Cleantech & EV’s

Jaguar announced that it has signed a deal with Tesla to get access to the Supercharger network. The British automaker also agreed to adopt the Tesla-designed NACS connector in North America. The NACS domino effect has been in full force for the past few months. After Ford and GM announced that they will be adopting Tesla’s newly opened and renamed connector standard, NACS, other automakers…

As electric bicycles surge in popularity, many parents are considering them as viable transportation alternatives for their teenagers. From getting to school or practice on their own to riding around with friends, e-bikes are a great way to give teenagers freedom without tossing them the family car keys. Electric bicycles offer an eco-friendly solution, merging traditional cycling with an added…

BMW Motorrad has issued a “stop sale” notice for all of its internal combustion engine motorcycles in the US. The notice covers both new and used models, and specifically lists the BMW CE 04, an electric motorbike, as the only model still for sale from the company’s dealers. The issue appears to be related to the fuel system in BMW’s motorcycles, and is likely to be a problem that has…

Canadian solar cell and panel maker Silfab Solar is opening a flagship $150 million solar cell factory in South Carolina. The 785,000-square-foot factory’s annual production capacity will include 1 gigawatt (GW) of cell production capacity and 1.2 GW of additional panel production capacity. Silfab Solar’s York County factory is expected to create more than 800 jobs. The South Carolina…