BMW Planning To Release Long-Range Electric iNext Model In 2021…

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Despite the imminent threat that Tesla and others seem to be posing to the company, BMW apparently won’t be releasing its own long-range all-electric vehicles until 2021, going by comments made at […]

Volvo Cars Unveils 2 New Concept Cars Showing Off New Compact Modular Architecture

Volvo Cars recently unveiled two new 40 Series concept cars based around the company’s new Compact Modular Architecture platform — giving us our first semi-real look at where the company is headed in the coming years […]

Most Hyundai & Kia Workers Prefer Tesla’s Electric Offerings To Those Of Their Own Companies, Survey Reveals

Originally published on CleanTechnica. A new survey from the social app provider “Blind” has revealed that roughly half of Korean auto-industry workers queried would consider purchasing a Tesla — rather than a vehicle produced by a […]

Unofficial Tesla Model 3 Online Configurator Created By Reservation Holder

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Reservation holders getting impatient for their Tesla Model 3 — despite the reduction of production timeline estimates and the fact that we still have at least a year to go — may […]

Study: Federal Laws Incentivizing Sales Of Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Could Create Short-Term Rise In Fuel Consumption & Emissions

Originally published on CleanTechnica. A new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has found that the federal laws incentivizing the sale of alternative-fuel vehicles (Corporate Average Fuel Economy/CAFE standards) could lead to a short-term increase […]

Nemaska Lithium & Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Sign Final Agreements For Lithium Salts Supply From New Plant

Nemaska Lithium, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, and Johnson Matthey Battery Materials of Candiac, Quebec — a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Matthey — have signed final agreements concerning the supply of lithium salts from […]

Colorado State Legislature Passes Bill Giving EV Tax Credit Some Characteristics Of Purchase Rebate

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Colorado has arguably the best electric vehicle purchase incentives in the country — a very substantial tax credit (the largest) and also a sales tax exemption. A new bill passed by the […]

GM Exec: Tesla & Google Responsible For Acceleration Of Autonomous Driving Development

Originally published on CleanTechnica. The head of GM’s Foresight and Trends Unit, Richard Holman, was recently quoted as publicly stating the Tesla and Google were responsible for accelerating the development of autonomous driving technology. The comments […]

Nissan Motors & Nissan Arc Announce Joint Development Of New Atomic Analysis Methodology, Lithium-Ion Battery Performance Increases Likely

Originally published on CleanTechnica. A new atomic analysis methodology — one that will likely allow for the increasing of lithium-ion battery performance — has been developed by researchers at Nissan Motor Company and Nissan Arc, according […]

Warwick University Manufacturing Professor: Dyson Could Follow Tesla’s Rapid-Growth EV Path

Originally published on CleanTechnica. The UK-based company Dyson could follow in Tesla’s footsteps with regard to rapid growth in the electric vehicle sector, according to a professor of energy storage at Warwick University’s manufacturing group. We’ve […]

Tesla’s New VP Of Vehicle Production Is Ex-Audi Production Head (For A4, A5, & Q5) Peter Hochholdinger

Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla has appointed as its new Vice President of Vehicle Production the (now former) Audi head of production for the A4, A5, and Q5, Peter Hochholdinger, according to a new press release […]