One of the arguments used by critics of self-driving car technologies is that most people won’t be comfortable being driven by a computer. The ongoing self-driving taxi pilot in Singapore seems to contradict this, though — riders have been adjusting psychologically to the technology, and they’ve actually been doing so very rapidly, … [continued]
The Faraday Future Dragon Racing Formula E team has revealed its new livery/design for its Season 3 race, which is set to make its debut shortly in Hong Kong. The new livery apparently has a fancy name — “Polarity,” which is meant to represent “the duality of FF’s future product … [continued]
As previously rumored, Kia execs are considering manufacturing an all-electric version of the Niro crossover — mostly owing to the model’s current hybrid modality, utility, and size, and also to increasingly strict emissions mandates in major markets. If Kia does follow through with the “considerations,” then the all-electric version of … [continued]
Honda’s actions to date regarding electric vehicles have been perplexing, perplexing mostly because the company doesn’t seem to have done much of anything despite its great resources. The company does reveal concept cars every once and awhile though … including the recent reveal of a mostly 3D-printed, customizable electric vehicle … [continued]
LG Chem has begun construction on a new lithium-ion battery production facility outside of Wrocław, Poland, home of CleanTechnica director Zach Shahan and home of the Cleantech Revolution Tour conference taking place this weekend. Once completed (by the end of 2018), the facility will represent the first mass production plant … [continued]
A new study evaluating the the potential of “low-carbon-intensity” vehicles to meet climate change mitigation targets was recently released, revealing that “a clean vehicle is usually a low-cost vehicle.” The study — Personal Vehicles Evaluated against Climate Change Mitigation Targets — argues that most hybrid and battery electric vehicles on … [continued]
A number of interesting new facts related to the Tesla Model 3 were revealed by the folks over at the Daily Kanban, after they obtained the Model 3 CAEATFA application filed by Tesla last year. While nothing that surprising is revealed, and some figures more or less match previous comments made … [continued]
The popular carsharing services provider car2go has passed, as of September 2016, the 2 million customers milestone, according to recent reports. That figure for the Daimler-owned company includes 1.1 million customers in Europe, including 550,000 in Germany. Notably, car2go membership grew by an impressive 43% over just the last year. Green … [continued]
The energy storage software firm Younicos will be providing software and controls for Schwerin energy storage project expansion in Germany — which will see the utility company WEMAG’s energy storage resource triple its storage capacity to 14.5 megawatt-hours (MWh) from 5 MWh, and double it power output from 5 MW to … [continued]
The India-based firm Tork Motorcycles has begun accepting pre-orders for the Tork T6X electric motorcycle — which will apparently sell for 124,999 Indian Rupees (~$1,882) — according to recent reports. Pre-orders are, initially anyways, only being accepted by those in the cities of Pune, Bangalore, and Delhi — in India. … [continued]
