Category: Climate Action & Science

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss rumors of a Tesla/SpaceX merger, Rivian’s earnings, R2 progress, and efficiency…

Vietnamese all-electric taxi operator Green SM has made its European debut in Copenhagen, rolling out a company-owned fleet of VinFast EVs. Source: Electrek.

U.S. EV sales are down, but the rest of the world is picking up the slack to reduce its reliance on oil. Source: InsideEVs.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla was preparing to split off its China business ahead of a potential SpaceX merger. Source: InsideEVs.

There hasn’t really been a lot of notable news from Tesla lately. Even on hardcore Tesla fan sites, the news this year has often been little tidbits that mean more or less nothing and…

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is gradually making the transition from pilots to commercial applications. At the moment, a few automakers, including GM, Ford and Nissan, offer bidirectional charging features, but these require proprietary charging hardware,…

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The United Nations Secretary-General and foreign ministers from the UK, France and Spain have blamed the deadly wildfires engulfing Europe on climate change, using the disaster to renew calls for faster cuts to greenhouse…

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into roughly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving 156 complaints of a front suspension component detaching while driving. The probe covers 2018-2020 Model…

BYD is bringing its boxy, seven-seat SUV to Europe and the UK. The Ti 7 is now on sale in the UK, and it’s even cheaper than the Land Rover Defender PHEV.

In an employee town hall, Ford CEO Jim Farley reportedly said that Chinese EVs could hit U.S. soil in as little as five years. Source: InsideEVs.

Today’s quote is from environmental advocate David Brower: “The wild places are where we began. When they end, so do we.” Earth911 inspirations.