Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla is reportedly in talks to partner with Tata Motors for charging infrastructure in India as the automaker is about to launch in the country. Over the last few months, there have been more rumors of Tesla looking to establish manufacturing and/or research and development in India. Local government officials have revealed talks with Tesla executives, and last month Tesla officially…

Nissan is now using old Leaf battery packs in some of the robots that are helping to build the Leaf electric cars in the first place. This is kind of cool! For those who want electric cars to be a solution to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, the end-of-life of a battery pack is really important. Companies are looking at several different solutions, from recycling to second-use.

We got a limited look at the Volvo C40 Recharge today at the Volvo Cars Manhattan showroom. That’s where the single US C40 currently is residing before its trip to Boston this weekend. Here are our first thoughts. Volvo C40 vs. XC40 As a background, the C40 is a 3-inch-shorter version of the already-announced and on-the-road XC40. Those inches are all chopped off above the door-window line…

A secretive new company called Alpha Motor unveiled an interesting-looking electric pickup truck. While the vehicle may serve as an interesting design concept, I wouldn’t hold my breath to see it enter production. Alpha Motor The success of Tesla has led to many electric vehicle startups launching around the world. Some are more serious than others, and sometimes it can be hard to…