Rolls-Royce announced today that its first electric car is going to be called “Spectre,” and it’s unveiled the first prototype.
The automaker also confirmed that it is going all-electric by 2030.
In 1900, Charles Rolls experienced an early electric car that was then competing with gasoline-powered vehicles. He said:
The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or…
Google will launch a 2nd-generation Nest Doorbell (wired) in 2022 with 24/7 recording
September 30, 2021
In launching the new Nest Doorbell (battery) in early August, Google also rebranded the old Nest Hello and continued selling it. Google today told customers that it’s launching a second-generation Nest Doorbell (wired) in 2022.
As part of “being more transparent”…
EGEB: Here’s why solar and storage are the perfect pair
September 30, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Most planned US battery storage is paired with solar.
The solar industry boosts its targets to 30% solar by 2030.
Ceylon Graphite makes a lithium-ion battery breakthrough.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to…
Google’s new ‘Address Maker’ app will let communities create functional addresses quickly
September 30, 2021
Google introduced Plus Codes back in 2018 as an open-source version of typical street addresses, and now the company is ramping up that effort to make it useful to local communities that lack that structure. This will come in the form of a new app, “Address Maker,” which Google will make available for free.
Address Maker is designed to let communities that lack typical street address…
Subaru reveals more of its upcoming first electric car, the Solterra
September 30, 2021
In a new video, Subaru reveals more of its upcoming first electric car, the Solterra, including the entire body of the electric SUV.
We have been waiting a long time for Subaru to make an electric car.
Earlier this year, the Japanese automaker finally announced its first…
Remember BMW’s tilting electric trike concept? An e-bike company is actually building it
September 30, 2021
Earlier this summer, BMW unveiled an interesting electric cargo bike known as the Dynamic Cargo Concept. It used a three-wheeler platform and novel tilting mechanism to make a more stable e-cargo trike.
BMW said at the time that it had no plans to produce the design, but…
The British have a gas shortage, so they’re Googling electric cars like crazy [Update]
September 30, 2021
Analysis of Google search data revealed that online searches for electric cars in the UK exploded 1,600% on September 24 – the day that gas shortages became a widespread problem across the country.
Google “electric cars”
September 29 update: UK car-buying comparison website carwow reached out to Electrek today to let us know that it, too, like Carguide (see below), has experienced a…
Sol Motors now taking orders for its pipe-on-wheels Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle
September 30, 2021
Three years ago yesterday, I broke the news on SOL Motors’ debut of its innovative Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle. We’ve had to wait quite a while for a major update, but now, after a lengthy period of continued development (and one pandemic later), the company is…
The latest Nest lineup brings new cameras and a doorbell, but these products don’t work with the original Nest app at all. The Google Home app is missing some key features, including the ability to get a manual clip from recordings or see live Nest Cam feeds through the…
The 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E is going to come with more usable battery capacity, resulting in a longer range, according to the new order guide.
Battery packs have an overall energy capacity and a usable capacity. The usable capacity is the energy that the car can use to power itself. The difference between the total capacity and the usable capacity is called a buffer and it is used to protect…
