Cleantech & EV’s

In a recent interview, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume confirmed the German automaker plans to launch a sporty new all-electric SUV that will be positioned as top-tier model above both the Cayenne and Macan. The new SUV appears to have been somewhat expedited as Porsche faces delays on its all-electric Macan SUV due to software development issues at parent company Volkswagen Group. In case you’ve…

What do you get when you combine a Canadian electric scooter company known for high-quality designs and years of feedback from the electric scooter community? The world’s first electric Hyper Scooter, which is what the Apollo Pro claims it will be when it begins shipping early next year. This isn’t Apollo Scooters’ first brush with innovation. The Montreal-based company has spent years…

Tesla vehicles have reached the Mount Everest base camp for the very first time, operating at five kilometers of altitude. Tesla is known for not advertising, but it does sometimes produce and/or share marketing videos from its owners on social media. This one from Tesla China is particularly interesting as it features a couple of Tesla owners who drove their Model Y and Model X all the way to…

CATL, the world’s largest battery cell manufacturer and one of Tesla’s most critical suppliers, is scouting new factory sites in Mexico – likely to supply Tesla and other US electric automakers. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, abbreviated as CATL, sort of came out of nowhere. It was founded only a decade ago and has quickly become the world’s largest battery cell…