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BMW has spent years telling us “Neue Klasse” would be its EV reset. The first production EV suggests that it wasn’t just marketing.

After achieving a breakthrough earlier this week, Greater Bay Technology said it aims to launch the world’s first mass-producible all-solid-state battery this year. more…

It seems like the best of both worlds. But it’s actually the worst.

Leading our mid-week Green Deals is Velotric’s Earth Day e-bike sale with up to $562 savings, like the Fold 1 Plus Folding e-bike that is getting a FREE cargo rack seat pad at its $1,399 low, among other models. There’s also a special promotion with up to $6,822 savings on Read more

Tesla intertwined its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) suite with its in-house Insurance initiative in an effort to offer an attractive incentive to drivers. Tesla announced that its new Safety Score 3.0 will automatically have a perfect score of 100 with every mile driven with Full Self-Driving (Supervised) enabled. The change is Read more

A Texas Tesla owner says he punched the accelerator to outrun an oncoming train after his car on “Full Self-Driving” drove itself through a lowered railroad crossing arm as the train closed in on the tracks. Joshua Brown, who says he has logged more than 40,000 miles using Tesla’s driver Read more

Tesla has finalized its chip design for AI5, as Elon Musk confirmed today that the new chip has reached the tape-out stage, the final step before mass production. But in a brief reply on X, Musk clarified Tesla’s AI hardware roadmap, essentially confirming that the new chip will not be Read more

Is the car dealership model comparable to the medieval Catholic church? In both cases, doctrine holds that an individual cannot attain salvation (spiritual or automotive) directly, but requires the mediation of an extremely powerful, legally sanctioned and historically hidebound organization. In a satirical piece written for CleanTechnica, Michael Barnard has Read more

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has introduced two 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter evaluation boards for robotics and light EV applications. The new EPC9186HC2 and EPC9186HC3 platforms are designed for motor drive systems up to 5 kW, and use the company’s 100 V EPC2361 eGaN FETs to target higher switching speed, Read more

IONNA has partnered with Circle K to expand high-power EV charging across the United States, with more than 350 sites in scope under the “Rechargeries @ Circle K” banner. The plan includes taking over Circle K’s existing US charging portfolio, upgrading about 85 current charging sites and building additional stations Read more