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Tesla’s head of customer experience leaves for Coinbase as talent exodus grows

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 7:47am on Electrek

Tesla (TSLA) has lost another senior leader as Jose del Corral, the automaker’s head of product for customer experience, announced today that he is leaving after almost eight years to join Coinbase.

Del Corral’s departure lands on the same day as yet another Cybercab production leader’s exit, extending a talent drain that has now stripped Tesla of institutional knowledge across virtually every critical function of the business.

This 400 kW EV charger packs more power into half the space

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 7:40am on Electrek

SK Signet just unveiled a new 400 kW ultra-fast EV charger aimed squarely at the next wave of high-voltage EVs – and it’s built to take up a lot less space.

Semi-solid-state EV batteries are now powering up trucks and flying cars

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 7:03am on Electrek

Semi-solid-state batteries are already expanding from the first passenger EVs to new segments, including flying cars and light trucks.

Day 6 Spring Sale Green Deals – Heybike Helio F smart e-bike first savings, Jackery Explorer 1500 Ultra power station hits low, more

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 6:00am on Electrek

If you thought the deals were winding down on day 6 of the Big Spring Sale, think again, as we have a bunch Green Deals making our weekly kick-off edition all the better – plus, two are seeing increased savings. Things start, however, with the first-ever discount hitting Heybike’s new Helio F Smart Folding Classic e-bike to $1,299, among the brand’s full spring sale lineup starting from $899. From the expanded Jackery Spring Sale lineup, we also spotted the new Explorer 1500 Ultra Portable Power Station getting increased savings back to its $899 low from its CES 2026 launch. There’s also Ecoflow’s latest 48-hour flash sale that is dropping the 3,072Wh DELTA 3 Ultra to $1,099, while the 4,096Wh DELTA Pro 3 is back down at $2,099, as well as the ECOVACS Goat A3000 LiDAR Robot Lawn Mower hitting a new $1,899 low. And for all the ongoing hangover deals from past days and latest Big Spring Sale deals alike, you can find them all collected into our Green Deals spring shopping hub here.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Another Tesla Cybercab production leader leaves as exodus continues

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 2:28am on Electrek

Mark Lupkey, the manufacturing operations leader who oversaw Cybercab assembly and end-of-line ramp at Giga Texas, has announced his departure from Tesla. He is the third senior leader directly involved in bringing the Cybercab to production to leave the company in just over a month.

Lupkey spent nearly eight years at Tesla across two separate stints, working his way through some of the automaker’s most demanding production programs before taking on the Cybercab assembly role in Austin.

Toyota’s new luxury EV in China receives over 3,000 orders in 1 hour after launching for $22,000

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 2:13am on Electrek

The bZ7, Toyota’s new flagship EV in China, may be its most advanced vehicle yet. After launching for under $22,000, the luxury electric sedan secured 3,100 orders within its first hour.

New e-bike bill in congress could bring long-awaited federal regulation

Published: Mar 30nd 2026 1:09am on Electrek

A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress could finally establish a long-missing federal framework for regulating electric bikes and similar micromobility devices in the US.

Which early EV will become the first classic car of the electric era?

Published: Mar 29nd 2026 8:37am on Electrek

Every automotive era has its classics, designs that transcend spec sheets and sales figure and, somehow, become more culturally relevant with age. Now, nearly thirty years into the modern era, it feels like it’s time to ask the question: Which early EV will become the first classic car of the electric era?

Tesla carelessly promotes ‘Full Self-Driving’ for driver losing his eyesight

Published: Mar 29nd 2026 6:31am on Electrek

Tesla North America’s official account on X promoted a video interview of a new Cybertruck owner who says his ophthalmologist recommended he buy a Tesla with “Full Self-Driving” because he is losing his eyesight.

The problem is that Tesla itself classifies FSD as a Level 2 driver-assist system that requires driver monitoring at all times — and the driver is responsible for the vehicle at all times. Those two things are fundamentally incompatible.

This friendly robot just installed 100 MW of solar power

Published: Mar 29nd 2026 3:24am on Electrek

In one of the largest real-world demonstrations of construction robots being used at utility-scale solar construction so far, a Maximo robot has completed the successful installation of 100 MW of solar capacity at the sprawling AES Bellefield solar complex.