Cleantech & EV’s

The newly launched Powerwall 3 might be an indication that Tesla is finally getting ready to bring bi-directional charging (V2G) to its electric vehicles. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G), vehicle-to-home (V2H), and vehicle-to-load (V2L) are all ways to refer to an electric vehicle’s capacity for bi-directional charging, which means it can take a charge and also give a charge to other things, like a home…

Rivian has added the “Max pack” option to its R1S configurator, and added “Max pack” as a filter criteria to its R1 shop, suggesting that vehicles with the massive 400+-mile pack will be shipping soon. Rivian has three battery pack levels planned – Standard, Large, and Max. We don’t know the exact kWh rating for each pack, but the Max is rumored to be about 180kWh. But so far, the…

A short video was posted to the internet today with the best view of Cybertruck’s interior yet, including a glimpse at the car’s main interface in action. As Cybertruck comes closer to production, we’ve been seeing more and more of it popping up in public. We’ve recently seen it supercharging, seen the frunk open, and seen it towing a big trailer. But so far, interior looks have mostly…

MIT scientists have designed a solar-powered desalination system that turns saltwater into drinkable water at a higher volume – and lower cost. Researchers from MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have published a paper, “Extreme salt-resisting multistage solar distillation with thermohaline convection,” in the journal Joule about a study that has the potential to make a big leap forward…