GM says that it has sold out, or more appropriately reserved out, the Edition 1, or the first year of production, of its new GMC Hummer EV electric pickup in just an hour.
But how many trucks are we talking about here?
Last night, GM officially launched its GMC Hummer EV, an all-electric “supertruck” with up to 350 miles of range and a starting price of $80,000.
Prior to the launch of the…
Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle recalled after shutdown issue in 1% of bikes
October 28, 2020
Harley-Davidson is recalling all 2020 LiveWire electric motorcycles produced within a certain date range due to a power loss issue related to the charging circuitry.
The recall, which was just announced yesterday, includes all 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric…
Porsche Taycan EV gains exclusive Apple Podcasts and Apple Music time-synced lyrics integration
October 28, 2020
Last year Porsche and Apple collaborated to integrate Apple Music streaming directly in the first all-electric Taycan. Now the German automaker and Apple are extending the partnership to bring new features to Porsche’s first electric vehicle. Apple Music’s time-synced…
Volvo has now confirmed the price of the XC40 Recharge, the electric version of Volvo’s best-selling small SUV, and it shows the problem with automakers launching electric versions of existing cars.
The XC40 Recharge is the first Volvo-branded all-electric vehicle.
It went into production earlier this month with some interesting features:
Volvo also confirmed the following specs for the XC40…
EGEB: Poland’s largest utility wants to dump coal
October 28, 2020
Poland’s largest utility, PGE, announces it wants to get rid of coal and become net zero by 2050.
EU environment ministers will make the EU’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 legally binding.
66% of US voters said they support Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan.
Arcadia…
Tesla battery supplier LG Chem prepares to triple cylindrical cell production, hints at own 4680 cell
October 28, 2020
LG Chem, who recently started supplying Tesla with cylindrical battery cells, announced that it is preparing to triple cylindrical cell production.
The company even hinted that it would make its own battery cells like Tesla’s new 4680 cell.
Most automakers making…
Australia to host the latest world’s largest solar farm
October 28, 2020
It looks as though the latest holder of the title, “world’s largest solar farm,” is set to be Newcastle Waters in Australia’s Northern Territory. The solar farm in the Outback will be capable of producing 10 gigawatts and will be so big that it will be able to be seen from space.
The Newcastle Waters solar farm, which will sit on a 10,000-square-kilometer (3,861-square-mile) cattle…
Gazelle is one of the major players in the Dutch e-bike market, building comfortable city bikes with electric assist. Now the company is adding two new models to its Ultimate line for the North American market, the Gazelle Ultimate C8 and Ultimate C380.
Gazelle’s bikes…
The first Tesla vehicles are starting to go into the tunnels of the new Boring Company Loop in Las Vegas for testing.
It looks like they are getting closer to launching the new transportation system.
A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which autonomous…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 21, 2020
October 28, 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…
