Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has taken a partial win in its lawsuit against the Gigafactory ‘saboteur’, Martin Tripp, a former employee who Tesla is accusing of “hacking” information and giving it to the media and others. However, the whole situation is not really a good look for the company. Back in 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tripp had “sabotaged” software in the automaker’s manufacturing…

VW is hyping the launch of the ID.4 electric SUV coming next week with new releases, and in a new interview with executives today, the automaker said that it plans to sell 500,000 ID.4 vehicles per year. Over the last month, VW has been hyping the launch of the ID.4 electric SUV by gradually releasing more information about the vehicle. Most recently, we got our first look at the ID.4’s…

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has received backing from Amazon for his battery material recycling venture: Redwood Materials. Today, Amazon announced the first recipients of investments from The Climate Pledge Fund announced last year. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, commented: “The Climate Pledge Fund invests in visionary companies whose products and services can empower a low carbon…

Ford has released today new footage of its F-150 electric pickup prototype testing — showing the truck’s impressive performance. Last year,  Ford finally confirmed that it plans to bring an all-electric version of the F-150 to market. Not much is known about the new electric version of the F-150. Last summer, Ford released a video of an F-150 all-electric pickup prototype towing over 1…