Cleantech & EV’s

BMW is going to cease all production of electric Minis in the UK and build them in China and Germany instead. Electric Minis in China BMW’s current production of 40,000 electric Minis annually at its Cowley, Oxfordshire, factory will end next year as part of its plans to reshape Mini’s lineup from 2024. The first electric Mini was built in Oxfordshire in July 2019. Greg Clark, secretary of…

Tesla has released a new mobile app update that includes a solution if your car has frozen door handles. During Model 3’s first winter, we reported on the electric car having some issues in cold weather, and Tesla said it was investigating the situation. Several owners in cold weather regions were experiencing difficulties entering their vehicles because the door handles wouldn’t open…

Palo-Alto, California-based EV charging software provider ev.energy and internet of things (IoT) solutions provider Smartenit, based in Irvine, Calirfornia, today launched a smart, grid-optimized Level 1 mobile EV cable for drivers who don’t have access to home charging stations. This level 1 mobile EV cable is smart Most – but not all – EVs come with a mobile charging cord with a standard…

I’ve had plenty of fun dumpster-diving through Alibaba’s online electric car catalog over the last few years, finding odd and futuristic EV gems for this weekly column. But never before have we seen something quite so elegant looking as this early automotive era replica, complete with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask for in a Chinese knock-off. And that makes it a perfect…