Cleantech & EV’s

Toyota announced today that they will be unveiling a new all-electric SUV in the coming months. The automaker, which has been seen as a lagger when it comes to all-electric vehicles, says that it’s their ‘first step’ for battery-electric vehicles. Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside of China. The Japanese automaker has been focused on hybrids and fuel cell vehicles and…

You’ve probably never heard of Tromox or their first electric motorcycle, the Tromox Mino. But as the company begins expanding distribution across Europe and the US, you may be seeing more of these cool little bikes soon. Tromox Mino electric motorcycle I’ve been following Tromox for just over a year now. I accidentally stumbled upon the nascent startup’s debut last November when I…

Einride, a Swedish company focusing on autonomous electric trucks, announced today that their next-generation Pod will use NVIDIA’s “Orin” processor for autonomous driving. Last year, Einride became the first company to make deliveries with a completely driverless heavy truck on public roads with their first-generation T-Pod heavy truck. Their next-generation Pod, available for reservation…

Bird announced today the first ever autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system for electric scooters. If you’ve ever tried a standing electric scooter, you’ll know they’re not very complicated. You have basically three controls: stop, go and turn. And that first one is arguably the most critical of all. Bird’s new AEB system Bird’s latest technological development is designed to ensure…