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
Markus Lienkamp is the chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. It seems that would make him a full blown auto expert (hence the title). Lienkamp says that "this is technically not easily feasible and it's also pointless both economically and ecologically."
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.
February 17th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
The largest EV fast charging station in the nation opened this week in Pasadena, California. The new station is comprised of 24 Tesla Superchargers and 20 of Tritium's DC fast chargers
February 17th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Hyundai giveth to renewable hydrogen with one hand and giveth to fossil hydrogen with the other, but it looks like green H2 will get the upper hand
February 17th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Now, 2020 has rolled around and a bunch more automakers have decided to ditch monthly sales reporting. Nissan (& Infiniti), Jaguar Land Rover, and Volkswagen (including Audi, Porsche, etc.) announced the change with press releases. Others didn't seem to announce it but just stopped publishing the monthly numbers (Mercedes, BMW, and Toyota)
February 16th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular CleanTechnica articles in January were, as it turns out, led by a bit of an unusual post for us. While it was a genuine list of the "worst things" about owning a Tesla Model 3 (from my perspective), there are buckets of humor enveloping it all
February 16th, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
When visiting the leading car shows in Geneva, Paris, and Frankfurt, the carmakers will take you on a journey, showing their grand visions about future mobility with vehicles that merge into houses, are lounges on wheels, or are just crazy, impractical futuristic works of art
February 16th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla has a 4 page document for new employees. Among the advice it gives is "don't be a jerk" and "be on time." It also says to have fun.
