Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has started production at its new Megafactory in Shanghai, its second such factory, and it is starting to ship to its first customer. Energy storage has been Tesla’s silver lining over the last few quarters. While its main business, the automotive business, has been shrinking in both revenue and margins, its energy storage business has been growing at an impressive pace. That’s mainly…

Rumors leaked last week, and now it’s official: the Rivian Commercial Van is now available to order for fleets of any size, even down to a single van – but still only for businesses, not individuals. Rivian first announced it would make electric delivery vans in 2019, as part of a partnership with Amazon, who ordered 100,000 of the vehicles. The company has delivered around 20,000 of the vans…

BYD’s smaller electric SUV, the Atto 2, is now arriving in Europe and the UK. Despite its small size, BYD expects big demand for its newest EV. Can it compete with top-selling electric cars like the Volvo EX30? BYD launches new Atto 2 electric SUV in Europe After the Atto 2 made its European debut at the Brussels Motor Show last month, BYD’s new electric SUV is now arriving overseas. BYD said…

The Candela P-12 is the first hydrofoil electric ferry in the world to begin commercial operations. The 30-seat electric ferry uses a set of computer-controlled hydrofoil wings to fly above the surface of the water, resulting in a smoother and more efficient ride. But what happens when the seas get rough? Most of the time, we see slickly edited marketing videos of hydrofoil electric boats…