This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the Nikola and GM partnership, the unveiling of the Lucid Air, Tesla exporting the Model 3 made-in-China exports, and more.
Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers…
Climate Crisis Weekly: What’s making the wildfires worse? Guess
September 14, 2020
The Western US is experiencing devastating wildfires. Temperature increases are fueling them.
The first US government study focused on the impacts of climate change on Wall Street was released.
Many Europeans see climate change as the greatest threat — even more so than…
Non-Tesla electric car owners were surprised to find out that they can charge, technically for free, at new V3 Superchargers in Europe, where Tesla now uses the common CCS standard.
It appears to be a bug and not a feature, though.
With the launch of the Model 3 and its…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 12, 2020
September 14, 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…
Watch this rider set new drag racing record on her first H-D LiveWire electric motorcycle ride
September 14, 2020
Award-winning Pro-rider Angelle Sampey is no stranger to putting down fast track times. And now we’re getting a chance to see her put her skills to the test on a Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, ultimately coming away with a new record-breaking…
Tesla to update Model 3 center console, steering wheel, add heat pump and more, rumor says
September 14, 2020
Tesla is rumored to introduce several changes to the Model 3, including a new center console, steering wheel, adding a heat pump, and more, according to a known leaker in China.
While Tesla’s Model Y is based on the same platform as Model 3, it is in many ways a better…
Kenworth launches two new electric trucks with up to 200 miles of range
September 14, 2020
Kenworth, one of the biggest American truck manufacturers, is launching today two new electric trucks with up to 200 miles of range.
The two trucks are electric versions of its K270 Class 6 and K370E Class 7 trucks now called K270E and K370E.
According to a press release, the trucks are equipped with 141 kWh and 282 kWh battery packs enabling 100 and 200-mile range, respectively.
Kenworth also…
Feds proudly announce seizure of ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
September 14, 2020
It can be hard to tell a difference between AirPods and the many earbuds that resemble them, but checking the box is always a good start. US Customs and Border Protection tonight tweeted that its officers had “recently seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods from Hong Kong…
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S20 FE on September 23
September 14, 2020
Samsung just launched a host of new products in August, but another Galaxy Unpacked event has now been scheduled. On September 23rd, Samsung will host another event where we expect the company to officially reveal its Galaxy S20 FE.
With the invite seen below, Samsung…
Android 11 users are reporting numerous issues with Android Auto
September 14, 2020
Android Auto stability issues seem to pop up pretty regularly and, following the release of Android 11 last week, some users are reporting a lot of pretty major issues between the two.
Google might not directly tie Android Auto to system updates, but major updates can be a source of errors with the in-car experience. As our friends over at recently spotted, that seems to be the case with…
