Audi plans eSUV Q8 e-tron for 2026

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Audi wants to build a new electric SUV called the Q8 e-tron at its Brussels plant in 2026. This is said to be the successor to the Audi e-tron, which is to receive another facelift in 2023 and be phased out in 2026. The news was broken by the German publication Automobilwoche with reference to […]

Elon Musk elaborates on Tesla’s new electric motor, teases even crazier motor for new Roadster

Elon Musk has elaborated on details of Tesla’s new electric motor, the Plaid carbon-wrapped motor, and even teased an even crazier higher rpm version coming to the new Roadster.
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Polestar and SK consider EV development alliance

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Electric car manufacturer Polestar is exploring a wide-ranging alliance with South Korean conglomerate SK to advance the development of electric cars. The possible collaboration also includes a potential supply of SK batteries for upcoming Polestar vehicles. Specifically, according to a Polestar press release, the two companies have agreed to evaluate a potential partnership in areas […]

Tesla Model S Plaid racecar bares its fangs by overtaking hypercars in Laguna Seca

This weekend’s Hypercar Invitational at Laguna Seca was, for the most part, an opportunity for professional racecar driver Randy Pobst and Tesla tuning house Unplugged Performance to test out how their race-spec Model S Plaid performs on the track. The Model S Plaid did not disappoint, and it did not shy away from baring its […]

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SpaceX Starship launch tower grows to more than half its full height

SpaceX has installed another prefabricated segment of a new Starship ‘launch tower,’ raising the skyscraper-sized framework to more than half its full height. Measuring some 86 meters (~280 ft) tall after the latest segment was craned on top, the growing launch tower is now the tallest structure SpaceX has ever built (or had built) – […]

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Podcast 113

Talking Extreme-E FULL INTERVIEW with Nico Rosberg
Robert talks to former Formula One racing driver Nico Rosberg about his interest in sustainable technology’s as well as Extreme-E, Eco ships and Flying taxis as well as a small ramble about Youtube an…