Cleantech & EV’s

Ford announced that it started pre-production of the F-150 Lightning as the race to bring electric pickup trucks to market heats up. There’s currently a race to bring electric pickup trucks to the US market, which will need them to accelerate EV adoption considering pickups are the most popular passenger vehicle in the market. The race is so important that MyBookie, a sportsbook website, even…

The battery-swapping Goliath known as Gogoro is going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in a monumental deal set to value the company at around US $2.3 billion. Taiwan-based Gogoro has been named the global leader in electric vehicle battery-swapping systems, and currently operates over 800,000 battery packs on the road. The company has grown considerably over the last several years and…

EV manufacturer Workhorse Group announced it is voluntarily withdrawing its legal challenge against the United States Postal Service (USPS). The June lawsuit addresses the USPS awarding a multibillion-dollar contract to Oshkosh Defense to produce its next fleet of mail delivery vehicles. Workhorse’s new CEO was behind the decision to forfeit the protest, citing an intention to cooperate with the…

Hyundai confirmed that it is delaying the launch of the Ioniq 5 electric car in the US by a few months. It’s a disappointment since the vehicle is expected to be disruptive. The Ioniq 5 is one of the most exciting new electric cars to launch in a long time. It comes with 800-volt powertrain architecture that enables the fastest charging of any EV, and it also allows for bidirectional charging…