packed crowds this year, you could be using your day off to explore the great outdoors on a fast and fun electric bicycle.
What’s…
Tesla owners have banded together through an owners’ club in California to put trash cans at Superchargers and keep the charging stations clean.
Who the hell leaves their trash on the ground?
Well, a lot of people unfortunately.
Not having a trash can handy is not an excuse to leave your trash on the ground, but the availability of trash cans does help encourage people who would be tempted…
Tesla Sentry Mode helps recover stolen RV caught on video
September 14, 2020
A Tesla owner managed to recover his stolen RV thanks to the help of Tesla Sentry Mode that captured the theft on video.
Tesla’s Sentry Mode is an integrated surveillance system inside Tesla’s vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car.
The system detects when…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 5, 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…
Bill Gates says Tesla Semi and electric airplanes will ‘probably never’ work, and he is wrong
September 14, 2020
Bill Gates has thrown some cold water on the Tesla Semi project and recent comments from Elon Musk about the possibility of commercial electric airplanes.
Is he right?
In recent years, Gates has focused on using his fortune to try and fix major problems in the world.
He is getting more attention lately due to his early warnings of the world not being ready for a pandemic prior to the COVID-19…
