Tesla is rumored to be working on a new factory in China. Media reports suggested that the automaker even already had a specific location in mind. More…
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eVTOL racing? Airspeeder is bringing ‘flying car’ competitions to reality
Newly formed eVTOL racing league Airspeeder has successfully completed its first competitive drag race in Southern Australia. The drag race put two teams from Alauda Aeronautics head-to-head as a development series, ahead of eVTOL Grand Prix in 2022 and a global Airspeeder racing series in 2023. More…
Tesla owner manages to install regular steering wheel on Model S Plaid
A Tesla Model S Plaid owner has successfully removed the ‘yoke’ steering wheel and replaced it with a regular Model 3 steering – the stalks and all.. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 3, 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…
Electric bicycle companies continue raising huge funds as Ampler lands new investment
Electric bicycle companies are raising money left and right these days, with the latest big investment heading toward European electric bicycle company Ampler Bikes. More…
Tesla is moving driver profiles to the cloud for smooth transitions between cars, rentals, and more
Tesla is working on moving driver profiles to the cloud in order to sync them between vehicles. More…
Ford is selling Mach-E crate motors to promote custom EV conversions like this F-100 concept
Ford Motor Company has taken its dedication to electrification a step further by offering its Eluminator electric crate motor to the public to create custom EVs of their own. The 281 horsepower Eluminator motor is present in the Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition, and can now be installed into other vehicles, such as an electrified 1978 Ford F-100 pickup. More…
VW teases new ID.BUZZ electric minibus ahead of launch
Volkswagen is teasing the latest version of its upcoming VW ID.BUZZ electric minibus, which is expected to come next year. More…
VW expands its electric vehicle offerings with the ID.5 electric SUV
Today, Volkswagen unveiled the ID.5, a new electric SUV, expanding its “ID. family” of electric vehicles. However, the new vehicle is basically a coupe version of the ID.4. More…
SES shares plans for world’s largest lithium-metal facility to build 107 amp-hour EV batteries
Lithium-metal battery developer SES announced large plans today that include Apollo, a 107 Ah Li-Metal battery that the company claims is the largest of its kind in the world. Concurrently, SES announced the lithium-metal batteries will be manufactured at Shanghai Giga, a new 300,000 sq. ft. facility being built in China as the largest Li-Metal facility in the world. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning reservations surpass 160,000 during pre-production
Ford Motor Company has maintained a steady flow of $100 reservation holders for its upcoming electric F-150 Lightning pickup, and that has now surpassed 160,000 in total. Every indication is that these reservation numbers will continue to grow as the F-150 Lightning goes on sale next spring. More…
These are the top 10 solar manufacturers of 2021
SolarReviews, a US-based independent comparison website for solar panel brands and installations, has released its first solar manufacturer ranking system. Here are the top 10 solar panel manufacturers in 2021. More…
Tesla takes delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas
Tesla has been spotted taking delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 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 integrates Tidal app in-car, adds cold weather improvements and more in new update
Tesla has started to push a new software update that adds an in-car app for Tidal, the music-streaming service, cold weather improvements, and more. More…
Apple joins ‘First Movers Coalition’ in its goal to become a carbon-neutral company by 2030
Apple has joined the “First Movers Coalition,” a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the US Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate to maintain its commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030. More…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 2
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. More…
UK’s NHS unveils new hydrogen-electric ambulances at COP26
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) unveiled a hydrogen-powered zero emission ambulance this week at Glasgow’s COP26 climate change conference. The vehicle will help the NHS reduce its contribution to UK road emissions and improve air quality and therefore health – thus making health workers’ jobs a little easier to boot. More…
XPeng launches ‘Smart Driving Points’ beta, eerily similar to Tesla’s ‘Safety Score’
Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors has taken a play out of Tesla’s book and will implement a ‘Smart Driving Points’ scoring system to ensure future owners don’t abuse its self-driving technology. The safety monitoring system has launched in beta form ahead of a 2022 rollout, and appears to be eerily similar to Tesla’s recent ‘Safety Score’ feature for its Autopilot technology.. More…
Equinor has a new floating wind turbine design, and it’s Scotland-bound
Norway-headquartered energy giant Equinor has a new floating wind turbine foundation design, and it wants to launch it in a one-gigawatt (GW) Scottish offshore wind farm project. More…
