Cleantech & EV’s

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…

In the latest news released as part of its impact report, Tesla claims that its battery packs lose only about 10% of their energy capacity after 200,000 miles. Battery degradation, which represents the loss in capacity and range over time with increasing mileage, is one of the biggest concerns of new electric vehicle buyers. It’s also an important part of the equation to make electric cars…

Tesla has filed with the Chinese government to produce five more versions of the Model Y electric SUV at Gigafactory Shanghai. Some of those variants are expected to be exported to other markets that will get the electric SUV for the first time. Yesterday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China released its latest batch of “new energy vehicle” applications for…