Cleantech & EV’s

BMW unveiled today the BMW i4, its new all-electric vehicle, and confirmed that it is going to have up to 300 miles of range based on the EPA standard. After the German automaker brought the BMW i3 to market in 2013, we thought that it would release the BMW i4, i5, and so on, but it didn’t really happen like that. It took BMW seven years to bring another all-electric vehicle to market, the BMW…

Toyota is teasing its first battery-electric SUV ahead of the planned unveiling at the Shanghai Motor Show next month. Toyota is a laggard when it comes to all-electric cars Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside of China. Despite the fact that the company announced an acceleration of its electric vehicle plans last year, the Japanese automaker has been focused on hybrids…

When it comes to every part of the automotive industry, it seems that the switch to electric vehicles is set to leave no corner untouched. Until Tesla permanently disrupted the status quo, the world has been building cars for more or less the same way for a century. [Note: This is an ongoing collaboration between Fully Charged and Electrek] The established car companies have, of course…

The growth in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – solar PV modules that are flush with the existing roof and perform the waterproofing function of shingles or tiles – since Tesla announced its solar roof in 2016 has been largely disappointing. Since then, BIPV has been a niche part of the residential solar industry, perceived as too expensive or experimental compared to the cost of…