Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla is looking into moving “current and future vehicle programs” to steer-by-wire with a new motor, geartrain, and chassis team in Austin, Texas. Over the last few months, we have been reporting on how Tesla plans to establish new teams in Austin that are not directly related to the new Gigafactory under construction. For example, we previously reported on Tesla building a new video game and…

Electric cars will triple their market share in Europe this year as a result of EU car emissions targets, according to a new report released today from Transport & Environment (T&E), a European umbrella group for non-governmental organizations that work in transport and the environment, and promote sustainable transport in Europe. T&E analyzed sales and carmakers’ compliance…

Tesla is going to release its ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to some customers who are “expert and careful drivers” next week, says CEO Elon Musk. Over the last few months, Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla working on “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.” He has been teasing the new core change to Autopilot, which should be able to interpret its environment in…

Tesla has released a new Model 3 wheel design as part of its 2021 refresh and the vehicles are starting to ship. Over the last few days, we have been reporting on Tesla currently updating the Model 3 with a significant refresh that includes several new features. The rollout is kind of strange since the automaker has yet to confirm any of the new features despite starting to ship out the new…