Cleantech & EV’s

Nat King Cole may have had Daisy swooning on his bicycle built for two, but that’s hardly a practical family vehicle. What happens when you have a few rugrats and need to transport the whole brood? That’s when it’s time to switch to a bicycle built for four. And I’ve found just the thing for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. I love me a tandem electric…

In a new note to his management team, as he is being challenged by his own workforce, VW CEO Herbert Diess explained why the German automaker needs to be more like Tesla. Surprisingly, a lot of it has to do with manufacturing – something that Elon Musk said would become Tesla’s main advantage. As we reported yesterday, Diess is currently facing a vote of no-confidence under review by a board…

The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. Friday, November 5 Youth took to the streets Thousands of children, parents, and teachers took to the streets to demand that global leaders ramp up and implement their pledges to slow global warming…

One thing seems certain these days: If you’re a legacy car sector company wanting to give your stock price a serious goosing, find some way to thrust yourself into the EV news cycle. This week gave the world another reminder that Wall Street is ready to reward pretty much any company offering signs of snuggling up to the EV future. On Tuesday, share prices in car rental giant Avis skyrocketed…