Cleantech & EV’s

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Porsche has unveiled the Mission X, a new electric hypercar concept, which the automaker says could be the fastest road-legal vehicle ever to do a lap around the famous Nürburgring racetrack… if it goes into series production. The hypercar was shown as part of Porsche’s celebration of its 75th anniversary of making sports cars since the original Porsche 356 came out on June 8, 1948. Porsche…

No, that is not a roman numeral ten. Burgeoning EV automaker ZEEKR has rolled the first models of its new “X” SUV off its assembly lines in China less than two months after its initial launch. The automaker sees the SUV as a competitor to Tesla and premium automakers as it expands outside of China into new markets. Parent company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (Geely) announced ZEEKR…

The Japanese automaker is accelerating its pace toward EVs. Toyota Motor North America announced plans to invest $50 million to build a new US battery lab on Thursday to support the company’s electric vehicle strategy. After falling behind early in the race to bring electric vehicles to market, Toyota has made a series of announcements recently to (hopefully) turn things around and accelerate…