Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has started to release a new software update with a bunch of small improvements to its navigation system and text messaging user interface, as well as a few new features. It’s not the big holiday update yet, but there are still a few interesting improvements. The new update is called 2020.48.5 and it’s started being pushed to the fleet globally, according to Tesla owner reports. New…

A number of UK press outlets covered a report that claims that electric vehicles need to travel 50,000 miles before its carbon footprint is better than an ICE vehicle. We’ve seen this type of report debunked many times in the past so we didn’t think it was worth our time. But a number of big UK publications ran with it. It looks like this report could have been a sleight of hand from British…

Tesla (TSLA) has secured tax exemptions for “new energy vehicles” in China for its upcoming new Model Y made at Gigafactory Shanghai. It’s one of the last steps before the electric SUV can be delivered to customers in the country. As we previously reported, Tesla has taken a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which were launched in different…

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