The first Tesla vehicles are starting to go into the tunnels of the new Boring Company Loop in Las Vegas for testing.
It looks like they are getting closer to launching the new transportation system.
A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city.
The first system is being deployed at…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 21, 2020
October 22, 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 (TSLA) releases Q3 2020 results: destroys both revenue and profit expectations
October 22, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has released its financial results and shareholders letter for the third quarter of 2020 after market close today.
We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for…
Tesla has released new pictures of the Model Y factory at Shanghai Gigafactory ahead of the start of production.
The start of Model Y production in Shanghai is considered critical to Tesla’s growth.
There’s no doubt that the Chinese market has become extremely important to automaker and Tesla has taken full advantage of it by becoming the first foreign automaker to have a wholly-owned factory…
Tesla claims solar roof install in less than 2 days, finally accelerates solar power deployment
October 22, 2020
Tesla has apparently finally turned a corner when it comes to its solar business and it is even claiming to have completed a solar roof install in less than 2 days.
Though there’s a big caveat to that claim.
Ever since Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, new solar power…
Porsche Taycan EV gains exclusive Apple Podcasts and Apple Music time-synced lyrics integration
October 21, 2020
Last year Porsche and Apple collaborated to integrate Apple Music streaming directly in the first all-electric Taycan. Now the German automaker and Apple are extending the partnership to bring new features to Porsche’s first electric vehicle. Apple Music’s time-synced…
Australia to host the latest world’s largest solar farm
October 21, 2020
It looks as though the latest holder of the title, “world’s largest solar farm,” is set to be Newcastle Waters in Australia’s Northern Territory. The solar farm in the Outback will be capable of producing 10 gigawatts and will be so big that it will be able to be seen from space.
The Newcastle Waters solar farm, which will sit on a 10,000-square-kilometer (3,861-square-mile) cattle…
Gazelle is one of the major players in the Dutch e-bike market, building comfortable city bikes with electric assist. Now the company is adding two new models to its Ultimate line for the North American market, the Gazelle Ultimate C8 and Ultimate C380.
Gazelle’s bikes…
EGEB: Poland’s largest utility wants to dump coal
October 21, 2020
Poland’s largest utility, PGE, announces it wants to get rid of coal and become net zero by 2050.
EU environment ministers will make the EU’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 legally binding.
66% of US voters said they support Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan.
Arcadia…
Tesla battery supplier LG Chem prepares to triple cylindrical cell production, hints at own 4680 cell
October 21, 2020
LG Chem, who recently started supplying Tesla with cylindrical battery cells, announced that it is preparing to triple cylindrical cell production.
The company even hinted that it would make its own battery cells like Tesla’s new 4680 cell.
Most automakers making electric vehicles are using pouch cells.
On the other hand, Tesla has pioneered the use of cylindrical battery cells in its electric…
