Cupra has unveiled a stunning new electric hot hatchback concept that could give us an idea of the shape of the upcoming $25,000 VW ID.2.
Cupra, a Volkswagen brand, today unveiled the CUPRA UrbanRebel ahead of the IAA auto show in Munich next week.
While the vehicle is only a concept, which doesn’t really get us excited, or at least not as much as a production car, the automaker mentioned a…
BMW plans to reduce CO2 emissions in vehicle life cycles by 40% by 2030
September 11, 2021
German automaker BMW has announced an updated timeline to reduce carbon emissions throughout the entire life cycle of its internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, including the entire production process. In an announcement ahead of next week’s IAA Mobility conference in…
EGEB: 4 reasons why US solar panel shipments broke records in 2020
September 11, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US saw a record-breaking solar panel shipment boom in 2020.
US onshore wind energy saw record growth in 2020 – more than any other energy source.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Ford F150 Lightning electric pickup has now 130,000 reservations — is it good or bad?
September 11, 2021
Ford confirmed that the F150 Lightning, its new electric pickup truck, has now accumulated 130,000 reservations.
Do you think this is an indication of strong demand or not?
Earlier this year, Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning, an all-electric version of the company’s best-selling pickup truck.
The vehicle has the potential to greatly accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the US since the…
Carver EV first drive: Is this leaning 3-wheeled microcar the future of city transport? [video]
September 11, 2021
If you were to take a pen to a blank piece of paper, and from scratch, attempt to design a vehicle that is the very antithesis of everything you’d look for in a mode of urban transportation, I strongly suspect that you’d end up drawing something that looked an awful lot…
Tesla is currently in Germany testing its Model S Plaid and attempting to break some records on a notoriously difficult track.
You can watch Tesla take some hot laps with the Model S Plaid on the Nürburgring racetrack below.
After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan…
These cute electric robots may soon deliver your dinner
September 11, 2021
Kiwibot is a last-mile delivery service that has completed over 150,000 food deliveries using electric semi-autonomous robots. Yesterday, the company announced its official expansion into San Jose, Miami-Dade County, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Each of the four cities will be given up to 10 robots with one human supervisor.
How does Kiwibot work?
Kiwibot delivers food using electric…
South Korea is getting a massive 1.4 GW floating offshore wind farm
September 11, 2021
Shell Overseas Investment and CoensHexicon have established a joint venture to fund, develop, and operate MunmuBaram, a 1.4-gigawatt floating offshore wind farm for South Korea. MunmuBaram will be capable of powering over 1 million homes.
The floating offshore wind farm…
CA Dems endorse plan to push California gas car ban to 2030
September 11, 2021
California’s planned transition to 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035 could be getting changes soon, as the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party today unanimously adopted a resolution to call for an end to new gas car sales in the state by 2030.
The…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 1, 2021
September 11, 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…
