Cleantech & EV’s

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s new Model 3 battery pack, the Rivian R1T and R1S, the new BMW iNext, and more.  Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred…

Ford has unveiled the E-Transit: an electric version of its versatile Transit van popular with commercial customers. It starts under $45,000 and offer some interesting connectivity features, but it has a limited range. The E-Transit was one of the first all-electric vehicles announced by Ford when it put in place its electrification plan back in 2016. While it has been in the works for a long…

Tesla is now launching a second Model Y wheel and tire winter package — giving owners more options before the winter starts. As we reported last week, as a California-based company, Tesla has often been criticized for addressing concerns from owners living in colder climates as a second thought. That has often materialized itself through a lack of or last-minute availability of winter tires…

Waymo is throwing shade at Tesla and Elon Musk over comments that the latter has made about the usefulness of the former’s self-driving technology. There are dozens of high-profile companies working on solving self-driving and just as many different approaches, but there are two main differences: those who rely mainly if not entirely on computer vision, and those who rely on HD mapping. Tesla…