Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla vehicles are being added to Uber’s new scheme to accelerate the electrification of its London fleet through “a clean air fee.” Uber has introduced a “clean air fee” that adds 3 pence (4 cents) to every mile of a passenger trip in the London area. It has already collected over £135 million ($184 million) from the scheme and used the money to offer discounted Kia and Nissan…

Today, Volkswagen unveiled the ID.5, a new electric SUV, expanding its “ID. family” of electric vehicles. However, the new vehicle is basically a coupe version of the ID.4. Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen’s VW brand, unveiled the new vehicle: “The ID.5 is electric, sporty, and elegant. Our premium SUV coupé with all-electric drive marks another milestone in our ACCELERATE…

Tesla has been spotted taking delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas. The automaker appears to be making progress in deploying battery cell production at the new facility. Ahead of Tesla’s Battery Day last year, Electrek has exclusively revealed Tesla’s secret “Roadrunner” project, which consists of its in-house designed battery cell manufacturing system…

Tesla has issued an official “recall” with NTHSA for 11,704 vehicles over a problem resulting in false automatic emergency braking events and forward-collision warnings. While it’s officially a “recall,” there was no physical recall of the vehicles as the issue is already fixed with an over-the-air software update. The issue emerged out of the 2021.36.5.2 software update released last…