As the number of cases of COVID has been increasing in China, the local government is once again enforcing lockdowns in the country. This time, a new lockdown in the city of Zhengzhou puts the operations of the main iPhone plant at risk.
As reported by Bloomberg, Chinese authorities announced on Friday that areas in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone have been immediately quarantined. As a…
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles.
Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may…
Ride1Up Prodigy 28 mph electric bike begins deliveries, dropping mid-drive e-bike prices to new low
April 15, 2022
When Ride1Up first unveiled the Prodigy electric bicycle, it shocked many in the industry. The combination of a full-featured commuter electric bike with a high-end German mid-drive motor is nothing new, but selling it was unheard of.
Now after several industry delays, the…
Tesla is now aiming to reopen Gigafactory Shanghai on Monday, April 18 after roughly three weeks of being shut down and missing out on the production of over 40,000 electric vehicles.
Shanghai has seen a notable rise in COVID-19 infections over the last month, and in an attempt to curb the growth, the authorities implemented some drastic lockdown measures that have been in place for weeks…
Tesla’s Supercharger cost revealed to be just one-fifth of the competition in losing home state bid
April 15, 2022
New documents show that Tesla has a major cost advantage when deploying fast-charging stations as its Superchargers cost just one-fifth of what the average competing charging networks are paying to deploy new stations.
Last year, we reported on the Texas Volkswagen…
CATL invests in $6 billion battery project to manufacture, recycle, and mine material in Indonesia
April 15, 2022
Fresh off news of its first expansion outside of China into Germany, CATL is expanding further as part of a new $6 billion dollar battery chain project in Indonesia. Through its subsidiary and an agreement with Indonesia PT AnekaTambang (ANTAM) and PT Industri Baterai…
Germany’s economic ministry wants to lower EV subsidies and completely halt PHEV aid by the end of 2022
April 15, 2022
Reports out of Germany state that the country’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has proposed to gradually phase out subsidies for EV purchases through 2025 and completely eliminate any benefits to consumers purchasing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by the end of this year. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) is pushing back, arguing that…
Tesla now doesn’t let anyone buy their car after lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing
April 15, 2022
Tesla has changed its policy to now not allow anyone to buy their car after their lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing to new records.
Back in 2019, Tesla announced that it wouldn’t let people who are leasing a Model 3 buy it from the company at the end of…
Podcast: Elon Musk moves to take over Twitter, Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota bZ4X price, and more
April 15, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we are going to discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk trying to take over Twitter, the price of the new Tesla Model Y Standard Range AWD, Toyota launching…
The Cosina Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 Aspherical that was originally released for Sony E-Mount cameras (and later released for Leica M-mount) is being made available for Nikon Z-Mount cameras in May.
APO-Lanthar is the title Cosina Voigtlander gives to high-performance products among its line, with “outstanding imaging performance” that was originally created in 1951. The base…
