Polaris already had its eye on developing a series of off-road electric vehicles spanning its many product classes. And now that goal looks all but certain after a new partnership between Polaris and Zero Motorcycles to co-develop electric off-road vehicles was announced this morning.
Zero Motorcycles is the undisputed leader in electric motorcycles in the West, with a larger share of the North…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 28, 2020
September 29, 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…
Elon Musk is frustrated by media coverage of Tesla Battery Day, calling it “sad” and expressing his belief that there’s a a lack of appreciation for manufacturing.
In an interview that appears to have been edited on Kara Swisher’s podcast, Tesla CEO Elon Musk…
Honda unveils sleek new electric SUV concept, showing ‘future mass-production model’ trend
September 28, 2020
Honda has unveiled a sleek new electric SUV concept in China, and the automaker claims that it’s an indication of a “future mass-production model.”
At the 2020 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Honda unveiled the “Honda SUV e:concept.”
Unfortunately, the automaker didn’t reveal any spec or clear plan to bring the electric SUV to production.
However, Honda notes that the…
64 countries pledge to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
September 28, 2020
World leaders, including the entire European Union, have committed to reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 in a 10-point pledge.
Biodiversity pledge
The announcement comes ahead of a major UN biodiversity summit, which will be virtual from New York, on Wednesday. The…
Ford announces $1.8 billion investment to produce ‘fully battery electric vehicles’ in Canada
September 28, 2020
Ford announced today that it is investing $1.8 billion CAD to produce “fully battery electric vehicles” in Canada.
The announcement is part of a deal between Ford and Unifor, an important general trade union in Canada, on a new national labour agreement.
The deal…
Here’s how Harley-Davidson modified 2 adventure LiveWire motorcycles for a 15,000 mile trip
September 28, 2020
Harley-Davidson used a combination of unreleased components, design modifications and good old-fashioned ingenuity to turn two of their LiveWire electric motorcycles from urban roadsters to overlanding adventure motorcycles for the Long Way Up series.
When Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman set out to film their latest Long Way Up motorcycle touring series spanning South America to North America…
EGEB: Solar pay-as-you-go market leader secures $90M
September 28, 2020
Greenlight Planet, the largest solar home product provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secures $90 million.
World leaders make a 10-point pledge to save the planet ahead of a UN summit.
Maryland becomes the first US state to ban foam food containers.
Arcadia Power…
Tesla (TSLA) signs lithium supply agreement with North Carolina project, sends stock up 200%
September 28, 2020
Tesla has signed a lithium supply agreement with Piedmont Lithium’s North Carolina project — sending the stock price of the latter up 200%.
Piedmont Lithium, an Australia-based junior lithium mining company developing a project in North Carolina, announced that it…
VW ID.4 spotted in wild in CA ahead of launch
September 28, 2020
We got our first look of the upcoming VW ID.4 at a private event last week, but now the car has shown up in public. Over the weekend, it was spotted by reddit user awang44 in a parking lot for a public park in Foster City, California, just a few miles from VW’s Innovation and Engineering Center in Belmont.
Production only started on the ID.4 last month in Germany, which makes this appearance in…
