Elon Musk made some rare new comments on Tesla Cybertruck and gave a better idea of the production ramp for the electric pickup truck.
During the conference call following Tesla’s release of its Q3 2020 financial results, Musk was asked to give more color on the production ramp of the Cybertruck, and when we can expect deliveries.
The CEO started by mentioning that he recently did a design…
The Bulgaria-based boutique electric vehicle builder Kinetik Automotive has just unveiled its impressive-looking (and performing!) electric go-kart.
The Kinetik electric go-kart uses an entirely 3D-printed body.
Those wings don’t just add to the striking appearance…
We’ve got our first look at Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta software update, as some owners who are testing it are sharing videos, and it looks just insane.
After months of working on a complete core rewrite of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Package, Tesla has now…
VW ID.4 Sneak Peek — Will VW’s electric SUV outsell the ID.3?
October 28, 2020
Obviously the short answer to the question above is yes, as Volkswagen at present has no plans to bring the ID.3 to North America, but what if they did? Would the Europe-friendly ID.3 succeed where the eGolf failed, or will the ID.4 simply be the better fit for the highways of the US and Canada? We recently reviewed the ID.3 and were impressed. Can the ID.4 create the same excitement that its…
Tesla is working with mysterious third-parties to deploy Megacharger network for electric semi trucks
October 28, 2020
Tesla is apparently working with mysterious third-parties to deploy a Megacharger network to charge its Tesla Semi electric trucks.
Is Tesla trying to create a standard prototcol to charge electric trucks?
With the unveiling of the Tesla Semi in 2017, Tesla unveiled its…
Review: 30 MPH Hero S8 electric scooter’s fat tires and full suspension love going off-road!
October 28, 2020
Not all electric scooters are built equally. And the Hero S8 is even more unequal than most, sporting wide, fat tires and full suspension combined with a fast, high power motor.
The Hero S8 electric scooter from Hero Rider USA can really tear it up whether on the pavement…
Tesla indicates that it is about to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000 and yet, that’s a good deal according to Elon Musk.
The decision to pre-sell a “Full Self-Driving” package in its vehicles years before it planned on making the technology available through the software has been controversial, to say the least.
It’s a bold move from Tesla that…
EGEB: Japan will pledge to reach net zero by 2050
October 28, 2020
Japan, in a major shift, is expected to announce a net zero target of 2050.
In a “world-first investment,” HSBC and Queensland buy “Reef Credits” to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Environment America has released its 2020 report that says green energy will see…
Tesla fires ‘Mister Gigafactory’, the engineer behind its factory construction projects
October 28, 2020
Tesla has dismissed Evan Horetsky, also known as ‘Mister Giga’, the engineer behind Tesla’s construction projects and more recently leading Gigafactory Berlin construction, according to a German report.
Horetsky is a mechanical engineer who joined Tesla back in 2015…
Italian rail is exploring the use of hydrogen trains
October 28, 2020
Italian rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company and Europe’s biggest natural gas transport group Snam have partnered to study using hydrogen for FS’ transport network.
“The agreement is the first of its kind in Europe between a national railway company and an energy group as hydrogen emerges as a possible solution to help meet climate targets,”…