Tesla to create ‘statewide market design pilot’ virtual power plant in Texas
Tesla has been approved to create a “statewide market design pilot” for a virtual power plant (VPP) in Texas. The...
Environment
Europe’s power crisis has ‘very little to do with Putin,’ portfolio manager says
This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands.Siese Veenstra |...
Google Doodle honors Mária Telkes, ‘The Sun Queen’ of solar energy
Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed...
With Tesla battery packs and largest hydrogen tank in Japan, Panasonic tests a factory of the future
As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel...
MATE’s new cargo electric bike is called the ‘SUV’ because that’s how big it is
Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world,...
Quick Charge Podcast: December 10, 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 unveils new biggest Megapack project in Europe
Tesla has unveiled a new giant Megapack project In Belgium that it is now the biggest Megapack project in continental...
Heat pumps are an energy upgrade for homeowners that’s becoming a climate and financial winner
Heat pumps are becoming more popular for residential housing with energy prices increasing and the need to reduce use of...
Weird Alibaba: Ordering a giant cement mixer electric truck online is the future, today
Laggards beware: no transportation industry is safe from electrification. It’s going to drag you, kicking and screaming if necessary, into...
Electric school buses are giving kids a cleaner, but costlier, ride to class
BEVERLY, Mass. — It's a gray November morning, and we're on board a long, yellow school bus.The bus bounces over...
Tesla Cybertruck body spotted ahead of production start
A Tesla Cybertruck body has been spotted being worked on ahead of the electric pickup truck’s upcoming start of production...
Democratic lawmakers accuse big oil companies of ‘greenwashing’
Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Exxon and Chevron posted...
GM’s Ultium battery plant votes overwhelmingly to unionize with UAW
GM’s first Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio has voted to join the United Auto Workers, with 98% of workers...
Podcast: Electrek Car of the Year, Tesla bringing back radar?, FSD failure, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This...
Electrek’s vehicle of the year is the svelte $25K Chevy Bolt
The lowest-priced EV in the US is somehow also one of the best. Now in its sixth year, the Bolt...
Mount Renogy’s 100W flexible solar panel to your RV for $139 in New Green Deals
If your RV, car, truck, or even shed doesn’t have a flat roof, then traditional solar panels won’t be easy...
2022 was Tesla’s best year ever, but not for its stock (TSLA), and investors are not happy
2022 was undoubtedly Tesla’s best year ever financially and for vehicle deliveries, but it has not been for its stock...
Ultium Cells $275M investment will boost battery cell output for GM EVs by 40%
Ultium Cells will invest $275 million in its Spring Hill, Tennessee, battery plant to expand EV battery cell output by...
Ford looks to market American heritage to consumers in Europe with larger EVs
Nine months after outlining extensive plans to bring more EV models to Europe, Ford Motor Company shared its intentions to...
2024 electrified Corvette E-Ray options briefly leak online, and the screenshots are fierce
An electrified Corvette E-Ray was briefly revealed last night before Chevrolet took down the website. However, screenshots taken before give...
