Cleantech & EV’s

Ahead of its official release in China, XPeng Motors has posted a teaser video showcasing the engineering (beta) version of its City Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP). The one-take video shows XPeng’s P5 sedan driving autonomously from XPeng HQ in Guangzhou to the city center, demonstrating a number of ADAS functions. If and when it reaches mass production, City NGP could offer a legitimate…

Rivian announced that it produced 4,401 electric vehicles during the last quarter – a significant ramp-up as supply chain issues are subsiding according to CEO RJ Scaringe. Today, the automaker released its delivery and production results for Q2 2022 and confirmed that it managed to roughly double production quarter to quarter. Rivian wrote in a press release today: Rivian Automotive, Inc.

Saleen Automotive has launched a new shady financing effort to bring the company back from the dead, and the legendary car tuner is dangling modified Tesla vehicles in the process again. Saleen’s troubled history Saleen is a California-based car tuning company founded by Steven Saleen, a former racing driver turned CEO. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it found some success tuning Ford…

Lithium is a vital component of EV batteries, and Winnipeg, Canada-headquartered Snow Lake Lithium says it’s committed to operating a fully renewable and sustainable lithium mine. What does that mean? Sustainable lithium mining in North America North America is home to just one active lithium mine, the Silver Peak mine in Clayton Valley, Nevada, and only recently, due to rising electric…