MELBOURNE, Australia — Indonesia has committed to buying Boeing-made F-15 Eagle fighter jets and Sikorsky-made Black hawk helicopters.
Air Vice Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, who leads the Defense Facilities Agency within Indonesia’s Defense Ministry, and Mark Sears, who serves as Boeing’s vice president and program manager for fighters, signed a memorandum of understanding on Aug. 21 confirming…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army approved the Sentinel A4 radar program, critical to the service’s future air defense capability, to move into low-rate initial production, the program executive officer for missiles and space said.
Now that the Lockheed Martin-developed…
On Wednesday, Kia unveiled “The New Kia Ray,” an entry-level EV designed to meet the growing demand for affordable all-electric options. Pre-orders for Kia’s new EV will open on Thursday, August 24, starting at 27.35 million won (about $20,500).
Kia reboots the Ray…
Elon Musk teases Tesla Cybertruck 'production candidate'
August 23, 2023
Elon Musk has released a picture of a Tesla Cybertruck “production candidate,” which he says he tested today.
The CEO called it Tesla’s “best product ever.”
Last month, Tesla announced that it had “built the first Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas.”
We were surprised by the announcement because, as Electrek previously reported, Tesla told suppliers to be ready for Cybertruck…
Hover-1 Altai Pro e-motorcycles $600 off, Greenworks electric hedge trimmer $114, more
August 23, 2023
As much now make more affordable than ever. Now starting , the Green Deals continue over to the . But if your EV needs are going to require something a bit different, we also have a massive list of e-bike discounts, too.
Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve…
The low-cost Rio compact car will not be making a return in the US for a 2024 model year. Instead, Kia is expected to transition its production facility in Mexico, where the Rio is built, to produce two new EVs in Mexico.
Kia retires the Rio in favor of new EVs
According…
A new report claims that Tesla Gigafactory Berlin production has been dipping under the 5,000 units per week that the automaker reported earlier this year.
When Tesla launched Model Y production at Giga Berlin, the goal was to ramp things up to 5,000 units per week.
The goal was achieved in March 2023, based on Tesla’s own announcement.
The assumption was that Tesla was still ramping up or at…
Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia is going to host a solar, battery storage, and EV project – the US’s largest clean energy project at an airport.
The state of Virginia and Dominion Energy officials broke ground on the $200 million clean energy project…
Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, was inaugurated today by global power giant Equinor and its partners.
Norway-headquartered Equinor developed and is operating Hywind Tampen, which consists of 11 8.6 megawatt (MW) turbines. It’s around…
Polestar (PSNY) hits production milestone as 150,000th Polestar 2 rolls off the assembly line
August 23, 2023
Up-and-coming EV maker Polestar (PSNY) just announced a significant production milestone. The Swedish EV maker’s 150,000th Polestar 2 electric sedan rolled off the assembly line Wednesday as it expands the brand globally.
Polestar was known for its high-performance vehicles built alongside Volvo for over two decades. However, after Geely bought out Volvo, Polestar was established as a…
