The first customer dual-motor R1T, with Rivian’s in-house designed Enduro drive unit, rolled off the production line at the company’s factory in Normal, IL, today. Rivian has been working on its new “Enduro” drive unit for some time now. Currently, Rivian buys motors for its quad-motor powertrains from an external supplier, but the in-house designed […]
Tesla and Ford announced a partnership to onboard the latter’s electric vehicles on the former’s Supercharger network. Ford will add the Tesla plug, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), to its electric vehicles. When Tesla announced last year that it opened up its proprietary charging connector to try to make it the […]
US wind and solar together produced more electricity than coal in Q1 2023, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through March 31, 2023) reveals that in the first quarter of 2023, […]
Somehow, America’s desire for Ozempic is only growing. The drug’s active ingredient, semaglutide, is sold as an obesity medication under the brand name Wegovy—and it has become so popular that its manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, recently limited shipments to the U.S. and paused advertising to prevent shortages. Its promise has enticed would-be patients and set off […]
Mercedes-Benz has hired a contractor to install a 20-turbine wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, Germany. German wind farm developer UKA has been awarded a long-term contract worth “hundreds of millions” to install the 20 wind turbines by 2025, and bringing the wind farm online is planned for 2026. Once up and running, […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going to discuss the future of electric vehicles with Ford CEO Jim Farley on a Twitter Spaces. Musk has been pushing his Twitter Spaces feature over the last few weeks. When being interviewed by CNBC earlier this month, he insisted that the interview also be live on the live chat […]
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The Tesla Model Y was the world’s best-selling car in Q1 2023, marking the first time ever that an EV has achieved this feat, according to industry analyst JATO Dynamics. Model Y sales have been growing around the world for the last few years, putting the car on the trajectory to become the world’s best-selling […]
A Tesla insider has stolen about 100 Gb of data from the automaker and has given it to a German media company, which is now releasing some details. Handelsblatt, a German media company, calls the leak “Tesla Files.” According to the company, “insiders” gave them 100 Gb of data coming straight from Tesla: Informants have […]
The world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas Wind Systems, announced it would integrate over 300 Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks into its US fleet to power up the wind energy industry. Ford F-150 Lightning EV trucks to take on US wind energy With over 15,000 wind turbines deployed across the US and Canada, Vestas is […]
