More than 70 large companies and investors representing $30 billion in assets sent a letter today to governors across the US urging the acceleration of the switch to zero-emission trucks, vans, and other large commercial vehicles. Will their letter make an impact?
Zero-emission trucks
The signatories are calling on states to adopt the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule. The ACT rule…
Podcast: Tesla Megafactory, Audi Q4 e-tron, Toyota/Honda signing their death warrants, Rivian and more
September 30, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new Tesla Megafactory, Audi Q4 etron launching in the US, Toyota and Honda singing their own death warrants, and more including some…
Harley-Davidson’s eye-catching vintage electric bicycles nearly sell out in one week
September 30, 2021
Harley-Davidson’s electric bicycle brand Serial 1 launched a limited edition e-bike known as the MOSH/TRIBUTE that has seen surprisingly fast sales despite its high sticker price.
The bike features an eye-catching design that mimics the original design concept debuted by…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: 60 mph standing electric scooter death machine
September 30, 2021
When it comes to crazy electric vehicles from Alibaba, I’ve seen and written about seemingly every category under the sun. From animal-shaped electric boats and e-submarines to electric versions of Henry Ford’s Model T and even electric motorcycles with only one wheel. But never before have I found a direct-from-China EV that was as equal parts fascinating and suicidal as this one. And so it…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 25, 2021
September 30, 2021
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…
Slow Teslas everywhere: 24 hours into ‘the FSD button’, what is your Safety Score (Beta)?
September 30, 2021
True to its (latest) word, Tesla released the “Button” late Friday/early Saturday, though it went from “opting in to Full Self Driving Beta” to “requesting access to Full Self Driving”. The caveats don’t stop there.
I’m tempted to go on a riff about how…
Elon Musk: ‘This will be Tesla’s (TSLA) most intense delivery week ever’
September 30, 2021
Elon Musk said that this week will be Tesla’s (TSLA) “most intense delivery week ever” in a new email to employees.
In a short email to employees over the weekend and obtained by Electrek, Tesla CEO Elon Musk thanked Tesla workers for the “hardcore delivery push.”
Tesla has been known to have intense end-of-quarter delivery pushes due to its distribution system, which is very different…
Polestar is the latest electric car company to go public
September 30, 2021
Polestar, an all-electric car brand that spun out of Volvo, announced that it is going public through a SPAC.
It becomes the latest of many electric car companies that have chosen to go that route over the last year.
Over the last year, we have seen EV companies like…
EGEB: Senators call for US solar manufacturing boost with tax credits
September 30, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A Democratic senator says the US dependency on China for solar must be cut.
An old warehouse in Brooklyn gets a second life as an indoor soccer venue and a community solar host.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
Cowboy has been a popular electric bicycle brand in Europe for several years now, and it’s finally making its US debut.
We’ve been following the Belgian e-bike maker Cowboy since 2018, watching with interest as the company updated its sleek-looking electric bicycles year after year.
Each new model has been defined by a modern, stylish design that often looks more expensive than it is.
More…
