In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US Energy Information Administration releases its International Energy Outlook 2021 report.
Maine applies for a lease in federal waters for the US’s first offshore wind research site.
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GM wants to overtake Tesla as EV leader in the US with new $30,000 electric crossover, and more
October 7, 2021
GM announced today that it plans to overtake Tesla as EV market leader in the US. In order to achieve that, the American automaker plans several new electric vehicles, including a new $30,000 electric crossover.
Today, GM held its shareholder’s meeting and made several…
GM announces ‘Ultra Cruise’ to enable ‘true hands-free driving’, taking OTA update approach
October 7, 2021
GM announced today its new ‘Ultra Cruise’ feature, which they believe will enable “true hands-free driving” on “95% of driving scenarios” in the US and Canada.
Interestingly, GM is taking a Tesla-like approach of enabling this capability over time through…
GM announces reveal of ‘Silverado (and GMC Sierra) E’ at CES w/ 4-wheel steering and glass roof
October 7, 2021
GM announced today that they would reveal the full “Silverado E” at CES 2022 on January 5 in Las Vegas where CEO Mary Barra will deliver the keynote. But they did give us some tidbits in a live Q&A earlier today…
Barra and President Mark Reuss talked at length this morning about the upcoming electric pickup trucks. With plenty of swagger, they announced that GM plans to be a leader in…
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to improve its new yoke steering wheel experience in the Model S alongside a few other new features.
After several delays, Tesla started delivering the new version of the Model S in June, but as we noted at the time, the…
Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind 1 will be a 120-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in Maryland that will power 40,000 homes once it goes live in the second half of 2026. It will generate $225 million in economic investment and create nearly 1,400 jobs in the state. Large offshore…
Volkswagen boasts 144,000 ID.3 orders in Europe, and half of those buyers are new to VW
October 7, 2021
Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3 has found much success during its first year in the European market. Volkswagen has recently reported over 144,000 orders for the ID.3 the past year in Europe, and is now working around the clock to deliver them in a timely manner.
Volkswagen’s ID family represents the legacy automaker’s commitment to a new generation of all-electric vehicles, despite its…
Nuvve joint venture announces collab with BYD to integrate V2G tech in up to 5,000 BEVs
October 7, 2021
EV manufacturer BYD has announced a strategic collaboration with Levo – a joint venture between Fleet as a Service (FaaS) provider Nuvve, and capital investors Stonepeak, and Evolve. As part of the collaboration, BYD will implement Levo’s technology and capital to offer…
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Today, ecommerce accelerator Pattern announced its $225 million growth equity investment for its machine learning and AI-driven logistics.
This is not your…
Halide update brings the iPhone 13 Pro’s macro photography feature to the iPhone 8 and newer
October 7, 2021
Halide today announced a major update for its award-winning camera app. iPhone users can update to version 2.5, which enables iPhone 13’s Macro Mode to the iPhone 8 or newer.
In a blog post, Halide’s Ben Sandofsky explains how great it is to have a macro camera, showing a ton of examples. Sandofsky also explains that this feature was available for a while thanks to third-party lenses, but…
