Tesla today announced that it has officially moved its headquarters to a location next to Gigafactory Texas in Austin. More…
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Tesla’s center display is showing massive performance improvement with new AMD chip
Tesla’s center display is showing a massive performance improvement with its new AMD Ryzen chip. Hopefully, it will make it into more vehicles. More…
Full Self-Driving Diary: A longtime Tesla driver’s perspective on FSD beta
After a month of safe and cautious driving, I finally achieved a Safety Score of 99 last week, and shortly thereafter, I was granted access to the Full Self-Driving Beta for my 2021 Model Y. The experience with the FSD Beta over the last seven days has made a few things clear: it’s very much a beta, but it’s very, very impressive when it works. More…
GM to construct North American materials processing factory for Ultium EV batteries
General Motors announced a joint venture alongside POSCO Chemical to erect a new factory in North America to process Cathode Active Material (CAM). CAM will be vital to GM’s production of its proprietary Ultium EV batteries, as the legacy automaker looks to establish a larger presence in US EV production. More…
Mercedes-Benz unveils wild new rugged but luxurious off-road electric vehicle concept
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a wild new luxurious off-road electric vehicle concept: Project MAYBACH. More…
Tesla is again found guilty of throttling charging speed, asked to pay $14,000 to owners in retrial
Tesla was again found guilty of throttling its Superchargering speed on early Model S vehicles.. More…
2021 will be an all-time, record-breaking year for clean energy installations
Despite the pandemic, supply chain challenges, and rising costs of materials, 2021 is going to be a record year for clean energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced today in a new report. More…
This 283 mph electric motorcycle just broke a bunch of land speed records, including its own
The last time we covered Max Biaggi and his Voxman Wattman electric motorcycle, he had just set a new land speed record for electric motorcycles at 254 mph (408 km/h). But apparently even that wasn’t fast enough for Biaggi. More…
Tesla releases new footage of auto labeling tool for its self-driving effort
Tesla’s head of AI has released new footage of the automaker’s auto labeling tool for its self-driving effort. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 30, 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 and Elon Musk mock ‘silly Apple Cloth’ with new $50 Cyberwhistle
The $19 Apple Polishing Cloth turned out to be the star of Apple’s October special event, with orders facing delays until late January. Now, Tesla is naturally looking to cash in on the overpriced accessory hype, with the carmaker introducing a new “Cyberwhistle.”. More…
Electric vehicle battery cost falls to $132 per kWh, but it might go up from there
The cost of electric vehicle battery packs has fallen to $132 per kWh – continuing decades of cost improvements. However, it might go up over the next year as increased material prices are catching up to incremental cost improvements. More…
Porsche Taycan GTS sedan first drive: Getting to the track is half the fun
For Electrek‘s first drive of the Grand Turismo Sport (GTS), Porsche brought us out to Willow Springs race track in the high desert, northeast of Los Angeles. The cars it gave us were stock models with nothing you can’t option at a Porsche dealer. Our basic instructions were to try and follow the professional drivers ahead of us and listen for instructions— and that was pretty much it.. More…
NIU launches 60 MPH MQiGT EVO e-scooter, plus new hybrid gas/electric scooter [with video!]
Leading electric scooter manufacturer NIU has taken to the EICMA 2021 Milan Motorcycle Show to showcase several new models of electric two-wheelers, including some big new firsts for the company. More…
Zero Labs introduces generation 3 EV platform, new converted classic to come in 2022
Classic EV developer Zero Labs Automotive has shared new details of its third-generation EV platform, on which its vehicle conversions will now sit. With close to 2,000 proprietary upgrades compared to its previous platform, Zero Labs has begun to deliver new EV versions of classic ICE vehicles to customers, and has shared further details about its future plans.. More…
Tesla’s Giga casting strategy to be adopted by half a dozen other automakers
Tesla’s approach to using giant casting machines, nicknamed Giga Press, to make car bodies with just a few massive casted parts is catching on in the auto industry. More…
3 things I learned on a rural Florida road trip in my Tesla Model 3
I recently drove from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tallahassee, Florida, and back in my Tesla Model 3. It’s a five-hour drive each way, and it was my first real road trip longer in my EV. Here are three things I learned. More…
Factorial Energy adds investments from two more automakers to develop its solid-state EV batteries
Factorial Energy, a US-based solid-state battery developer, has announced not one, but two new investments from automakers Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis. Each looks to jointly develop EV solid-state batteries with Factorial, joining previous investors Hyundai and Kia. More…
Hennessey announces $3 million electric hypercar with 6 wheels and motors
Hennessey, an American car tuner better known for its gas-guzzlers, announced its first electric vehicle: a $3 million electric hypercar with six wheels powered by motors and a private jet interior. More…
Himiway launches three more premium e-bikes: fat tire, cargo, and full-suspension models
Himiway has long offered just two models of e-bikes (or technically three if you count step-over vs. step-through), but times are changing and so is the company’s electric bike lineup. The three new models also swap in several new upgrades, such as better motors and more premium brakes. More…
