Porsche just held the launch event for the all-electric Taycan, sharing useful new information on WLTP range (up to 241 miles on the highway) and 0–62 mph acceleration time (as low as 2.8 seconds), thanks in part to great aerodynamics. We’ll have more coverage from the event itself in the coming days, but here’s a quick piece on the key information.
The Lightyear electric car with its own solar power system has already been written about on CleanTechnica, but Fully Charged recently made a video showing one moving under its own power, so it seemed appropriate to revisit this intriguing vehicle with an interview.
New battery technology is allowing BMW to perk up the performance of two of its plug-in hybrid vehicles, the X5 xDrive45e and the MINI S E Countryman All4. Both will be on display at the Frankfurt auto show this month.
If you are the type who cries easily over cute emotional stuff, grab a box of tissues, because this is all about love and joy.
is making it easier for owners of EVs as well as future EV owners by introducing a mandatory electric car charging point for each newly built home.
Tesla owner Jennifer Street is creating her own version of Elon’s cyborg dragon. Well, kind of. It’s a cuter version with pretty eyes. Jennifer is well known for her Tesla fan art and has created a number of 3D, graphic, and animated artworks.
An Australian startup has big plans to deploy its small electric vehicle to customers at home and abroad. ACE EVs has built up a team of experts in Australia to import and assemble flat-pack electric vans from kits. The vans look brilliant for small businesses and last mile package delivery, with a carbon composite chassis clad with ABS plastic panels.
Dominion Energy Virginia has published a bullish plan to convert 50 school buses in its territory to electric buses by 2020. That’s just the start, as the company plans to add 200 more per year to hit its target of 1,050 fully electric school buses by 2025.
CNH Industrial N.V. announced a new $250 million investment into the Nikola Motor Company as the lead investor in a new Series D funding round. The investment round comes as Nikola works to integrate a single lease plan for its vehicles that roll all vehicle, service, maintenance, and fuel costs into a single lease price in a bid to offer early adopters assurance of predictable prices and payouts for their fleets.
Some people like to say that we here at CleanTechnica only write about Tesla, only care about Tesla, only want to hug Tesla, and only promote Tesla’s vehicles. That’s not true. We’ve actually published more than 1,000 articles regarding the Nissan LEAF, hundreds regarding the Chevy Bolt, hundreds regarding the Renault Zoe, hundreds regarding the BMW i3, and many more. Yes, nowadays, the Tesla Model 3 — as the first truly mass market electric car — dominates our EV coverage, just as it dominates EV sales in the markets where most of our readers reside. But we actually love and obsessively cover numerous EVs.
