Cleantech & EV’s

I’ve watched in fascination as Erik Buell’s latest two-wheeler company, Fuell, unveiled and then began deliveries on a high-end electric commuter bike. Now that the company let me borrow a Fuell Flluid for a test ride, I can finally tell you what I think of the bike. Spoiler alert: It’s pretty sweet. Due to a series of tight schedules, the company and I could only align for a few hours…

A Tesla vehicle crashed into a tree and caught on fire in Houston this weekend – resulting in two deaths. The police believe no one was in the driver’s seat, which could mean that this could be the first fatalities as a result of a Tesla driver jokingly getting into the backseat. The crash happened around 11:25 p.m on Saturday near The Woodlands in Spring, Texas. The local police said that…

Leaks are just as prevalent in the automotive world as in the drones sector. And, the day before Shanghai’s big Auto Show, a DJI-related autonomous electric vehicle leak has occurred. We reported recently that DJI appears to have a new division related to autonomous driving. We also reported this actually makes a lot of sense, given the company’s expertise with the kinds of sensors that are…

Elon Musk claims that Tesla with Autopilot engaged approaches 10 times lower chance of accident than the average car. Here’s the data he is basing this claim on. Since 2018, Tesla has been trying to create a benchmark for its improvement in Autopilot safety by releasing a quarterly report that compares the number of miles per accident on Autopilot versus off Autopilot. Today, Tesla released…