In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The California State Legislature passed a bill that will accelerate offshore wind farm deployment.
As electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles increase, the grid must be updated at the same time – study.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers…
Tesla has started testing its Full Self-Driving Beta software on Canadian roads ahead of the wider release in the US.
Last weekend, Tesla started pushing its new Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v10 software update to its early access fleet.
Tesla FSD Beta enables Tesla…
US-made fat-tire electric motorcycle Volcon Grunt begins shipping
September 16, 2021
Volcon Powersports burst onto the scene in late 2020 with lofty goals to build a fancy, funny-looking yet reasonably priced fat tire electric motorcycle in the US. Fast forward less than a year, and the company has made good on its claims as it begins shipping its first…
Electric bicycle tax credit makes progress in Congress but gets slashed from 30% to 15%
September 16, 2021
A 30% tax credit for electric bicycle purchases in the US has been slowly working its way through the gauntlet of Congress. The latest update to the proposed legislation shows much anticipated progress but also reduces the potential size of the incentive.
The tax credit for e-bikes first appeared as part of the E-BIKE Act proposed earlier this year.
The bill was first introduced in the US House…
Volkswagen has finally given us our first look at the sub-£20,000 ($24,000) compact electric car we’ve been eagerly awaiting, in the form of the adorable, stubby, VW ID. Life concept.
[This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Electrek and Fully…
Tesla Model Y impresses in ‘moose test’
September 16, 2021
Tesla Model Y has been put through the “moose test,” and it impressed with its nimbleness for an SUV.
The “moose test” is an evasive maneuver test that consists of determining how well a certain vehicle can evade a suddenly appearing obstacle that could take an…
Volocopter shares plan to bring eVTOL urban air mobility to US starting with Los Angeles
September 16, 2021
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) specialist Volocopter has recently announced a partnership with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to explore the potential of implementing UAM solutions in the Los Angeles area. This partnership marks Volocopter’s first step in bringing its eVTOL technology to the US, including its VoloCity air taxi.
Volocopter is a German urban air mobility developer that functions as an…
Battlefield 2042 gets delayed to November 19
September 16, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
One of the biggest games of the fall is getting a delay. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer DICE announced today that they are pushing back the release of Battlefield 2042. The near-future…
EGEB: Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables [Update]
September 16, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The governor of Illinois has signed a bill that makes the state a US clean energy leader.
Here’s the Democrats’ plan for clean electricity in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Bluetooth on Switch, WarioWare is fun, and so is Cruis’n Blast | Last of the Nintendogs
September 16, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, GamesBeat editor Mike Minotti is upset about how irresponsible Jeff Grubb is. And if Mikey ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. But somehow, Mike sucks it up long enough to discuss Bluetooth audio support on the Switch, Bayonetta 3, and more in the news.
Then the…
