Cleantech & EV’s

Another Nikola truck has caught on fire in Phoenix today. It is the fourth fire incident involving Nikola trucks in just a few months – yet the company insists they are safe to drive. In June, the Phoenix fire department confirmed that five Nikola semi-trucks caught fire at its headquarters. The situation was quite strange as the company was quick to tell the public it believed “foul play”…

Global EV battery developer Gotion High-Tech has announced a major investment in the state of Illinois to the tune of $2 billion to erect a new gigafactory in Manteno – about 50 miles south of Chicago. With logistic and financial support from the state, Gotion’s new plant becomes the largest investment in EV battery technology in Illinois history. Gotion High-Tech Co., Ltd. is a battery…

According to a new report, Mercedes-Benz plans to launch new EVs powered by BYD’s LFP Blade battery. The move comes after the German luxury automaker revealed its new CLA electric sedan concept, the first of its entry-level class designed to take on EV leaders like Tesla. Chinese newspaper CBEA reported that Mercedes-Benz will begin production of the new EVs fitted with BYD’s blade battery…

Tesla has reached the milestone of having deployed 50,000 Superchargers around the world. It took the automaker just over a decade to do it. Any way you want to slice it, the Supercharger network is a major success story and by far the best fast-charging network for electric vehicles in the world. When bringing its first electric vehicles to market, Tesla was faced with the chicken or egg problem…