Quick Charge Podcast: October 15, 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...
Environment
Why the oil trade may have more juice despite a losing week
Even though WTI crude just saw its worst week in more than two months, the oil trade may have more...
Weird Alibaba: This Chinese electric car looks like a beautiful 1920s roadster
I’ve had plenty of fun dumpster-diving through Alibaba’s online electric car catalog over the last few years, finding odd and...
Ford electric vehicles, including F-150 Lightning and E-Transit, used to make a movie
Ford’s electric vehicles are being put to good use, you know, other than saving the planet from harmful greenhouse gas...
Nikola founder Trevor Milton found guilty over previous fraudulent statements to pump company stock
Former CEO and founder of Nikola Motors Trevor Milton has been found guilty on three of four counts of fraud...
Could rooftop wind give rooftop solar a run for its money?
Aeromine Technologies claims that its new rooftop bladeless wind energy unit provides the same amount of power as up to...
Hyundai will begin construction on its first EV plant October 25 as it targets US tax credit
And it’s official. Hyundai will break ground on its massive $5.5 billion electric vehicle factory in Bryan County, Georgia, on...
Podcast: Tesla Cybertruck, new energy app, Polestar 3, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This...
US increases EV battery recycling capacity with new AL facility processing up to 10K tonnes annually
As consumer preference continues trending toward electric vehicles, automakers are moving swiftly to lock up critical battery materials. With battery...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried regrets ‘dumb quote’ about giving $1 billion to political races
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF)...
New Tesla Cybertruck bodies spotted at Gigafactory Texas
What appears to be either new Tesla Cybertruck bodies or prototypes were spotted at Gigafactory Texas ahead of the start...
Pick up the Jetson Canyon electric folding scooter at $762 (Save $138) in New Green Deals
Ready to cruise around the city on a scooter to save on gas and transportation costs this fall? Well, the...
Sunrun, Ford’s official charging partner, launches a home EV charger [update]
San Francisco-headquartered Sunrun, the largest residential solar and battery storage installer in the US, has launched a home electric vehicle...
Lucid Motors (LCID) launches UX 2.0, its largest software update across an entire EV to date
Lucid Motors is rolling out its largest software update yet, introducing UX 2.0, which includes improvements throughout the entire vehicle...
Audi wants to purify city air with filter-equipped EVs while they’re driving and charging
German automaker Audi shared that it has been working on a pilot project with supplier MANN + HUMMEL to develop...
Tesla is running into issues building battery cells at Gigafactory Berlin
Tesla is reportedly running into problems establishing battery cell production at Gigafactory Berlin, and it is moving battery manufacturing equipment...
Volkswagen contributes to 25% overall EV delivery rise with over 120K ID.4/5 models sold so far this year
German automaking giant Volkswagen released its September deliveries report showing a 25% jump in EV deliveries through the first nine...
Oil protesters arrested after throwing tomato soup at Van Gogh painting
Activists of "Just Stop Oil" glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at a van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers"...
Inside the only lithium producer in the U.S., which provides critical mineral used in batteries by Tesla, EV makers
SILVER PEAK, NV — On the edge of Western Nevada, hours from a major city and miles down private dirt...
Porsche Taycan owners are getting range bump through software updates
Many Porsche Taycan owners are going to be happy to know that Porsche is making their vehicles more efficient through...
