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GM PowerBank home energy storage arrives, could outflex Tesla
General Motors is now rolling out its PowerBank energy-storage battery packs, providing the first real competition to the Tesla Powerwall home energy-storage system directly from an automaker. While other automakers have discussed energy-storage products, and the Ford F-150 Lightning can be had with a home backup power system, GM appears to be the... Is The Tesla Robotaxi Coming To Europe?
Tesla hasn’t announced any plans to bring its driverless taxi to Europe, but it probably will.
How Much Solar & Battery Capacity Do You Need For Van Life?
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I recently came across a great video from CheapRVLiving on YouTube. In it, Bob Wells goes through some things people need to consider when shopping for things like power stations, solar generators, and permanently-mounted ... [continued]
The Startup Aetherflux Is Crowding Into The Space Solar Pool
Space solar power once seemed like a far-out idea, but the startup Aetherflux is among those aiming to prove it can work.
Tesla’s Robotaxi Event Can Be A Win If It Brings Us What We Really Want
Here's a hint: it's not actually the Robotaxi. It's what the EV market really wants.
VW reportedly plans 8 cheaper electric models by 2027
Volkswagen plans to launch eight affordable electric vehicles by 2027, brand boss Thomas Schaefer said in a recent interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport (via Reuters). "We have to produce our vehicles profitably and put them on the road at affordable prices," Schaefer said in the interview. One of those affordable models will be... China NEV retail at 1.12 million in Sept, up 9% from Aug, preliminary CPCA data show
China's passenger NEV retail sales were 1.12 million units in September, surpassing the 1 million mark for the second consecutive month, preliminary data from the CPCA showed.
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Honda created a manual transmission for EVs
Most electric vehicles don't have multi-speed transmissions—and don't need them. Multi gears may even hurt efficiency, in fact. But that hasn't stopped Honda from experimenting with a manual transmission for electric cars. The automaker is currently testing a manual gearbox—complete with a clutch pedal—for EVs, an engineer told... Nissan Leaf recalled because battery could catch fire while fast charging
Nissan is recalling certain Leaf electric vehicles due to a risk of batteries overheating and catching fire while fast charging. Owners are advised not to fast charge their vehicles until recall work is completed. The recall includes 23,887 Leaf hatchbacks from model years 2019 and 2020, but just 1% are estimated to have the defect, according to... 