South Korea today announced its commitment to slash its emissions by 40% of 2018 levels by 2030, compared to an initial 26.3% goal that the country set in 2020.
South Korean president Moon Jae-in said at a presidential committee meeting about the country working toward becoming carbon neutral:
This is the most ambitious reduction target possible under our circumstances.
The goal of cutting…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 18, 2021
October 19, 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.
Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
Tesla has been spotted testing a new Model S Plaid prototype with a stunning new deployable aero-brake spoiler.
After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car at the Nürburgring racetrack to break a record in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to use the famous…
EGEB: Rooftop solar could match annual total US power generation
October 19, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US has enough usable rooftop space to deploy solar that would match current generation levels.
Renewables will make up most global generation increases to 2050, but will coal still hang around?
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
When I first began covering Candela and the company’s flying electric boats, I thought it was pretty cool tech that only a few people could ever dream of experiencing. Fast forward to a few days ago when I was flying above the water around a Swedish archipelago…
Foxconn unveils 3 new electric vehicles as it is about to build EVs for other brands
October 19, 2021
At an event today, Foxconn unveiled three new electric vehicles: a sedan, an SUV, and a bus.
The manufacturing giant appears to be flexing its muscles ahead of becoming a manufacturer for other EV brands.
The company has been making a lot of moves in the EV space…
EV startup WM Motor has teased a first image of its upcoming M7 sedan ahead of its official unveiling in China later this week. The M7 is based on a concept EV previously shared by WM Motor and will be the first sedan in its fleet. Furthermore, it’s reported to come equipped with three separate LiDAR sensors.
WM Motor, aka Weltmeister, aka Weimar Motors, is an automotive technology group based…
Amsterdam-headquartered global auto manufacturer Stellantis and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution today announced that they will form a joint venture to produce battery cells and modules for North America.
The two companies, which signed a memorandum of…
Tesla has updated the solar roof webpage and dropped the claim that its tiles are “3x stronger than standard tiles”.
The company is trying to ramp up solar roof production and installations, but not without issues.
Solar Roof has been one of Tesla’s toughest products…
EV automaker NIO has just announced that its annual “NIO Day” 2021 event will be held at the Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou, west of Shanghai on December 18. NIO Day 2020 was held in early January of this year, and the event is usually when the automaker introduces new models. That trend should continue this year as the automaker is expected to reveal at least two new models and possibly an…
