Cleantech & EV’s

Lotus is today unveiling new working prototypes of its upcoming $2 million all-electric Evija hypercar, and it brought the prototypes to the racetrack. Last year, Lotus announced plans to build its first all-electric vehicle: a £1.7 million ($2.1 million) 2,000 hp all-electric hypercar called Evija. Today, the British automaker made the “dynamic public” by putting Evija on the racetrack at…

Tesla has given quite a significant range increase to the Model S Performance, but it’s the only trim of the Model S to receive an update. Today, Tesla has updated its online configurators to confirm many anticipated changes to its lineup. Model 3 has received its anticipated 2021 refresh, Model Y is getting a small range bump, and Model X is getting a decent range increase. We previously…

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GM Cruise announced that it received the greenlight from the California DMV to operate a fleet of true driverless Chevy Bolt EVs. Over the last few years, GM’s Cruise self-driving division has been operating a fleet of autonomous Chevy Bolt EVs in San Francisco. The test program is regulated by the California DMV and now the agency has given them permission to operate vehicles without a backup…