Alpha Motor managed to make a splash unveiling renders of a $36,000 electric pickup truck despite having nothing to back up its claims.
Now, the company says it’s going to actually unveil its electric truck with production planned for 2023.
Earlier this year, we reported on Alpha Motor after it was all over the media for unveiling renders and specs on the Alpha Motor Electric Wolf, an electric…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Linden Hawk Rise 4.5 MW community solar project in New Jersey nears completion.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, launches an Electrified Dealer Program to help car dealers sell EVs.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
Gigabyte is offering a return and exchange service for two of its power supply units (PSUs), following complaints that the products were “exploding” or failing. PSU reviewer Aristeidis Bitziopoulos and Gamers Nexus both found that Gigabyte’s GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM…
Apple has recently patented an unusual method for dealing with the much-maligned “notch” that contains its front-facing camera. Rather than use a system that places the camera under the display, Apple instead has designed a moving “window” that can open to reveal a camera behind it.
As noted by Patently Apple, the expandable display that scrolls open thanks to a motor hidden under the…
Keeping in touch with your friends and family is much easier if you have their numbers saved and if you use Android then it’s almost certain that you’ll use Google Contacts — which has now joined the 1 billion download club on the Play Store.
There has clearly been a…
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Fizzing Sodium Could Explain Asteroid Phaethon’s Cometlike Activity
Models and lab tests suggest the asteroid could be venting sodium vapor as it orbits close to the Sun, explaining its increase in brightness.
As a comet zooms…
Tesla Model Y to be cheaper police patrol car in just 6-18 months, says Boulder Sheriff
August 17, 2021
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced that it acquired a Tesla Model Y to test as a police patrol vehicle.
It justified that higher sticker price with gas savings resulting in a cheaper total cost of ownership in just 6 to 18 months.
Like many other law enforcement agencies, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is starting to look into electrifying its large fleet of vehicles.
Tesla…
Exclusive: GM to replace all battery modules in some Chevy Bolts to mitigate fire risk
August 17, 2021
Hopefully writing the final chapter in the battery-related Bolt Fire saga, GM is set to start replacing all modules in some Chevy Bolt EV Batteries within weeks. Electrek had an exclusive sit-down with a spokesperson from GM to get some details on the upcoming program.
For…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 16, 2021
August 17, 2021
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…
The Florida Power and Light (FPL) Company’s Manatee Energy Storage Center, the world’s largest solar-powered battery system capable of powering Walt Disney World for around seven hours, is now 75% complete.
World’s largest solar-powered battery system
It’s in Parrish in Manatee County, which is is south of Tampa and north of Sarasota, on Florida’s west coast. In March 2019, Electrek…
