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Pricing has been announced for the 2024 Acura ZDX, which is set to arrive at dealerships starting in early spring 2024. The first fully electric effort from Honda’s luxury brand, assuming the same $1,350 destination fee as the like-sized MDX, places this first effort from Honda’s luxury brand at $64,850. That’s for the base A-Spec with single-motor rear-wheel drive. Dual-motor A-Spec models price out at $69,850, while performance-oriented Type S versions cost $74,850. ZDX sales will happen digitally, with the same new interface depending on whether buyers shop for the vehicle at home or at the dealership. The ZDX has…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Powerhive, a pioneering clean energy company that is now at the forefront of e-mobility solutions in Kenya, started with mini grids in Kisii, in western Kenya, in the year 2011. Powerhive then pivoted to electric vehicles in 2019. Powerhive settled on EVs after experimenting with several use cases of the productive use of power from mini grids. This focus on EVs led to Powerhive becoming the first company to pilot electric motorcycles and the battery swap ecosystem in Kenya. Powerhive was also the first…
That’s in contrast to Nio’s William Li’s view that the automotive industry is not a winner-take-all business, but rather one where there is a great deal of personalized demand to be met. (Image credit: Xiaomi EV) The founder of Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi believes competition in the auto industry will be “winner takes all,” unlike some other executives in China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector. “Smart EVs may be the same as the consumer electronics and software industries, which are winner-take-all,” Lei Jun, founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi, said in an interview with state-run broadcaster CCTV, according to a video…
The Biden administration will use a broad legal interpretation to provide tax credits to EV charging projects in a large swath of the country. The Treasury Department on Friday released additional guidance providing more specific information on what projects will qualify for the revived 30C tax credit. Re-enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the 30C credit will cover up to 30% of the cost of charger installations (up to $100,000) for individuals and businesses in “eligible census tracts.” The new guidance provides clarification on that eligibility. The focus will be on “low-income communities and non-urban areas,” according to a…
If you’re the kind of car buyer who aims to break up with gasoline entirely, you probably haven’t given the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus much thought. But there are very good reasons why you should, because the new SUV debuts an all-new software suite that has profound implications for the all-electric Ford or Lincoln you might buy someday—and it says a lot about where the Dearborn automaker is going in the years and decades to come. Ford today released a bevy of details about its upcoming Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience, the all-new software suite on the just-released Nautilus that’s coming soon…
Nio had raised the price of daily battery upgrades for February a few days ago. February 10-17 is the Chinese New Year holiday. (Image credit: Nio) Nio (NYSE: NIO) is encouraging owners of vehicles with 100-kWh long-range battery packs to share their batteries as the Chinese New Year travel rush approaches. Between January 20 and February 20, owners can earn bonus points if they swap their 100-kWh packs for the 70/75-kWh standard-range packs at battery swap stations, according to a January 20 post on the Nio App. February 10 is the first day of the 2024 Chinese Lunar New Year,…
Xpeng has made a new round of organizational changes led by new president Wang Fengying, involving teams including marketing, human resources, data, manufacturing and product planning, according to local media. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) has reportedly undergone a new round of organizational restructuring led by new president Wang Fengying, as she approaches her first year on the job. The changes involve teams in marketing, human resources, data, manufacturing and product planning, local media outlet Jiemian said today, citing several people familiar with the matter. Former Great Wall Motor general manager Zhang Li joined Xpeng a few months ago…
Voyah said it and Huawei will accelerate the large-scale commercial application of intelligent technologies through the exploration of collaborative vehicle models. (Image credit: Voyah) Chinese tech giant Huawei is expanding its partnerships in the automotive sector, with its latest partner being Voyah, the new energy vehicle (NEV) arm of Dongfeng Motor. Voyah recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huawei that will see the two companies work together to create the ultimate smart mobility experience based on their respective strengths and centered around user needs, the NEV maker announced today. The two will accelerate the large-scale commercial application of intelligent…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Space solar seemed like a nutty idea back in the early 2000’s, but the nut is beginning to crack. A research team at the California Institute of Technology has just wrapped up a months-long, in-orbit test of three key space solar technologies, including a batch of 32 different kinds of solar cells. Perovskite solar cells made the cut for this initial test, but it’s complicated… Space Solar Is Not Nutty, After All Space solar refers to the idea of collecting solar energy from orbiting…
The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup entered the U.S. market in the second half of 2023, starting with the fleet-focused WT versions (4WT and 3WT). It will be followed by the fully loaded RST version for the general public in early 2024. The initial delivery numbers of 461 units in the first half of 2023 (including 443 in Q4) indicate that the model is in an early ramp-up phase at Factory Zero in Detroit. In the longer term, Chevrolet intends to launch additional Silverado EV versions, although not the initially anticipated entry-level versions, or at least not at the expected $40,000…