This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a flurry of Tesla news from the shareholder meeting, Daimler unveils new electric trucks in response to Tesla Semi, Jaguar s…
Renault e.dams Co-Owner To Exit Ahead Of Nissan’s Entry Into Formula E
Renault e.dams co-owner Alain Prost is leaving the French squad ahead of its takeover by Nissan, team founder Jean-Paul Driot has confirmed. Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost has been part of Renault e.dams since the inception of Formula E…
Breaking – Porsche Mission E To Get Official Name Of Taycan
It now has an official name, thus moving it one step closer to reality. Word has slipped that the official name of the Porsche Mission E, when it enters production, will be the Porsche Taycan. Taycan has a meaning. It’s “lively, young horse…
Porsche’s Mission E all-electric vehicle becomes the ‘Taycan’
Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle has been known so far as the Mission E, but the company made the announcement today that the production version of the vehicle will be called the ‘Taycan’. more…
Porsche Mission E to be called Porsche Taycan
Porsche announced Friday that its long-running Mission E electric sedan will be called the Porsche TKTKTK when it starts production next year. The 2020 Porsche Taycan takes its name from the horse on the Porsche crest, according to the automaker, which…
Electric Cars Sales Will Grow, But Electric Bus Sales To Outpace Cars
According to the latest report-forecast from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, plug-in electric cars will take the majority of sales (55% or 60 million units) by 2040. In 2017, some 1.1 million were sold (at average battery cost of $209/kWh) and this year …
Kia unveils new all-electric Niro CUV ‘up to ~280 miles of range’
After revealing the all-electric Niro concept earlier this year, Kia is now unveiling the production version of their new all-electric vehicle at the 2018 Busan International Motor Show today in Korea.
The vehicle appears to feature the same powertrain…
Green Deals: 8-pack LED Solar Lights $23 Prime shipped, more
Oak Leaf LLC (99% positive feedback from 32,000) via Amazon offers its eight-pack of stainless steel solar LED lights for $23 Prime shipped when promo code JVTVIX87 is applied during checkout. That’s good for $8 off the regular going rate and the…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Fails Like Any, But Admits, Learns, And Succeeds
ELON MUSK LEARNS FROM FAILURE TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS [INFOGRAPHIC] Elon Musk may be renowned for being one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing throughout his entire career. *This article comes to us co…
Tesla employee was filmed sleeping or unconscious at the wheel driving on Autopilot
Amid the controversy over the use of Tesla Autopilot and the few highly publicized accidents involving the driver assist system, a Tesla service technician has been filmed either asleep or unconscious at the wheel of a Model S driving on Autopilot. mor…
