Cleantech & EV’s

Daimler, Cummins, and PACCAR are forming a joint venture to manufacture battery cells in the US for commercial electric trucks. The joint venture – which consists of Accelera, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses; and large commercial truck maker PACCAR – will build battery cells for commercial electric trucks. Each company will own 30% of the joint…

Honda announced that it will adopt the Tesla-designed NACS connector in its electric vehicles in North America. The Japanese automaker had already signaled that the move to NACS was coming, but now it has secured a deal with Tesla. Tesla opened its proprietary connector (NACS) in North America last year with the hope it would become the charging standard for electric vehicles in the region. Over…

Lectric eBikes, one of the largest suppliers of electric bicycles in the US, made a joint announcement today with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of a voluntary recall for many of the Lectric XP 3.0 electric bikes produced and sold earlier this year. The recall is related to a braking issue with the mechanical brake calipers on the bikes. According to the announcement, “the…

A Tesla Cybertruck labeled as an “RC Engineering Prototype” has been spotted supercharging in Las Vegas, showing why V4 superchargers will be needed as more vehicles get access to the supercharger network. The Tesla Cybertruck is coming soon, and we’ve been seeing more and more pics and videos of it testing in recent days. We’ve seen it towing a trailer, with the frunk open and liner…