This DC fast charging station tells EV drivers when renewable energy is at its peak in the grid – and thus when charging prices are cheapest. The “Better Energy Charge” station in Sønderborg, Denmark, is owned by renewable energy company Better Energy. (It sits next to the company’s R&D solar park.) What makes this charging […]
There’s a lesson to take from China’s abandoned electric cars that are going viral right now, and it’s not that EVs won’t work. Over the last month or so, you might have seen many videos and articles about “thousands of abandoned electric vehicles in China.” EV naysayers have used those stories to argue that electric […]
Cruise’s fully autonomous robotaxis recently contributed to some annoying road congestion in the streets of Austin, as captured by a video you can see below. The footage comes at a somewhat turbulent time for the self-driving rideshare company, as its vehicles are catching some opposition from residents in the cities they operate in. As is […]
Dongfeng-Honda, the Japanese automaker’s joint venture (JV) in China, launched a new electric vehicle brand, “Lingxi,” this week. With Lingxi, Honda’s JV became the first foreign partnership in China to launch a completely new EV brand. Honda JV launches new “Lingxi” EV brand in China Although several automakers, including Volkswagen, Toyota, and others, have joint […]
Diligent Robotics, maker of the autonomous clinical support robot Moxi, announced it scored $25 million in new funding. Canaan led the round with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures, True Ventures, Next Coast Ventures and new investor Northwestern Medicine Innovation. Rich Boyle, general partner at Canaan, will join Diligent Robotics’ board of directors. WHAT THEY […]
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Model Y AWD disappearing from Tesla’s lineup, a bunch of Tesla software updates, the Chevy Equinox EV, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As […]
California-based EV startup Lucid Motors (LCID) just gained its operating license to begin EV production in one of Saudi Arabia’s special economic zones. Saudi Arabia launched four new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in April, designed to take advantage of growth in key sectors like electric vehicles, manufacturing, cloud computing, medical tech, and more. The economic […]
Minnesota’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, is expanding its Sherco Solar project in the state, and that’s going to make it one of the US’s largest solar farms. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved adding a 250-megawatt (MW) array to the 460 MW solar farm currently being built. The 710 MW project, which is expected […]
The first-ever Rad Power e-bikes sitewide sale is going live to close out the week, taking 10% off a collection of its popular EVs. Joined by Jackery’s Explorer 240 power station hitting $199 alongside this Greenworks 24V 12-inch electric trimmer at $166, we’re also tracking a massive list of other e-bike discounts, too. Head below […]
Surgeons in Baltimore have transplanted the heart of a genetically altered pig into a man with terminal heart disease who had no other hope for treatment, the University of Maryland Medical Center announced on Friday. It is the second such procedure performed by the surgeons. The first patient, David Bennett, 57, died two months after […]
