Cleantech & EV’s

VW is unveiling an impressive electric car fast-charging station in the Arizona desert to test charging at extremely high temperatures. Successful fast-charging is highly dependent on maintaining a stable temperature of the batteries inside an electric vehicle. That’s difficult to achieve in conditions like extremely cold or hot climates. To test the latter, Volkswagen has built an impressive…

Tesla Model Y has been chosen by two US police departments to accelerate the electrification of their fleet. Some police departments have been quick to do the math and realize the benefits of going electric. Tesla’s Model 3 has become a popular vehicle for police departments looking to go electric with their patrol vehicles and save on fuel. Now some police departments are looking to get the…

Tesla has announced a new CCS charging adapter that this time can work with its proprietary connector. However, the availability in North America is still unclear. With the launch of the Model 3 and its Supercharger V3 in Europe, Tesla switched its main charging standard to CCS. The automaker ended up launching a CCS adapter for Model S and Model X owners to be able to use the growing CCS…

GM is getting into the habit of releasing small —very small — teasers of upcoming electric vehicles, and now it is releasing another one for the Bolt EUV teaser. This time, it’s the headlights. Earlier this year, GM had an “EV Day” during which we learned a lot more about their plans, including that it would finally launch a Bolt EV-based crossover called the Bolt EUV and a refresh of…