Tesla has now officially launched its insurance product using “real-time driving behavior”. More…
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ElectraMeccanica begins customer deliveries of its SOLO EV
EV manufacturer ElectraMeccanica has officially begun customer deliveries of its flagship SOLO EV. The three-wheeled one-seat electric vehicle has been on our radar for quite some time, and ElectraMeccanica has worked for years to reach this point of scaled production and deliveries. More…
Tesla pushes ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to investor with poor ‘safety score’ while requiring perfect score from others
Tesla has pushed its “Full Self-Driving Beta” to an investor who had a terrible “safety driving score” based on the automaker’s own scoring system. More…
Almost the entire US coastline could now host offshore wind farms
US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday unveiled the path forward for future offshore wind leases. The Biden-Harris administration’s goal is to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030. More…
Tesla’s (TSLA) Bitcoin investment is already up by $1 billion
Tesla (TSLA) must be feeling pretty good about its move into cryptocurrency holding, as its stake in Bitcoin is already up by $1 billion. More…
Tesla app update adds widgets, Powerwall features, hints at remote live view from Autopilot cameras
Tesla has released a new mobile app update with a few new small features, but it also shows that the automaker has made some progress toward delivering a remote live view from Autopilot cameras on your car. More…
EGEB: A Colorado steel mill is now the world’s first to run almost entirely on solar
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
Jackery 1500 review: A giant solar generator to charge my power tools, e-bike, e-truck, and more!
Jackery’s new Explorer 1500 Portable Power Station debuted earlier this year as a giant, high-capacity, and high-power backup battery that does so much more than just providing emergency power. I’ve been testing one out along with Jackery’s solar panels to see just how useful they are for everyday life tasks. More…
Lisa Jackson says Apple buys carbon offsets, but 80% is real clean energy
Environmental lead Lisa Jackson has acknowledged in a podcast that Apple buys carbon offsets in order to hit its “100% carbon neutral” claim, but says that this is a relatively small proportion of the company’s total usage. More…
Tesla Model 3 is now the best-selling used car and even sometimes sells for higher price than new
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new. More…
Tesla Model 3 is now the best-selling used car and sometimes even sells for higher price than new
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US, and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new. More…
Tesla Model 3 is now the quickest-selling used car and sometimes even sells for higher price than new
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US, and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 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…
6 ways electric car drivers can save money on home charging
Do you plug your car in as soon as you get home from work at the end of the day? Raise your hand. (I just asked my husband to raise his hand.) OK, we have to stop doing that, because it’s peak period – which means a higher electric bill. More…
An electric school bus helps power grid in a first for this New England utility
The utility company National Grid has leveraged an electric school bus to help meet peak demand for electricity for the first time, in Beverly, Massachusetts. The National Grid supplies electricity to Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. More…
Tesla is under pressure from NHTSA over Full Self-Driving Beta NDA and ‘stealth recall’
The NHTSA is upping the pressure on Tesla as the regulator asked for more information about the non-disclosure agreement it made Full Self-Driving Beta testers agree to. More…
First ride: Super73-ZX is an awesome electric moped with serious California vibes
Super73’s reputation precedes itself, with the company known as much for its SoCal lifestyle image as its hot-selling electric moped-style bikes.. More…
Tesla secures large supply of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production
Tesla has signed a new supply agreement in order to secure a large amount of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production. More…
EGEB: It gets real – Vineyard Wind orders its Haliade-X wind turbines
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…
Tesla cofounder JB Straubel sends warning to automakers going all-electric: ‘Do the supply chain math’
Tesla co-founder and long-time CTO JB Straubel sent a warning to automakers who are making announcements about timelines to go all-electric: “make sure you do the math when it comes to your supply chain”. More…
