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Tesla wants to share ‘Full Self-Driving’ with other automakers when it has yet to deliver it to people who paid for it
Elon Musk is talking about licensing Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software to other automakers, but the company has yet to deliver the feature to Tesla owners who paid for it. More…
A Chinese company is building a colossal 16 MW offshore wind turbine
Zhongshan, China-headquartered MingYang Smart Energy is in the process of building the largest offshore wind turbine yet: the MySE 16.0-242 wind turbine. Once it launches, it will dwarf the 14-megawatt (MW) GE Haliade-X. Why do they keep getting bigger. More…
Tesla Insurance expands to Texas next week , ‘aspirationally’ most of the US next year
After a long wait, Tesla Insurance is finally expanding outside of California, starting with Texas next week. More…
Tesla Megafactory aims to produce a stunning 40 GWh of Megapacks per year
Tesla released a new important detail about the Megafactory under construction in California. More…
Candela’s C-8 flying electric boat is already selling better than gas-powered boats
When Stockholm-based boat builder Candela launched its C-8 electric hydrofoil boat last month, the company considered it to be the “Model S moment of leisure boats,” replacing its largely hand-built C-7 with a mass-produceable product that was superior in many ways. More…
EGEB: GM, GE to collaborate on boosting EV rare earth materials supply
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
Tesla’s CCS adapter is finally coming
Tesla owners outside of Europe should finally be able to use public CCS fast-charging stations, as the automaker CCS to Tesla proprietary plug adapter is finally coming. More…
New low-cost $1,245 electric gravel bike with Gates belt drive opens pre-orders
San Diego-based Ride1Up has now opened orders for its low-cost electric gravel bike, the Roadster V2 Gravel Edition. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla Cyberquad will be the safest ATV
Elon Musk commented on the Tesla Cyberquad for the first time since he unveiled the electric ATV with the Cybertruck in 2019. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 7, 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. More…
Tesla (TSLA) shareholder’s meeting news hub
Tesla (TSLA) is holding its annual shareholder’s meeting at Gigafactory Texas in Austin today at 5:30 p.m. ET. More…
Some of the world’s highest drivable roads just got 18 EV charging stations
The Ladakh region in northern India is part of the larger disputed Kashmir region. It’s also a tourist destination, with its stunning scenery, Buddhist sites, and ecotourism. And now, electric vehicle drivers can tour on its dramatic, high-altitude roads surrounded by mountains, because a network of EV charging stations has been installed along the Manali-Leh route, which includes five of some of the highest drivable passes in the world. More…
Elon Musk releases more details about Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ wider release
Elon Musk has released a few additional details about Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving Beta” wider release, which should start tomorrow. More…
EGEB: This breakthrough research makes battery recycling more cost effective
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
American-built off-road electric motorcycle company goes public, stock soars on first day
Volcon has made history as the first US-built off-road electric fat tire motorcycle. Now the company is making bank too, in the form of an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol VLCN. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 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. More…
Google Flights now lets you see estimated carbon emissions for planned trips
Google is pledging to help us get a better idea of our travel choices with estimated carbon emissions/impact of any journey planned using Google Flights. More…
Nuvve joint venture announces collab with BYD to integrate V2G tech in up to 5,000 BEVs
EV manufacturer BYD has announced a strategic collaboration with Levo – a joint venture between Fleet as a Service (FaaS) provider Nuvve, and capital investors Stonepeak, and Evolve. As part of the collaboration, BYD will implement Levo’s technology and capital to offer fully financed medium and heavy-duty BYD commercial EVs.. More…
Volkswagen boasts 144,000 ID.3 orders in Europe, and half of those buyers are new to VW
Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3 has found much success during its first year in the European market. Volkswagen has recently reported over 144,000 orders for the ID.3 the past year in Europe, and is now working around the clock to deliver them in a timely manner. More…