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Toyota and Lexus EV drivers will have access to Ionna Toyota has made an undisclosed investment in Ionna, becoming the eighth automaker to do so Ionna will support the NACS charge port set to be adopted in future Toyota EVs Toyota has joined the fledgling North American EV fast-charging network Ionna, the companies jointly announced Wednesday. With an undisclosed investment in the charging network, that brings the total number of automakers invested in the network to eight. Ionna, which now includes Toyota/Lexus in addition to BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis, has said that it will…
This morning, I had to double-check whether the InsideEVs CMS was working properly. That’s because when I went to edit a story about the new electric 2025 Ford Capri, I was convinced that I was looking at a Polestar 2 instead. Evidently, our CMS is working just fine today; nothing was wrong with the images we were trying to publish. And the Capri actually looks very good! I’m especially a fan of that very striking orange color that Ford chose for so many of the initial publicity photos. It’s just that, yes, the damn thing does look like a Polestar…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! When I got the chance to test out the latest offering from Magicycle, I was excited to be able to test an e-bike with a torque sensor! 5 months ago, I got to try a Himiway Rambler with a torque sensor on the CES floor and knew that I would like to spend more time exploring this feature in the future. The Magicycle Ocelot Pro 2.0 aims to elevate your e-bike experience with its advanced torque sensor. This sensor promises a more natural and…
The Z9GT, Denza’s luxury flagship sedan model, made its debut at the Beijing auto show at the end of April, and its official launch is set to be at the end of this year. (Image credit: Denza) Denza, the premium brand of BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY), has unveiled interior details of the Z9GT, a new model that is expected to go on sale at the end of the year. The Denza Z9GT has three screens in the front, including a horizontal center screen, as well as an instrument screen and a screen for the front passenger, according to a…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Climate insecurity is rising, and that includes larger, more frequent hurricanes. The latest sign of that is Hurricane Beryl, a Category 5 hurricane. In fact, as the title notes, this is the earliest Category 5 hurricane from the Atlantic ever recorded. And that’s not the only record Hurricane Beryl is breaking. The link between global heating (aka global warming, but that sounds too pleasant) and stronger hurricanes comes from the fact that warmer water in the ocean leads to bigger storms. We’ve been experiencing…
The Polestar 4’s driving impression embargo is officially up, and generally, most are digging into what the rear windowless four-door crossover is offering. It’s chic, sharp to drive, and relatively reasonably priced. Of course, the lack of a rear window isn’t everyone’s cup of tea (it certainly wasn’t mine). Still, the Polestar’s strong execution shows off that its Geely SEA-based roots are a strong base for future development of any future Geely, Zeekr, Polestar, Volvo, Lotus, or any manufacturer or brand that uses the platform. Still, while driving Polestar 4 in Spain, I couldn’t help but wonder: was this truly…
On November 5, 2024, voters will head to the polls to choose the 47th President of the United States. To describe this election as unprecedented perhaps sells it short. In no other election in the past century have the stakes been so high for the automotive industry—and on a higher plane, for climate science and for democracy itself. With the two major-party candidates set to square off in a debate, it’s time to examine their past, present, and future—and their qualifications to become our next leader. Here’s where all of the candidates stand on the issues above—first, the major-party candidates,…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Can Fulmine Strike Twice? When it came time for my wife to get a new car, there were two things that were a must — it had to be compact, and it had to be electric. She doesn’t like driving big cars and doesn’t like using gas. That said, she had her pick of any electric car on the market. My wife is about as Type-A as you can imagine. She’s sensible, practical, measured, understated. As far as I was concerned, the choice was…
If you’re an auto industry executive in 2024, there are three ways to do your job: actively fight against any sort of global electrified transition, bury your head in the sand and aim to retire fast enough for it to be someone else’s problem, or actively face these challenges head-on. I give credit to Ford CEO Jim Farley for taking the third path. Ford hasn’t always gotten the EV transformation right under Farley’s watch. It’s had many of the same stumbles as any other established automaker or even startup out there. Software presents endless headaches, production costs are high, the…
US Supreme Court building. Photo by Senate Democrats on Flickr. The US “Supreme” Court has just issued an opinion that would overturn Chevron v Natural Resources Defense Council, ensuring more government gridlock and casting activist judges in the place of career scientists to decide specific answers to some of the most crucial questions of the day, such as those related to climate emissions and other environmental issues. Among many incredibly stupid opinions the court has issued recently, this is among the stupidest, and we’re going to go into why. Just two days after issuing an opinion that would legalize the…