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 an updated report of EPA environmental rollbacks.
Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…
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…
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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…
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 briefed Congress on its plan to sell the advanced F-35 fighter to the United Arab Emirates Thursday. It follows weeks of…
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…
Amid Emirati F-35 talks, Trump administration still ‘committed’ to congressional arms sale reviews
October 31, 2020
WASHINGTON ― Amid reports the Trump administration is fast-tracking sales of the high-tech F-35 warplane to the United Arab Emirates, the State Department remains committed to consulting Congress on arms sales to foreign governments, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
The comments from Assistant Secretary Bureau of Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper seemed to signal the…
