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Index Ranks Rainforests’ Vulnerability to Climate and Human Impacts
A new index shows that the world’s rainforests are responding differently to threats like a warming climate and deforestation.
Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and other international research institutions have created a tropical rainforest…
Tesla has confirmed that it decided to delay the “launch of the Semi truck program to 2022” over battery cell supply constraints.
Last week, we reported on Tesla making progress toward Tesla Semi production at its facility in Nevada.
According to sources familiar with…
Elon Musk explains how non-Tesla EV owners are going to be able to use the Supercharger network
July 27, 2021
Elon Musk has released more details about how non-Tesla electric cars owners are going to be able to use the Supercharger network once the automaker opens it up later this year.
Over the last few months, Tesla has indicated that it plans to open the Supercharger network…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 26, 2021
July 27, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Vattenfall gets the green light to run a Dutch pilot combining solar panels and strip farming.
The UK currently has around 25,000 EV chargers, and will need 10 times that by 2030.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
Remember that proposed 30% tax credit for electric bicycles in the US? It’s now one step closer to becoming law, thanks to recent progress in the US Senate.
Late last week, a new bill was introduced to the Senate known as the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the…
Tesla reveals Megapack prices: starts at $1 million
July 27, 2021
Tesla has revealed more detailed pricing for the Megapack, its commercial and utility-scale energy storage product.
It starts at $1 million which may sound high, but it’s actually a good deal in the large-scale energy storage space.
Almost exactly two years ago, Tesla launched the Megapack. It was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack.
A single…
Lucid Motors has opened the mystery boxes that began popping up around NYC last week to reveal its upcoming Air sedan. The move is a kickoff to an ad campaign celebrating the recently approved SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. IV (CCIV) to build hype around the…
Revel’s fleet of 50 Tesla Model Y taxis that was shut down by New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) last month has been approved.
Revel, a mobility startup better known for its ride-sharing fleets of electric scooters, announced earlier this year that it is…
BMW unveils innovative tilting electric cargo trike, then immediately says it won’t produce it
July 27, 2021
BMW is taking another stab at the world of personal electric mobility, this time showing off a new design for an interesting electric cargo trike, as well as a similarly-styled standing electric scooter.
The electric cargo trike is known as the Dynamic Cargo.
It features a larger front wheel and two smaller rear wheels placed on either side of a modular rear cargo area. Typical bicycle-style…
