Toyota is teasing its first battery-electric SUV ahead of the planned unveiling at the Shanghai Motor Show next month. Toyota is a laggard when it comes to all-electric cars Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside of China. Despite the fact that the company announced an acceleration of its electric vehicle plans last year, the Japanese automaker has been focused on hybrids…

Tesla has lobbied the UK government to promote higher taxes for gas-powered vehicles, or petrol cars, as they would say, as well as the proposed ban on internal combustion engine vehicles. Over the years, Tesla has occasionally lobbied for electric vehicle incentives, but the automaker has always made its position clear about the best solution being to tax products that result in more polluting…

In a move similar to Tesla’s Supercharger network, Porsche announced that it will build its own proprietary charging network for its customers. When Tesla introduced the Model S in 2012, the automaker also launched its Supercharger network. Unlike other automakers launching electric vehicles, Tesla didn’t want to rely on third-party public charging networks. Instead, it wanted to own the…

The growth in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – solar PV modules that are flush with the existing roof and perform the waterproofing function of shingles or tiles – since Tesla announced its solar roof in 2016 has been largely disappointing. Since then, BIPV has been a niche part of the residential solar industry, perceived as too expensive or experimental compared to the cost of…