In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US government has awarded grants for electric and hydrogen buses to 49 projects in 46 states.
Connecticut boosts its electric vehicle rebates.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
Britain to end coal power a year early, in 2024
July 1, 2021
The deadline to phase out coal from Britain’s energy system has been brought forward by a whole year, to October 2024.
Britain drops coal for energy early
From October 1, 2024, Great Britain will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned…
The Fitbit Luxe was announced in mid-April but did not go on sale until earlier this month, and it’s now available at the Google Store. One advantage of buying direct is taking advantage of Google One cashback.
The Luxe is Fitbit’s latest tracker but the first with a…
Tesla (TSLA) will report its Q2 2021 delivery and production numbers in a few days, and Wall Street is expecting about 200,000 vehicles.
As a public company, Tesla releases its delivery and production numbers quarterly a day or two after the end of the quarter.
It’s an important event for the markets, which Tesla is now big enough to move, and delivery numbers dictate most of Tesla’s…
This year, in response to iOS 14, Google has begun a new push for more and better home screen widgets in Android apps. It seems Google Photos will be the next first-party Android app to get a widget, showcasing your images from one year ago.
About APK Insight: In this…
To represent its paradigm shift in design and commitment to selling 100% electric vehicles by 2030, Volvo has shared its Concept Recharge as what the automaker is calling “a manifesto” for its next generation of EVs. The Volvo Concept Recharge introduces new design…
Besides unveiling Material You, Google at I/O 2021 last month detailed how ‘GS Text’ is the company’s new font and beginning to appear in more first-party applications. Google Sans Text is now in use by the Phone app on Android.
This change quietly occurred in recent days with version 66.0 of the Phone app. Google Sans Text is “designed for smaller point sizes and perfectly suited for…
Arcimoto and Lightning Motorcycles partner to build fastest-tilting 3-wheeled electric motorcycle
July 1, 2021
Arcimoto knows its stuff when it comes to three-wheeled electric vehicles, and Lightning Motorcycles is no stranger to breaking speed records. Now the two companies are combining their expertise in an attempt to build the fastest-tilting electric motorcycle in the…
Fiido has released a number of folding electric bikes, each time making incremental improvements based on user feedback. Now, the company’s latest model, the Fiido X, has been unveiled with several interesting and never-before-seen features.
On its surface, the Fiido X…
China shares video of its Zhurong Rover landing on Mars, marking country's first time on Martian surface
July 1, 2021
There’s a new space race, and it’s taking place on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover isn’t the only new rover on the Red Planet in 2021. China has its own rover exploring the surface, Zhurong, and China has published new photos, video and audio from its Zhurong rover.
As seen on Space News, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) published new footage of…
