Author: Kyle Field

First Drive of the Polestar 4!

Polestar is finally bringing the highly anticipated Polestar 4 to the United States and they invited CleanTechnica out to Austin, Texas, to be some of the first people in the world outside of the company to drive their newest creation. Disclaimer: Polestar paid for the author’s travel and accommodations to … [continued]

Volvo Doubles Down on the Software-Defined Car — CleanTechnica Field Trip

Volvo invited CleanTechnica to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its Charleston automotive factory where they will be adding production capacity for the XC60 and another yet-to-be-announced, second-generation, extended-range electric vehicle by 2030. Disclaimer: Volvo paid for the author’s travel and accommodations to attend this event. We sat down with Volvo … [continued]

Barcelona-Based Mobility Company Silence is Building an Ecosystem around Modular Batteries

We first ran into Barcelona-based electric mobility company Silence at EICMA in Milan, Italy, where they announced three new two-wheeled electric mobility vehicles. The critical technology underpinning Silence’s vehicles is a modular battery system built by Silence’s parent company Acciona. Their primary product for mobility applications is a 5.5 kilowatt-hour … [continued]