Quick Charge Podcast: February 16, 2023
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
Nissan LEAF EVs will power evacuation centers in Japan when disaster strikes
This week, Nissan Motor and Kotohira Town announced a new agreement to utilize electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF, as...
Here comes the world’s first offshore wind seaweed farm
E-commerce giant Amazon is funding the world’s first commercial-scale offshore wind seaweed farm that will sit between turbines – and...
Tesla tries to get owners of older Model S/X vehicles to upgrade with enticing offer
Tesla is attempting to get owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles with unlimited Supercharging to upgrade to...
New Jersey will now require all-electric car sales by 2035
All new cars sold in New Jersey will have to be zero emissions from 2035, Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) announced...
Get ready for spring with Greenworks’ 24V 13-inch cordless electric mower at $176 in New Green Deals
Spring is just over a month away, so it’s time to start looking at ways to overhaul your yard care...
Volkswagen says its best-selling SUV will go electric as the ID.Tiguan
Volkswagen’s best-selling SUV, the Tiguan, will live on in the electric age. The electric SUV will be built at its...
AddMotor M-340 review: A fat-tire electric trike that can do burnouts?!
Electric trikes are a quickly growing segment of the e-bike market in the US, largely thanks to recent high-profile launches...
Tesla is forced to ‘recall’ all Full Self-Driving Beta with update, NHTSA says may cause crash
Tesla has been forced to “recall” all vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta as NHTSA believes it may cause...
Tesla opening up Supercharger network is upsetting some owners, but in line with the mission
Tesla’s move to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric car owners is splitting the Tesla owner community in two,...
Toyota drops bZ4X prices in competitive China market, now starts at under $25K
Toyota China is slashing prices on its first electric SUV, the bZ4X, in an effort to boost sales in an...
Porsche to design 3D-printed battery gigafactories for Sakuu [update]
Porsche Consulting will design lithium-metal and solid-state battery maker Sakuu’s first 3D-printing gigafactory for commercial production – and Sakuu has...
Tesla fires dozens of employees at Giga New York after unionization effort
Tesla has fired dozens of employees at Gigafactory New York after a new unionization effort was launched this week, according...
Sanctions on Russian oil are having the ‘intended effect,’ IEA says
Russia announced that it would cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day in March after the West slapped price...
Tracker unveils new 60-mile-range electric UTV with dumping bed
The new Tracker OX EV electric UTV has just been unveiled, showing off its long-range design that’s optimized for work...
Quick Charge Podcast: February 15, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and...
An offshore wind farm and a carbon capture project are at a stalemate
Ørsted’s huge Hornsea Four offshore wind project and a BP-led carbon capture project are at loggerheads because the two projects’...
Tesla (TSLA) is sold out of Model Y for the quarter
Tesla has sold out the Model Y for the quarter in the US with no more production builds until April,...
Meet the GOP leaders in charge of critical House environmental committees
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFollowing the midterm...
Sick of EV chargers not working? Here’s how that’s going to change
a BMW iX charing at a Electrify America pile / Source: Electrify America The Biden administration today announced that the...