Cleantech & EV’s

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If you’ve only ever heard of one electric bike brand in the US, it’s probably . There are more Rads on American roads than any other e-bike out there. And now the company is announcing a major new milestone: hitting 600,000 e-bikes sold. Those sales have come as the electric bike market rode something of a rollercoaster over the past few years. Early in the pandemic, e-bike sales skyrocketed…

The Vermont Public Utility Commission just uncapped Green Mountain Power’s Tesla Powerwall lease program, making it now available to 270,000+ customers. Green Mountain Power (GMP) is the largest electric utility in Vermont, and it launched its home battery pilot programs in 2015, becoming the first utility in the US to partner with Tesla. Its Powerwall and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) home…

Manufacturers have invested billions in US EV and EV battery factories in the last year – here’s how it breaks down. US EV investments The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022 has served as a catalyst for rapid EV-related investment and job growth, and a newly released report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and engineering and design firm WSP USA breaks it…