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 biggest battery” when it was put in operation in 2018 by Neoen, an energy provider who owns and operates the battery system.
It…
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…
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 would only apply brakes or steer away if it wasn’t 100% certain a collision was inevitable. It could still reduce the…
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…
England increases its plastic bag levy. Why can’t the US do this?
September 14, 2020
The UK’s government has raised the 5p charge on plastic bags in England to 10p, which will be effective from April 2021. It will be extended to all retailers in order to curb plastic waste pollution. So why can’t the US work to ban bags at a national level?
Plastic…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 2, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla Instrument Cluster is not dead, gets a new suspension widget
September 14, 2020
Tesla’s instrument cluster hasn’t seen many updates since the automaker started focusing on Model 3 and Model Y, which don’t have a traditional instrument cluster.
But it has now gotten a rare new update: a new suspension widget.
With Model 3 and Model Y, Tesla…
Watch 35 MPH and 3,000W electric unicycle getting air in slick new video
September 14, 2020
The InMotion V11 takes the general concept of an electric unicycle and then ratchets the insanity up to “11” with a gigantic motor and true air suspension.
The InMotion V11 electric unicycle was first announced in April of this year.
While a 35 mph (56 km/h) electric…
Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage
September 14, 2020
Ford is training dealers to favorably compare the Mustang Mach-E against the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y in new training material.
When Ford first launched the Mustang Mach-E, it came with some inevitable comparisons with Tesla.
As the market leader in electric cars, most automakers are benchmarking against Tesla vehicles, and EV buyers are quick to compare new entrants with the now…
