Podcast: Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, Tesla Bot, Dojo, Tesla Semi, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This...
Environment
This is how government overreach could bring the US solar industry to its knees
The Solar Energy Industries Association, the nonprofit trade association of the US solar industry, just flagged a proposed change to...
The world’s largest offshore wind farm is going to get even larger
There are plans in place to develop the UK’s Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in three phases: A, B, and...
US Department of Defense embracing electric military vehicles using GM’s Ultium Platform
Tactical military vehicles are about to get an electric upgrade. GM Defense, a business unit of General Motors focusing on...
Weird Alibaba: Who wants this cheap 33 ft electric cherry picker straight from China?
Some of you who follow this tongue-in-cheek series may know that I’ve long sought after an electric aircraft from Alibaba...
Popular Rad Power Bikes drop to best prices of the year from $499 in New Green Deals
As the holiday shopping season begins inching closer, one of our favorite EV brands is rolling out an early preview...
Ron Insana: It’s time to use an ‘all of the above’ energy policy to break up the OPEC+ cartel
An Austrian soldier guards the entrance to the OPEC headquarters on October 4, 2022 on the eve of the 45th...
Why this investor doesn’t back companies that use carbon offsets
Zachary Bogue, co-managing partner for Data Collective LLC, speaks during the Future of Innovation: Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence Conference in...
Automaker behind internal combustion engine start says buyers will switch to luxury EVs, good for business
Mercedes-Benz, the German automaker known for pioneering the internal combustion engine, says electric vehicles will be the dominant car on...
Tesla briefly leaked all upcoming Supercharger locations
Tesla appears to have accidentally leaked all the upcoming Supercharger locations around the world, but it fixed the issue. The...
Porsche valuation usurps former parent VW Group as most valuable automaker in Europe
A week after a successful public listing, ringing the bell at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as Europe’s largest IPO by...
Polestar (PSNY) has delivered 30K EVs in 2022 so far, but plans to send another 20K deliveries in Q4 alone
About a month before it releases its full financial report for Q3 2022, Polestar has shared some of its global...
The Kremlin behaved ‘like a drug dealer’ over gas supplies, Polish PM says
The Kremlin behaved "like a drug dealer" when it comes to Europe's gas supplies, according to Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz...
BILITI’s 3-wheeled electric delivery vans heading to the continent that needs them most
BILITI Electric has teamed up with e-commerce company JUMIA to deploy its three-wheeled electric vans for parcel delivery. California-based commercial...
Germany’s relief plan could trigger a UK-style bond meltdown in euro nations
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz last week announced a package worth 200 billion euros ($198 billion) designed to help with soaring...
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and...
Tesla Semi production starts; Pepsi to get first electric trucks
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is starting Tesla Semi production and that Pepsi is going to get the first electric...
2021 saw a 13-fold increase in US EV purchases from 2012
In 2021, there were almost 647,000 US EV purchases – a nearly 13-fold increase from 2012, according to a new...
How you can invest in EV charging stations and take advantage of the auto transition
Electric vehicles are taking over the streets, and that means drivers are looking for more places to charge. The rapid...
Tesla (TSLA) has been upgraded to investment grade by S&P
Tesla (TSLA) has been officially upgraded to investment grade long-term credit rating by S&P Global Ratings. Despite delivering profits for more...
