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Rivian has released a video of the towing testing for its upcoming R1T electric pickup in some insane 118º F heat. more… The post Rivian releases R1T electric pickup towing testing footage in insane 118º F heat appeared first on Electrek.

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Roadrunner battery leak, potential Model 3 updates, Nikola Motors coming to an end, and more.…

A new project powered by Tesla Megapacks is helping alleviate the United Kingdom’s hundreds of millions of dollars in grid balancing costs that occurred from the pandemic.…

Lowe’s offers the Greenworks Pro 60V 16-inch Electric Chainsaw for $199 shipped. This is the tool-only model. You can score this same model with a battery for $249. Today’s deal takes as much as $100 off the regular going rate. Notable features here…

The UK’s Labour Party wants the government to phase out ICE cars five years earlier than planned.…

Volkswagen is reportedly considering selling Bugatti to Rimac in a deal to own a bigger stake in the Croatian electric hypercar maker.…

There are two things that FREY doesn’t mess around with: quality and power. The Jinhua, China-based electric bicycle manufacturer lays into both, heavily. And nowhere is that more evident than in the FREY EX Pro electric mountain bike.…

Tesla has taken a partial win in its lawsuit against the Gigafactory ‘saboteur’, Martin Tripp, a former employee who Tesla is accusing of “hacking” information and giving it to the media and others.…

Lucid has reportedly beat the Tesla Model S Plaid prototype’s Laguna Seca racetrack record with its own tri-motor Air test vehicle.…

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.…

VW is hyping the launch of the ID.4 electric SUV coming next week with new releases, and in a new interview with executives today, the automaker said that it plans to sell 500,000 ID.4 vehicles per year.…

Enkman via Amazon offers a 2-pack of its 208 LED Solar Outdoor Lights for $18.99 Prime shipped when promo code TBEYZBXF is applied during checkout. That’s down $6 or more from the regular going rate. Ditch the batteries and let these nifty solar lights…

A Tesla driver was caught sleeping on Autopilot with their seat “fully reclined” at high speed, according to police who criminally charged the driver.…

The first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine with a capacity of 1 megawatt has been launched by BeHydro, a joint venture between Belgian-based ABC and CMB. more… The post This hydrogen engine will help shipping meet EU CO2 targets appeared first on Electrek.

Kathy Hannun came to geothermal while at Alphabet’s X (formerly called Google[x]). In May 2017, she spun the company out and assumed the role of CEO of Dandelion Energy. She’s now in the role of president of the company, which allows her more free time,…

Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is entering into stage 5 of its expansion.…

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has received backing from Amazon for his battery material recycling venture: Redwood Materials.…

Ford has released today new footage of its F-150 electric pickup prototype testing — showing the truck’s impressive performance. more… The post Ford releases F-150 electric pickup testing footage — showing impressive performance appeared first on Electrek.

The Teleport Mobility swappable battery system, a newly designed open source standard, hopes to create some order in the Wild West of e-bike and e-scooter battery packs.…

Tesla has deployed Powerpack battery systems at around 60 Electrify America charging stations, and more are coming by the end of the year.…

While electric motorcycles have demonstrated their advantages over typical gas-powered motorcycles in a broad sweep of areas including power, torque, rideability, and maintenance, their range and recharge times have long been their Achilles’ heel, especially…

Porsche unveiled a mobile charging solution consisting of a 2.1 MWh Megapack-like battery system in a trailer that can charge 10 electric cars at once.…

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.…

Tesla’s construction plans for Gigafactory Texas have been revealed — showing massive buildings with an interesting shape. more… The post Tesla Gigafactory Texas plans revealed, showing massive buildings with interesting shape appeared first on Electrek.

REI has now joined a long list of brands getting in on that lucrative e-bike action as the company’s Co-op Cycles line adds two new electric bicycle models: The Co-op Cycles CTY e2.1 and CTY e2.2.…

Lowe’s offers the Kobalt 80V 21-inch Electric Cordless Lawn Mower for $249.50 shipped. Regularly around $350, this lawn mower originally sold for $499. You’ll receive everything you need to kiss gas and oil goodbye here, including an 80V 5Ah battery and…

Daimler has announced new plans to electrify its truck lineup, and as part of it, they unveiled the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul, a new long-range electric truck, and concept fuel cell truck.…

Net metering allows residential and commercial customers who generate their own electricity from solar power to sell the electricity they aren’t using back into the grid. That saves money on electric bills.…

LEGO switches to recyclable paper bags in its toy sets (and they’re working on their plastic bricks).…

GM has unveiled today its lineup of Ultium electric drive units that will power its next-generation electric vehicles — starting with the Cadillac Lyriq. more… The post GM unveils its lineup of Ultium electric drive units appeared first on Electrek.