A new electric shuttle utilizing an “ultrafast” charging system — one that simply recharges itself for brief periods when passengers are boarding at stations — has been deployed in Singapore.
Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] has been confounding Wall Street’s naysayers for years, and 2018 has not departed from that trend. According to Schaeffer’s Investment Research, “Tesla stock was trading near its highest levels since late October earlier — topping out at $349 — after JPM reported on the company’s private investor meeting at the Detroit Auto Show. The brokerage firm said TSLA’s head of investment relations indicated Model 3 production will reach 1,000 cars per week this month — an increase from fourth-quarter numbers, with the recent bottleneck issues resolved.” [Update: Tesla stock is currently at $352.71.]
Eco Marine Power will conduct a study in 2018 of its EnergySail system that can help power large cargo ships with renewable energy, reducing emissions and lowering fuel costs.
EVgo had a banner year in 2017. It expanded it network of fast chargers to more than 1000 charging stations and provided enough electricity to power its customers’ cars more than 40 million miles.
The market/product analysts at Strategy Analytics have given the Tesla Model 3 a fairly low appraisal with regard to the “user experience” — with the notation being that there’s a drop in quality as compared to the Tesla Model S or Tesla Model X. Well, no kidding.
Waymo has ordered “thousands” more Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid autonomous cars for use in its ride-hailing and ridesharing services in several US cities.
Deliveries of the first all-electric Maxus EV80 vans has now begun in Europe — with the German firm Maske Fleet being amongst the first there to receive the new offerings — according to an email sent to CleanTechnica.
Boeing HorizonX Ventures, which was established just last April, will be investing into the next-gen aerospace battery startup Cuberg.
More than 100,000 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) have now been sold in Europe — as of the end of 2017. Very interestingly, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV now accounts for over 10% of the company’s sales in the European market.
When the next Formula E season begins this fall, the cars will be second-generation racers with enough battery power to complete an entire race. The new cars are some of the raciest and most exciting in motorsport today.
