In the late summer, we were given the keys to Audi’s second all-electric car, the E-Tron Sportback, and while there is much to admire, it has taken us a little longer than usual to broadcast. Why? Well, there has always seemed to be more affordable, and in turn more accessible, electric cars to talk about to the public, including the VW ID.4, VW ID.3, Honda e, Tesla Model Y, and most…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Trump administration finalizes a plan to open vast portions of the Tongass in Alaska to logging.
A hydrogen-powered terminal tractor is being tested in the Port of Rotterdam.
The Environmental Protection Network releases…
Tesla officially increases price of its Full Self-Driving Kickstarter campaign to $10,000
October 31, 2020
Tesla has now officially increased the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $10,000 in the US.
That’s quite a price for a model that most closely resembles a Kickstarter campaign.
In a Kickstarter campaign, companies ask customers to purchase a product before it is…
GM unveils 1977 K5 Blazer-E with electric power thanks to its upcoming eCrate conversion kit
October 31, 2020
GM has unveiled its 1977 Chevy K5 Blazer-E converted to electric power with its upcoming eCrate conversion kit using Chevy Bolt EV batteries.
Last year, GM unveiled an electric pickup hot rod concept with two Bolt EV batteries packaged into an “eCrate” concept for easy electric conversions.
At the time, the automaker was talking about the system more as a concept, but it is now talking about…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 29, 2020
October 31, 2020
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…
Tesla tests Supercharger limited time discounts to offset expensive peak demand charges
October 31, 2020
Tesla is apparently starting to test discounted rates at Supercharger stations in order to offset expensive peak demand charges.
Do you think it’s going to work?
Electric utilities are making large energy users pay ‘demand charges’ during peak use that can be quite…
WASHINGTON ― More Capitol Hill headwinds are greeting the Trump administration’s fast-moving sale of 50 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the United Arab Emirates, as Democrats on Friday introduced a new bill to curb the sale.
Following similar concerns and legislation from Senate Democrats, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., introduced legislation with new hurdles…
UAE could get up to 50 F-35s in $10B sale
October 31, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is backing the sale of as many as 50 F-35 joint strike fighters to the United Arab Emirates in an arms deal worth an estimated $10.4 billion, according to multiple reports.
The news came as the Trump administration informally…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force could be one year away from being able to load its cargo planes with pallets of smart weapons, transforming them into strike aircraft without the need for expensive and lengthy modifications.
In August, the Air Force Research Laboratory…
WASHINGTON — Boeing reported another $67 million charge on the KC-46 tanker program in third-quarter earnings disclosed Oct. 28, capping off a difficult quarter defined by continued hardships on its commercial side.
The increase in KC-46 costs was “due to continued COVID-19 disruptions and productivity inefficiencies,” Boeing’s chief financial officer, Greg Smith, told investors during…
