Tesla poaches battery expert to fix its dry electrode issue

Tesla has poached a battery manufacturing expert to lead its dry electrode, which has been identified as one of the main bottlenecks for Tesla’s 4680 battery cell.

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After price drop on Metacycle e-motorcycle, SONDORS teases electric dirt bike

The electric bicycle and e-motorcycle company SONDORS is teasing something new, and it looks a lot like an electric dirt bike.

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Extreme E’s May X Prix in Scotland will race EVs through a former coal mine

After releasing its tentative race schedule for season 3 in late 2022, we’ve known Extreme E has been planning an all-electric X Prix event in Scotland in May. However, today we have learned that the Scottish event will be a Hydro X Prix held at the site of a former coal mine before it’s revamped as a hydropower plant and wind farm.

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Quick Charge Podcast: March 29, 2023

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

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Rivian deletes Camp Kitchen and Tunnel Shuttle from Gear Shop

Rivian has deleted the Camp Kitchen, Tunnel Shuttle, and R1T Tent from its online gear shop. All three were previously listed as “not available yet” until earlier today when their entries disappeared.

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Faraday Future finally starts production on FF91

Faraday Future has announced the start of FF91 production in its Hanford, CA factory in central California, which it calls “FF ieFactory California.”

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Norway goes big with its first offshore wind tenders

Norway has opened its first tenders to build two big offshore wind farms – and one could become the world’s first large-scale floating project.

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BLUETTI launches dust tight and water resistant portable power with AC60 and B80 units

Power supply experts BLUETTI has broken new ground with the water and dust resistant AC60 and B80. With up to 2,015wh of expanded power, it bring energy to never before seen terrain of beaches, snowy mountains, or crowded tents with messy kids. While many power supplies are plug-and-play, not many of them are as care-free and trusted as the new AC60 and B80 from BLUETTI.

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Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore turbine will power the world’s second-largest offshore wind farm

Siemens Gamesa is going to supply its largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine to date to the UK’s East Anglia 3 – the world’s second-largest wind farm.

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Rivian (RIVN) stock bounces after Q1 delivery data indicates strong results

Rivian (RIVN) stock price is bouncing back from the all-time lows hit earlier this week as new data indicates the EV maker delivered more vehicles in Q1 than expected.

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