Answering random Redditor’s questions with professional backup: home solar edition
Answering random Redditor’s questions with professional backup: home solar edition

Earlier this week, a home solar shopper took to Reddit looking for a home solar panel + home backu battery system that could intelligently manage solar and grid power, auto switch in a power outage, and accept ICE generator input in a prolonged grid po…

E-quipment highlight: BLUETTI Pioneer 5000 E-Generator
E-quipment highlight: BLUETTI Pioneer 5000 E-Generator

BLUETTI says its new Pioneer 5000 E-Generator is built for the “Next Generation of Real Work,” as the brand expands into professional job site power delivery with a battery-backed and noise-free alternative to conventional ICE-powered generators.

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Glencore reaches new milestone at all-electric Sudbury copper mine
Glencore reaches new milestone at all-electric Sudbury copper mine

There’s an impossible amount of good-looking girls in Sudbury, Ontario, and an equally impressive wealth of high-grade nickel and copper ore living “just” 8,500 feet below the town’s surface, too – and Glencore Canada is sending a bunch of big EVs down…

University at Buffalo adds electric buses to Stampede Fleet
University at Buffalo adds electric buses to Stampede Fleet

The University at Buffalo is celebrating the deployment of eight new 40-foot electric transit buses, which are now quietly transporting students, staff, and campus visitors per day. The buses are the first in UB’s Stampede fleet to ditch diesel, kickin…

All press is good press, right? Cybercab event leaves more questions than answers
All press is good press, right? Cybercab event leaves more questions than answers

On today’s pressing episode of Quick Charge, we challenge the notion that all press is good press by filling the void of information surrounding this week’s Tesla Cybercab launch with a whole lot of bad news for the Full Self Driving brand.

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Audacity 4 is a complete revamp of the ‘world’s most popular’ audio editor
Audacity 4 is a complete revamp of the ‘world’s most popular’ audio editor

Audacity 4 has been in the works for some time, and had its own mini controversy last year when an unfortunate redesigned logo started making the rounds. The final version of the new icon isn’t nearly as bad as the early rendition that was circulating last October. But more importantly, all the promised improvements to […]

The Jeep Wagoneer and Ram 1500 extended-range EVs face another delay
The Jeep Wagoneer and Ram 1500 extended-range EVs face another delay

The Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Ram 1500 extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) may not arrive as soon as expected after yet another delay.

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Podcast: Tesla has another Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more
Podcast: Tesla has another Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more

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 Tesla’s latest Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more.

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Uber just launched the UK’s first autonomous rides in London
Uber just launched the UK’s first autonomous rides in London

For the first time, an autonomous EV might show up if you order an Uber in London.

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Tesla’s new rare-earth-free EV motor is a big deal, but not THAT big a deal
Tesla’s new rare-earth-free EV motor is a big deal, but not THAT big a deal

Alongside Tesla’s low-key Cybercab event this week, the company showed off its new rare earth-free Cybercab motor, which reportedly increases power density and efficiency significantly.

It’s some kind of an achievement, but to understand how much of…