Cleantech & EV’s

Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela has just unveiled a revolutionary new electric drive unit known as the C-Pod for its premium electric boats, and it’s an engineering work of art. Candela claims that these are the highest-efficiency and longest-lasting boat motors ever. The company’s patented C-Pod consists of two electric motors. Each drives a counterrotating propeller to provide a…

When you think of electric mobility company Bird, the mind conjures up black and gray electric scooters zipping along city streets. But with today’s announcement of the new Bird Bike, the company is now adding black and gray electric bicycles to the mix. But haven’t I seen that design somewhere? Bird Bike rolls out in style Bird’s aptly named Bird Bike features an elegantly designed…

The first VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units have rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory. The VW ID.4 electric SUV is already available in the US market, but the units being delivered are coming from Germany in limited volume. The electric SUV is expected to have better availability once it starts being produced in the US at VW’s Chattanooga…

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