Quick Charge Podcast: September 8, 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
Tesla plans a ‘license to print money’ aka lithium refining factory in Texas
Tesla is planning to build a lithium refining factory in Texas – something CEO Elon Musk has previously referred to...
Tesla Gigafactory Nevada output revealed by new leadership
Tesla has revealed the output Powerwall, Megapacks, vehicle motors, and batteries of Gigafactory Nevada as new leadership is taking over...
BMW confirms it will adopt Tesla’s 4680 cell format, pledging billions of dollars for six global battery factories
BMW Group has come out and publicly stated that its future success in a competitive EV market relies heavily on...
Micromobility America coming to SF Bay Area September 15-16, highlighting light EVs
Electrek will be on site at Micromobility America in the San Francisco Bay area next week, checking out all the...
2023 Mustang Mach-E gaining hands-free lane changes with Ford’s BlueCruise 1.2 update
Beginning this fall when its next-generation BlueCruise 1.2 active driver assist rolls out, Ford is introducing three new features, including...
Uber Eats deliveries will be served by mini autonomous EVs in US markets starting this fall
Ride-share veteran Uber Technologies has announced a long term partnership with autonomous vehicle developer Nuro, whose zero-occupant EVs will deliver...
‘The time for hybrids, has finished’ – will Toyota, Honda, and Nissan wake up?
Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, are being called out again for their lack of progress with battery electric vehicles...
StoreDot ships its ‘100 miles of range in 5 min of charging’ battery samples to EV makers
In March, electric vehicle battery startup StoreDot said it would produce battery cells that will be able to achieve a...
Bianchi e-Arcadex launched as new flagship electric gravel bike with a flagship price
Adding to its expanding lineup of high-end electric bikes, Bianchi has just unveiled its new flagship electric gravel bike: the...
G-7 looks to recruit more countries on Russian oil cap before negotiating details, officials say
G-7 countries have still not decided the price they want to set for a cap on Russian oil, officials said.
Russia has warned against capping energy prices. But Europe is thrashing out the details regardless
EU energy ministers gathered for emergency talks on dealing with runaway energy prices, despite warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The clean hydrogen energy economy was a dream. The climate bill could make it a reality this decade
A tax credit tucked into the Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to make the cost of clean hydrogen comparable...
2 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Thursday
The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.
Biden’s climate change bill may produce your next job, and a half-million careers in all
President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will create more than a half million jobs fighting climate change.
‘No reason to panic’: Commerzbank CEO says lenders are better prepared to deal with loan defaults
Fears of a recession have been exacerbated amid the possibility of a winter gas shortage in Europe.
European Central Bank raises rates by 75 basis points to tackle soaring inflation
Inflation is being turbocharged by runaway energy prices, which have soared since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
New British PM Liz Truss announces a cap on energy bills to combat cost-of-living crisis
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced a broad stimulus package to help Brits with soaring energy bills and...
India’s PM Modi says he’s keen to boost ties with Russia, including energy
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is keen to boost ties with Russia, even as the country has become...
UK PM Truss to unleash billions to help with energy bills. But there are big questions over funding
The exact details of the package have yet to be revealed, but some projections suggest it could include around £200 billion...