The Federal Communications Commission told SpaceX and other companies on Monday that the billions in rural broadband subsidies it doled out last year can’t be used in already connected areas like “parking lots and well-served urban areas,” citing complaints. The commission, in an effort to “clean up” its subsidy auction program, offered the companies a chance to rescind their funding…
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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…
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, its extensive global network of fast-charging stations, to electric vehicles from other automakers.
It has been a…
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…
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 Environment (E-BIKE) Act.
The bill, S.2420, is a companion bill to H.R.1019 that was introduced into the House of…
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…
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 launching an effort to bring a fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis to New York.
The effort was particularly intriguing to us because…
