Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has updated its Model Y prices in China to reduce them on most versions of the electric SUV and offers a new incentive on Model 3. China remains the biggest EV market in the world and one of the most important markets for Tesla. Throughout the first half of the year, Tesla initiated a price war in the Chinese EV market with a series of price drops across its entire lineup. However, Tesla…

Electric trikes generally aren’t considered to be the peak of coolness, but that was before the Lámpago e-trike rolled onto the scene. The Turkish manufacturer’s name comes from the Spanish word for Lightning, which pointed out is ironic considering the trike’s 28 mph (45 km/h) top speed. Though as we’ve discussed before, delta trikes (with two wheels in the rear) aren’t known for…

Right to Repair laws are common in many countries and are designed to prevent manufacturers from maintaining a monopoly with costly repair services to fix a device. But electric bike makers are pushing lawmakers to exclude e-bikes from these laws. Right to repair laws make sense for a lot of consumer goods. When my robotic vacuum cleaner eventually burned out a side motor, I bought a spare motor…

We get our first close look at Tesla Cybertruck’s suspension thanks to a prototype that was left on the side of the road. Yesterday, we reported on a Tesla Cybertruck found broken down on the side of the road. The person who found it, Wayne, was smart enough to sneak a camera under the electric pickup truck. He shared the pictures with Electrek – giving us our best look at Cybertruck’s…