Milenio, a Mexican news outlet, is reporting this week that Tesla has concluded an agreement with the state of Nueve Léon to build a new factory west of the city of Santa Catarina. CleanTechinca readers may recall that Nueve Léon is home to so many suppliers for the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin that there is […]
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You’re Planning On A Non-Tesla EV Purchase For Cross Country Trips
You have your eye on an economical Bolt EUV, or your dream battery-electric car, a BMW i7 or Porsche Taycan, but you are planning frequent or even infrequent cross country trips. For this, ideally you will need functioning, unoccupied CCS chargers at 100 mile intervals along your proposed routes. No way! For most proposed cross-country […]
Ford Exploring LFP Battery Factory Agreement With CATL
Ford and CATL are close to an agreement to build a battery factory together in America, but whose name will be on the front door?
China EV Exports Surge
In 2018, my wife and I did a tour of China. We were impressed by the speed of change evident around us as the government lifted millions from poverty. Did your parents motivate you to eat your dinner by exhorting: “Think of the starving millions in China!” Some areas were very primitive and rural (the […]
Apple Pushing For Deeper Decarbonization
Amazon and Apple have announced more efforts toward climate stabilization, equity and inclusion, and deeper decarbonization in the past month and a half. The tech giants have plenty to clean up, but they’ve also been leaders in the adoption of clean renewable energy. Below is a look at some of what Apple has been up […]
Genesis G80 — an EV for the Cars & Coffee Crowd
Popping the hood on most EVs can be a bit of a disappointment to old-school car guys ... but if a frunk doesn't do it for you, the Genesis G80 will!
Siemens & EverCharge Announce New US EV Charger Factories
EV charger manufacturing is growing by leaps and bounds in America. Siemens and EverCharge both announced new factories this week.
EV Market Experiences Growing Pains As It Meets The Masses
On the growth side, billions of dollars of investment is expected along the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain from automotive manufacturers, battery manufacturers, battery recycling facilities, and other stakeholders. But the current atmosphere of gloom is tainting the EV forecast moving into 2023.
New IIHS Test Punishes SUVs and Crossovers — Volvo XC40 Aces It
That SUV or crossover you bought to keep your kids safe may not be as safe as you thought — and the IIHS just proved it!
Tesla Gigafactory in Texas Now Producing 3,000 Model Y Per Week
Tesla has just hit another production milestone. Tesla Gigafactory Texas has reached a production rate of 3,000 Model Y (Model Ys?) per week. That’s 156,000 Model Y SUVs/crossovers per year from this new factory, but expect the number to keep climbing quickly and end well above 156,000 a year in a year from now. Giga […]