Cleantech & EV’s

Take a look at Kia’s newest electric SUV, the EV5, as the automaker takes you through a detailed tour of the interior and exterior in its latest video. Kia shows off the EV5 inside and out in new video Kia officially unveiled its compact EV5 electric SUV less than two weeks ago at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. The EV5 is a family-friendly EV, taking influence from Kia’s flagship EV9. In…

Tesla has increased the price of its yoke steering wheel to now $1,000, which is a big change from the feature being standard not long ago. When Tesla first launched the refreshed Model S and Model X, it featured a controversial new “yoke” butterfly steering wheel. Some were worried about the actual shape of the wheel being problematic, while others were concerned about the lack of a drive…

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The world’s largest offshore wind turbine has set a new world record for electricity generation by an individual wind turbine in a 24-hour period. Goldwind’s GWH252-16MW intelligent wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 252 meters (827 feet). It also has a swept area of around 50,000 square meters (538,195 square feet) – the equivalent of seven standard football pitches. The turbine’s hub…