Author: Fred Lambert

Electric flight just had a major setback after a tragic fatal accident last week in Hungary.
One of the few all-electric airplane prototypes in operation today, Siemens and Magnus’ eFusion, crashed near Budapest during a test flight last week &#8…

Tesla has been pushing a different automotive sales strategy by owning all its own retail locations instead of using third-party dealers.
Like in other departments at the automaker, the company is very demanding of its sales employees and it led to a l…

Tesla has an incredible amount of Model 3 reservations, but the delays and unavailability of the less expensive version of the vehicle have resulted in some cancellations.
A report is now attempting to quantify the number of cancellation and claims tha…

Nissan is boasting about the high demand for the new Leaf again as it says it has received 37,000 orders in Europe, but it looks like production is still not keeping up with demand.
The company delivered over 12,000 new Leafs in 2018 in Europe, which w…

Tesla’s Supercharger network is gradually starting to replace gas stations for Tesla owners, but it has so far been missing an important tool that drivers find at gas stations: a squeegee.
Now it looks like Tesla is finally starting to add the re…

Currently, the only way to buy a Tesla Model 3 is to have a reservation and then buy the car outright or with a loan.
A lease is currently not available for the highly popular electric vehicle, but it could change next year, says Elon Musk. more…

Tesla is apparently significantly ramping up its effort to help rebuild the power grid in Puerto Rico after it was destroyed by hurricanes last year.
After having completed hundreds of energy storage project on the islands in the last few months, Tesla…

Over the last few years, Tesla has increasingly been reducing its interior options for its vehicles. It’s now down to only a handful of options, which is unusual for a luxury automaker.
It could change next year as CEO Elon Musk says that a red i…

Elon Musk recently mentioned that Tesla has made some updates to the Model 3 for ride comfort, including some suspension upgrades, but they also updated the backseat.
Today, we get a first quick look at the upgraded backseat cushions. more…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Model 3 arrives in a big way in Canada, Elon Musk says the cost of Model 3 could fall to $28,000, the oil industry sta…