Cleantech & EV’s

Formula E’s season finale is coming up this weekend in Berlin with a doubleheader of races at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit. It’s another two-race weekend, but this one is a little different – for the second race, the cars will go the opposite direction around the track to shake things up a bit. Last year, the second half of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and…

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has highlighted Renesas and Bosch as the two main suppliers putting the automaker in “extreme supply chain limitations.” Earlier today, Cathie Wood, a Tesla investor, was trying to explain Tesla’s July numbers in China. As we reported yesterday, Tesla’s first month of every quarter in China is focused on producing vehicles for exportation. The results were that Tesla…

Tesla has started to give back Supercharger access to owners of salvaged Tesla vehicles, reversing a move that angered many owners and that was contrary to Tesla’s mission. When vehicles are totaled in crashes, they are sold as salvaged vehicles. Some tech and mechanic savvy people buy those vehicles and disassemble them for parts or put them back into shape so they can go back on the…