Cleantech & EV’s

A sketchy report from Digitimes today claims that Apple is trudging ahead with work on its self-driving car project. The report says that Apple is working with TSMC on self-driving chips and exploring the possibility of some sort of factories in the United States. Digitimes has a mixed track record when it comes to these types of stories. Today’s report should be treated with skepticism, but…

The development settings for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta have leaked and it is revealing a myriad of options that FSD can do, including some funny ones. Over the last few months, Tesla has been pushing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software to a limited group of Tesla vehicle owners in order to test an early version of the company’s autonomous driving system. The feature builds on…

As if we needed any more evidence that electric vehicles are taking over essentially every form of vehicle, Monarch Tractor is announcing a new all-electric tractor. However, the term “tractor” doesn’t seem sufficient to describe this technology-infused and autonomous all-in-one farm tool. We’ve seen concepts for electric tractors thrown around by heavyweights like John Deere before.

QuantumScape unveiled the data about its new solid-state battery technology today, revealing some impressive results with fast-charging and long-range capacity. It received praise from many battery experts, including Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, who described the result as “a major breakthrough.” QuantumScape QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep…