Cleantech & EV’s

Asphalt paving equipment maker LeeBoy and battery storage maker Portable Electric are working together to electrify the asphalt paving industry. Electrifying asphalt paving Earlier this year, North Carolina-based LeeBoy debuted the prototype of its 8520C E-Paver. It’s a commercial-class electric asphalt paver that has a 150kW GM electric drive system, but everything else – e.g., the screed…

After backlash over the weekend to the Tesla’s plan to sue early Cybertruck owners for $50k if they try to flip their vehicles, the company updated its purchase agreement to remove Cybertruck-specific no-reselling clause. This weekend, we reported that Tesla will sue you if you try to flip your low-VIN Cybertruck. At issue was a clause in Tesla’s standard Motor Vehicle Purchase Agreement…

Tesla has sought help to prove that its vehicles built with giga-casting parts are not more expensive to repair. That’s something that is particularly of concern to insurers. Over the last few years, Tesla has heavily invested into giga-casting technology to produce larger car parts. The automaker can now produce entire car bodies with just a few parts rather than over a hundred. The advantages…

Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, is launching a new “super-large” electric SUV that will be built at its new EV plant in Ulsan. The Genesis GV90 will be the first large electric SUV from the luxury brand. Hyundai is developing the new flagship electric SUV. It’s designed to take Genesis from a “luxury” brand to a “high-end” automaker. Rather than competing against BMW…