Cleantech & EV’s

FuroSystems has just unveiled the company’s latest urban commuter e-bike, the Aventa. Fresh off a £750,000 funding round, the British electric mobility company FuroSystems is adding the lightweight Aventa to its lineup. At just 16.5 kg (36 lb), the aluminum alloy e-bike is certainly on the lightweight end of the e-bike spectrum. While we’ve seen lighter e-bikes before, it usually takes a…

EVgo announced today that it is expanding its integration of Tesla connectors at charging stations in the US. It will give more charging options to Tesla owners. Tesla Connector In the US, unlike most other electric automakers using the CCS or CHAdeMO standards, Tesla is using its own proprietary connector, and it has yet to offer a CCS adapter. It does offer a CHAdeMO adapter, but the EV…

Tesla and GM are set to regain access to tax credit worth $7,000 on 400,000 more electric cars in the US with new proposed reform of the federal EV incentive program. EV federal tax credit The federal government in the US has a tax program that provides incentive for buyers of electric vehicles that dates back from the Bush era, and it was expanded during the Obama administration. It would give…

Porsche has achieved a new Guinness World Records title by driving its Taycan electric car at over 100 mph inside a building. One lesser-known advantage of an electric car is that you can drive it inside without the need for proper ventilation. Do that with a gasoline-powered vehicle and you might not be there to tell us how it went. At first glance, that might not offer many obvious advantages…