Cleantech & EV’s

A salvaged Tesla powertrain is now powering a classic 1966 VW Microbus for people who want to combine nostalgia with their electric van life. The electric van is up for grabs in this sweepstakes on Omaze. Volkswagen’s 1960s microbus has become iconic and it turns head to this day, especially in the “van life” community. The German automaker is bringing it back as an electric van with the…

QuantumScape (QS), a battery startup backed by Volkswagen and Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, went public with a bang today. The stock is already up more than 50%. QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep Singh, a computer scientist and cofounder of Infinera Corporation, a major telecom component supplier, and Tim Holme, a Stanford-educated mechanical…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including new rumors of a Tesla Model S and Model X refresh, TSLA stock is going to the moon, a possible new electric pickup, and more.  Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers…

Silent Yachts, which has been described as the “Tesla of the seas”, is ramping up production of its electric catamarans. The company has now 10 boats under construction and they are increasing production capacity to be able to produce dozens of electric boats a year. That may not sound like a lot, but boat production can be a slow process and hard to deploy at scale for larger vessels like…