Lucid Motors has achieved a new personal record getting closer to Tesla Model S Plaid’s own record at the Laguna Seca racetrack with its own tri-motor electric performance vehicle.
But there are caveats.
The Laguna Seca racetrack is becoming the scene to develop the highest performance electric car and consequently, the highest performance production car ever.
Last year, Tesla completed a lap…
Tesla releases new software update with 2 new small features
September 30, 2020
Tesla has started releasing a new software update with two new small features: Priority Bluetooth Device and Glovebox PIN.
Today, Tesla has started pushing a new 2020.40 software update to its fleet.
It includes somewhat minor but useful new features.
If you have ever…
Could this smart electric motor change the world?
September 30, 2020
Turntide Technologies, which manufactures the Smart Motor System, “the world’s first sustainable electric motor with digital DNA,” announced a recently completed $33 million funding round with support from the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund.
Amazon’s Climate Pledge…
Tesla (TSLA) has achieved record delivery volumes last week, according to sources familiar with the matter, as quarterly delivery expectations are jumping to record highs.
Last weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk thanked his team for “great work on deliveries”:
Thanks Tesla Team for great work on deliveries! For new owners, we super appreciate accommodating us on delivery timing! Definitely one of…
EGEB: Shell cuts up to 9k jobs in oil demand slump
September 30, 2020
Royal Dutch Shell will cut up to 9,000 jobs by 2022 due to the pandemic and lack of oil demand.
Turntide’s Smart Motor System has the potential to reduce global electricity consumption by 25%.
Sustainable technology company Furrion launches a solar cooler that also packs a…
The motorcycle industry has always lagged behind the automotive industry, and while electric police cars are old news these days, many police departments and even military divisions are still learning the benefits of electric motorcycles for fleet duty.
Here are a number of…
Tesla reduces Solar Roof price, updates website
September 30, 2020
Tesla has slightly reduced the price Solar Roof prices and updated its webpage for the product with new information.
In October of last year, Tesla launched version 3 of its Solar Roof tiles, which is now also known as Solarglass, and it saw a significant price decrease through optimization and faster installation.
We posted a Tesla Solar Roof V3 real quote comparison showing that the price…
Indian Motorcycles unveils its first eFTR electric motorcycle, but there’s a small catch
September 30, 2020
The small catch is that the first Indian electric motorcycle is also for small riders. As in children.
Indian decided to go for the pint-sized market with its first electric model. And in doing so, they’ve also revealed what they were working on earlier this summer when…
President Donald Trump claimed support for electric cars during the presidential debate with former Vice-President Joe Biden and appeared to take credit for the federal EV tax credit implemented during the Obama administration.
The first presidential debate of the 2020…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 29, 2020
September 30, 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…
