In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The 15-year-old Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm in the North Sea will be refurbished.
BlackRock Real Assets has closed a $4.8 billion renewable power investment fund.
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…
Exclusive: NIU announces launch details for RQi electric motorcycle; here’s the first look
April 10, 2021
In a surprise move, it turns out that NIU is planning to release the first version of its highly anticipated RQi electric motorcycle later this year.
This news comes as a bit of a twist after NIU’s latest product launch earlier this week turned out to be an unveiling for…
Tesla is now starting to advertise the Model 3 with 93 miles of range, which aims to give buyers access to local EV incentives, on its website in Canada.
Previously, this version of the Model 3 was hidden.
In 2019, Canada’s federal government launched a new $5,000…
A new Google Shopping experience that featured a personalized homepage launched in 2019. On Android, Google rebranded the existing Express app to Shopping, but it’s now shutting down the mobile experience in favor of just the web.
Update: The company confirmed to us today that it’s ending support for the Google Shopping apps on Android and iOS. The clients will continue to work through June.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Las Vegas Loop proves quite boring in first rides – no Autopilot yet
April 10, 2021
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has allowed the media a first look at the Las Vegas Loop, and it proved to be, well, quite boring.
The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, The Boring Company’s first full-scale loop project, has been completed, and it’s about to launch…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a partner segment on Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) where CEO James Taylor joins us 20 minutes early to discussing the company and going…
Despite rumors this morning to the contrary, Google has just issued an on-the-record statement that the “Pixel 5a 5G” does indeed exist and will not be canceled.
“Pixel 5a 5G is not canceled. It will be available later this year in the US and Japan and announced in line with when last year’s a-series phone was introduced.” – A Google spokesperson
Google did acknowledge that global…
Earlier this week, lens manufacturer Samyang (also known as Rokinon or Bower depending on your region) shared a teaser for two unreleased lenses, with the suggestion the pair would be specifically for astrophotography. Now, just a few days after that teaser, Samyang has…
The new Google Pay app made its debut earlier this year, and now, it’s the default option. Now, Google Pay users can join in on a “Spring Challenge” that offers up a reward for some basic actions in the new app.
Starting on Monday, April 12, Google Pay users in the…
New Scorpion X electric moped launched by Juiced Bikes with more power, speed, and range
April 10, 2021
quietly dropped the original Scorpion electric moped from the company’s site earlier this week, replacing it today with the updated Juiced Scorpion X.
The new version upgrades the iconic electric moped with key performance enhancements.
Built on the same full-suspension frame as the original Scorpion, the new Scorpion X comes with the more powerful Retroblade motor originally developed for the…
