Cleantech & EV’s

The biggest downside to all of the cool and wild electric vehicles I regularly find as part of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column is that most would never be street legal. But this fun-looking little flatbed trike truck seems to have solved that problem, at least in name only. The vendor calls it a “Special 2 person street legal small electric car”, which I’m…

Football is finally back. This year you can expect to see plenty of electric vehicles race across your screen during breaks. To promote its new EV lineup, GM is launching a new, in its own words, “aggressive and significant” ad campaign, which will air during NFL Sunday Night Football. According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, GM’s new marketing campaign, “EVs for everyone…

You won’t want to miss this one. BMW Middle East released a video teasing a new electric dune taxi that looks as if it came straight out of Mad Max. The Dune Taxi electric prototype is shown racing across the streets and sand dunes in Abu Dhabi. Is BMW gearing up for an off-road competition? The promotional video shows BMW’s electric Dune Taxi in action, conquering the Tal Moreeb dunes…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla Supercharger V4, Tesla FSD Beta 10.69, Ford putting pressure on dealers over EVs, and more. : Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can  by entering their VIN or license…