February 20th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The Ontario Provincial Police asked Elon Musk on Twitter to suggest which model would make a better police vehicle, the Cybertruck of the Model X. Included in the post are two visually stunning renders of what each vehicle would look like as an O.P.P vehicle
February 19th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Jaguar Land Rover has a new concept vehicle out that looks quite similar to a few concept vehicles from other automakers (Tesla sort of included). It's basically part of a new class of vehicles that designers apparently think will become the norm as the industry evolves into autonomous transport
February 19th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Elon Musk may be a showman and a visionary, but he is unfit to be a CEO. His run-ins with the SEC, intemperate tweets, and a catalogue of missed deadlines show that he does not have the character or the competence to run a major public company
February 19th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co., Ltd., also known as Xpeng, waited for some serious cold weather to hit, then took the P7 out onto the track for an epic good time. Sure, they called it "cold weather performance testing" but we all know it was just a bunch of engineers sitting around a pot of warm tea dreaming up ways to have the most fun in the snow
February 19th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
At the BloombergNEF Summit in San Francisco, California last week, BNEF's Colin McKerracher made a case for electric vehicles finally reaching the "end of the beginning" as businesses and consumers recognize and begin to embrace electric vehicles en masse
February 19th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
Tesla will seemingly use prismatic lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries from CATL in its Made in China Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus
February 19th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Greensboro, NC (February 19, 2020) – Gilbarco Veeder-Root (GVR) announced today it has signed an investment agreement with Driivz, a global leader in smart electric vehicle (EV) charging management solutions. This minority investment further expands GVR’s EV capabilities to enable more comprehensive solutions for forecourts and fleet applications
February 18th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The most important Tesla product isn't any of its vehicles, but something else, according to Fast Company. It's Tesla Insurance. The article opens up with praise as to how both Elon Musk and Tesla have "fascinated the world" with products such as the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Cybertruck (reservation holders, represent!), but the article cites the fact that one product has been overlooked/under-acknowledged. It calls this product a "hugely important one," and I agree
February 18th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
In our research we have been attempting to ascertain what Tesla's plans are for its next-generation battery cells
February 18th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Usually, as soon as you buy a new car and drive it off the lot, it loses a ton of value, but some vehicles provide an exception to the rule, losing much less of their value than others. The car in the US that loses the smallest percentage of its value after one year? Yup, that would be the Tesla Model
February 18th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) — a leading coalition of companies, academics and organizations dedicated to the responsible management and environmental sustainability of batteries — applauded research published today by the University of Michigan (U-M) in the Journal of Energy Storage on best practices for consumers for extending the life of lithium-ion batteries, as well as the cost savings associated with minimizing degradation
February 18th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
According to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic. Boba Bobas are also widely used in Kenya’s coastal resort towns, like Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Diani, the city of Mombasa, Rift Valley towns like Nakuru, and the inland port city Kisumu in Western Kenya
February 18th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla is in talks with battery producer CATL to supply lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cells for the Shanghai-made Tesla Model 3, according to a report by Reuters
February 18th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
There has been a video making the rounds on Twitter of a Porsche Taycan that exploded in Florida. There isn't any known cause of the explosion
February 18th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
A Reuters report claims Tesla and CATL are close to striking a deal for battery cells that use no cobalt
February 18th, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
The German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market started the year on fire, jumping 128% year over year (YoY), to a record 16,131 registrations. That smashed the previous record (12,026 units) set last October, so it seems the German locomotive has (finally) been set in motion
February 18th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
If only people understood, is what I keep saying to myself — understood how unbelievably far ahead Tesla is
February 18th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In California, the DMV now allows the testing of autonomous light duty trucks. "Light duty" means anything up to 10,000 pounds (5 tons). This means, according to a post by StreetsblogCal, that your pizza could be delivered with no driver
February 17th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
A court in Germany has blocked Tesla from clearing any more trees for its Gigafactory 4 in Brandenburg, Germany.
February 17th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla is hiring AI leaders to keep moving Tesla toward fully self-driving vehicles
February 17th, 2020 | by Saurabh
Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article about the country
February 17th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Storm Dennis was brutal, but it didn't stop Tesla's Autopilot from working, and seemingly saving 8 lives
February 17th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Larry Hutchinson, head of Toyota Canada, told an audience last week that governments should stop telling car companies what to build and let them decide what cars will do the most to lower carbon emissions and appeal to consumers.
