Cleantech & EV’s

GM announced that it is starting to roll out a new software update to Chevy Bolt EVs as part of its recall due to battery fire risks. It will limit the state-of-charge to 80%, but it will remove other restrictions, like not being able to park inside garages. For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pressure to have GM recall the Bolt EV after several cars caught on fire while…

In October 2020, Electrek reported that the state of Alaska got its very first electric school bus. Here’s how the first and only electric school bus in The Last Frontier is running just over a year later. Alaska’s electric school bus in the extreme cold The electric school bus, which was built by Thomas Built Buses in North Carolina, is picking up and dropping off kids in the town of Tok…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including our reported from the LA Auto Show, Tesla’s phantom braking problem, EV incentive update, and more. Need more Electrek in your life? Subscribe to the Electrek Daily here.  Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for…

Ford announced today that it doubled its planned electric vehicle production capacity by 2023 to 600,000 electric vehicles per year. In the last few years, Ford has accelerated its plan to electrify its vehicle lineup. After some delays, we are finally starting to see some progress, with the Mustang Mach-E seeing some success and the F-150 Lightning coming next year. But from the information…