Cleantech & EV’s

Maserati says that it plans to “electrify” its entire lineup within the next five years, but it is using the safe “electrify” word, and we should expect many hybrids. The Italian luxury automaker is part of the Fiat-Chrysler organization, which has notoriously been slow to move to electrification, and it also suffered from FCA’s slow start with electric vehicles. That’s despite the…

Tesla’s Sentry Mode is about to bring things to a whole new level by enabling Tesla owners to remotely see what their cars can see through Autopilot cameras. We recently learned that Tesla is planning a big software update, likely version 11, to be pushed to its fleet around the holidays. CEO Elon Musk is teasing a ‘fire’ update with new surprise features. We are still trying to figure out…

A used Tesla buyer managed to get himself a fully working 2014 Model S electric sedan for just $15,000, or about $15,000 less than the going price. That was all thanks to a company that was able to find a single bad battery cell in the pack. The company in question is Gruber Motor Company. Gruber made its name in the Tesla community by reviving Tesla Roadster battery packs — putting back the…