Cleantech & EV’s

In true Aptera fashion, its cofounders shared a video update outlining the company’s progress in bringing a solar EV into scaled production. The webinar which debuted live this morning can be viewed in full below and offers a slew of news surrounding grants, funding, tooling overseas, and solar development. Here’s the latest. As one of the few companies on the planet attempting to bring a…

SunZia, a massive wind power and transmission line project in the US Southwest, is now ready to start construction. SunZia is made up of SunZia Wind and SunZia Transmission. SunZia Wind is the largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere. The 3,500-megawatt (MW) wind farm sprawls across New Mexico’s counties of Torrance, Lincoln, and San Miguel. SunZia Transmission is a 550-mile ± 525 kV…

Rivian and Mitchell International revealed a new data licensing agreement for collision repairs Thursday, the first of its kind for the EV manufacturer. Rivian signs first data licensing agreement for collisions Rivian produced over 24,000 electric vehicles last year, a significant jump from only 1,000 sold by the end of 2021. The EV maker has kept the momentum going in 2023, producing another…

Elon Musk had some encouraging words for Ford as the automaker continues to report significant losses from its electric vehicles. There are many ways in which Tesla leads in the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles. One of them is margins. While virtually all legacy automakers have started on a path to switch to electric vehicles, most of them struggle to make money selling…