Elon Musk gave an update on Tesla Bot, Tesla’s upcoming humanoid robot project, and said that he believes it can solve the labor shortage issue. More…
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Elon Musk calls for Senate not to pass the Build Back Better act: ‘Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500’
Elon Musk calls for the Senate not to pass the $2 trillion Build Back Better act and says Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 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…
Arrival to build high-voltage battery plant in North Carolina capable of 350k modules a year
EV automaker Arrival has announced plans to build a $11.5 million High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new battery facility will add 150 jobs and join two Arrival facilities already established in the US city. More…
Toyota to build battery factory for electric vehicles in North Carolina
Toyota is planning to build a battery factory to support electric vehicle production in North Carolina. More…
Lucid subpoenaed by SEC concerning SPAC merger with CCIV
Regulators from the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have requested documents from Lucid Group Inc. relating to the investigation of its SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. IV (CCIV) earlier this year. More…
Tesla Powerpacks power new comunity microgrid pilot project in Canada
Tesla has deployed a new Powerpack system in Pickering, Ontario to power a new community microgrid pilot project. More…
Scientists develop a less-flammable lithium-ion battery that uses water
Researchers have developed a prototype lithium-ion battery that uses water as an electrolytic solution. The water replaces a flammable organic solvent. More…
Tesla is under SEC investigation over how it handled fire risk with its solar power systems
Tesla is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over how it handled and possibly failed to properly disclose to investors previously reported fire risks with its solar power systems. More…
Phase 3 of the world’s largest offshore wind farm moves forward
British utility SSE and Norwegian energy giant Equinor announced late last week that they have secured financing to proceed with the construction of the $3.98 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm off England’s northeast coast. More…
Low-cost SONDORS Metacycle e-motorcycle gets (another) delivery delay, updates design images
The low-cost 80 mph (130 km/h) SONDORS Metacycle may be one of the most highly anticipated electric motorcycles of the year, but that huge spotlight also shines a light on controversies surrounding its delayed production. More…
Photos show sea of Ola’s high-speed electric scooters ahead of deliveries later this month
Ola’s electric scooters have followed a circuitous path toward production, but deliveries are now set to begin December 15. Ahead of that date, the company’s CEO showed off several images from the factory showing a sea of electric scooters that have already rolled off the production line. More…
Tesla looks to expand pilot program to open Superchargers to other EVs in Norway
Tesla is looking to expand its pilot program testing the opening of the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers in Norway. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 4, 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 pushes new Full Self-Driving Beta update with improved object detection
Tesla has started to push a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (version 10.6) to its fleet with improved object detection. More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $700 electric bike with FIVE shock absorbers
I’m an electric bicycle guy through and through. You’ve probably seen me riding and testing any number of dozens of electric bicycles in the last few months – hundreds in the last year or two. So I’ve seen just about everything the e-bike industry has to offer, or at least I thought I had. That was until this strange-looking contraption rolled across my screen in my latest hunt through the Chinese shopping giant Alibaba’s electric vehicle section. With five different shock absorbers, moped seats and wheels the size of teacup saucers, I knew this apparatus was destined to become my next Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.. More…
Toyota commits to 100% zero-emission sales in Europe by 2035, because it essentially has to
During a recent media event in Brussels, Toyota Europe outlined a plan for a 100% CO2 reduction in all-new vehicle sales in the market by 2035. This “goal” will be preceded by a sales mix of at least 50% zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in Western Europe by 2030. On a broader scale, Toyota Motor Corporation continues to dig in its heels as one of the few major automakers that has yet to set an expiry for gasoline vehicle production.. More…
Podcast: Tesla Cybertruck update, Cyberquad, Nissan’s new electrification plan, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla giving an update on the Cybertruck, the Cyberquad for kids, Nissan’s new electrification plan, and more. More…
Norway again shows the all-electric car future is closer than people think
Norway is again showing that the all-electric car future is closer than people think, as November car sales in the country see internal combustion engine car sales crumble. More…
Tesla updates Cybertruck with 4 motors, 4-wheel steering, and ‘crab mode’
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is updating the Cybertruck with a four-motor configuration that is going to enable independent power at each wheel and four-wheel steering with “crab” mode, like the Hummer EV. More…
