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The 2024 Nissan Ariya electric SUV gets a price cut for its second model year and, in the coming months, Tesla charging adapters for owners. The base Ariya Engage front-wheel-drive model now starts at $40,980 with destination, which is $3,600 less than the 2023 model, Nissan announced Monday in a press release. The same discount applies to Engage models with Nissan’s dual-motor all-wheel-drive system, dubbed e-4orce. Engage models have a 63-kwh battery pack, while all other Ariya grades have an 87-kwh pack. And with the 87-kwh Venture+ front-wheel-drive model now priced at $42,580—$6,000 lower than before—buyers only have to pay…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! By Victoria Beasley, Partner at Gigascale Capital In the fast-evolving world of climate tech, everything under the hard tech umbrella — hardware, deep tech, and science-driven innovation — is now commanding attention. This isn’t a fleeting trend; it’s a shift to contend with the most formidable challenges of climate change that require tactile, physical answers and cornerstones for anyone serious about driving down emissions and cleaning up the atmosphere. Considering the daunting scale of the climate challenge from a broad perspective obscures the change…
The 2024 Ford E-Transit gets a larger battery pack affording more range, among other changes. The E-Transit now has 89 kwh of usable capacity, compared to the previous 68 kwh for all E-Transits. This increases maximum EPA-cycle range to 159 miles, up from the 126 miles Ford quoted at the time of the E-Transit’s 2022 launch. The automaker claims this is an increase of 26% for low-roof and 32% for high-roof models. Ford says that, based on analysis of 30 million trips, the average daily range for commercial vans in the U.S. is 74 miles. And it previously said giving…
Zeekr will launch the Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X in the Philippines, with both models expected to begin local pre-sales and deliveries in the second quarter. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, has entered into a partnership with Autohub Group, a Philippine dealer, to further expand its international presence. Zeekr and Autohub signed the partnership agreement on March 4 in Hangzhou, where the Chinese EV maker is headquartered, according to a statement today. Zeekr will launch the Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X in the Philippines, with local pre-sales and deliveries of both…
The Rivian R2, the electric vehicle startup’s upcoming new electric SUV, has leaked through the company’s website. It starts at $47,000 and gets up to 330 miles of range. The R2 is the first next-generation vehicle from Rivian, following the R1S and R1T. Rivian has framed the electric vehicle has its new entry-level option leveraging what it learned from the R1 program to deliver a more mass-market vehicle – something to compete with Tesla’s Model Y, which is now the most popular vehicle in the world. The automaker plans to unveil the R2 on March 7, but the specs, pricing,…
Faraday Future seeks monetary damages and demands that HiPhi’s parent company, Human Horizons, immediately stop infringing on its trade secrets related to the FF 91. (Image credit: Faraday Future) California-based electric vehicle (EV) maker Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc (NASDAQ: FFIE) today announced that it is suing Ding Lei, founder of HiPhi’s parent company Human Horizons Holdings, for allegedly infringing on its trade secrets and unfair competition. Faraday Future and its Chinese subsidiary filed the lawsuit in the Intermediate People’s Court of Shenzhen in China, and Ding is its former executive, according to a statement from the company. Faraday Future…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s hard to know what is going to come in the autonomous driving world in the next few years, or next decade. Waymo — spun out of Google — has been working on the topic for a couple of decades. I recall seeing a Google self-driving vehicle on the roads of Palo Alto in the summer of 2006. Videos I recorded of it were some of the first videos I ever published to YouTube. Tesla’s been working on it in a very different way…
If you’re a Volkswagen EV owner and you’re enviously looking at how Ford drivers can access Tesla’s Supercharger network, you have a little longer to wait. The Volkswagen Group will have a Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter available for its EVs in 2025 “at the latest”, a VW spokesperson told InsideEVs. That means you’ll finally be able to charge your ID.4 or Porsche Taycan at a Supercharger. But with Ford and Rivian already enabling Supercharger access this month, we had to ask what was taking so long. The first hurdle is obvious. Volkswagen announced its deal with Tesla late…
In February, the Ford Motor Company’s namesake 165,693 vehicles in the U.S., over 9% more than a year ago. The year-to-date result is 311,325, up 7% year-over-year. But there’s even better news for a car company many said was in the throes of an “EV slowdown.” Ford’s all-electric vehicle sales last month amounted to 6,368, which is 81% more than a year ago. The EV share out of the brand’s total volume also improved to 3.8%, compared to 2.3% a year ago. Get Fully Charged Ford was America’s No. 2 EV brand in 2023 In 2023 Ford sold a record…
This video features the Tesla Cybertruck against a Chevy Silverado diesel in a tug-of-war battle. The Cybertruck doesn’t tug though, so the Silverado easily wins. Get Fully Charged Tesla showcased the Cybertruck’s tug-of-war abilities when it revealed the truck. However, in a real-world tug-of-war test, the Cybertruck appears to not be able to do a tug-of-war. Perhaps Tesla put a measure in place to prevent this? Let’s go back in time a bit first. When Tesla debuted its Cybertruck, it featured a video showing the electric truck easily beating the Ford F-150 in a tug-of-war contest. The was a lot of controversy surrounding…