This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla releasing its production and delivery numbers, software update version 9, Elon Musk’s love story with the SEC, …
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Green Deals: Greenworks 18-inch 12A Electric Lawn Mower $102.50, more
Amazon offers the Greenworks 18-inch 12A Corded Electric Lawn Mower for $102.44 shipped. Also at Walmart. This model has a list price of $160 and today’s deal is $7 less than our previous mention. It’s also a new Amazon all-time low. This …
BMW i3 goes all-electric in Europe due to increased battery range, holds on to gas range extender in North America
The BMW i3 is generally considered an all-electric vehicle, but it is also offered with an optional gas generator that acts as a range extender.
The German automaker now says that it is killing the range extender in Europe due to the new battery pack …
New service to provide NYCs first electric ferry plus door-to-door e-commuting
In 2019, New York City will temporarily close the L train subway – a crucial line moving commuters between Manhattan and Brooklyn. The city hopes to alleviate the inevitable commuting nightmare with alternative bus routes and even rentable elect…
Tesla is rolling out version 9 update, but it is pulling ‘Navigate on Autopilot’ for now, says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that the automaker is starting the wide release of its highly anticipated version 9 software update ‘now’, but they are pulling ‘Navigate on Autopilot, which is arguably the most important feature as part of …
Tesla updates referral program, new prizes include ‘early access to software updates’ and sending picture into space
Tesla has launched a new round of its owner referral program and it includes new prizes including ‘early access to software updates’ and sending a picture of your choosing into deep space orbit. more…
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Bird unveils custom new electric scooter and all day rentals with delivery
Bird, one of the largest electric scooter sharing companies in the United States, introduced their new electric scooter today. The Bird Zero is a custom designed electric scooter that will become the heart of their dockless electric scooter sharing pr…
Tesla expands early access to highly-anticipated version 9 update, Elon Musk says ‘almost ready’
Right now, there are tens of thousands of Tesla owners anxiously waiting to get that notification “a new software update is available” on their mobile app or inside their cars.
Tesla has now expanded the early access program to the highly-…
Tesla publishes first quarterly Vehicle Safety Report, responding to media coverage of Tesla crashes
Tesla has long complained that media coverage of crashes in Tesla vehicles is overblown. In response to this, the company announced that it would start reporting safety numbers each quarter, detailing the frequency of Tesla crashes, and today Tesla de…
Green Deals: Enter the world of autonomous mowing w/ exclusive discounts on Robomow equipment
Wellbots is offering 9to5Toys readers 10% off all of the latest Robomow Robot Lawn Mowers when promo code 9TO5TOYSMOW is applied during checkout. Prices start at $539 on the entry-level model with free shipping across the board. Robomow offers six dif…
