Cleantech & EV’s

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…

According to Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume, European manufacturers have an advantage over Chinese EV makers. VW leader said that the Chinese offer their vehicles “at twice the price they pay in China” of that in Europe. VW is not threatened by Chinese EV makers, CEO says Although Blume did acknowledge that “The Chinese have learned how to build cars over the last few decades” at the IAA…