Cleantech & EV’s

Nio (NIO) released its Q2 earnings Wednesday morning as the Chinese EV maker enters a critical stage of development. With competition rising and the auto supply chain still in shambles, Nio’s losses are widening as it introduces several new EVs to the market. Since its foundation in 2014, Nio has been a pioneer in the Chinese EV industry. The automaker was deemed the “Tesla of China”…

Come join us for a fun electric group ride in Salt Lake City this weekend, where we’ll be heading out on a morning cruise together! We’ll be meeting up on Sunday morning, September 11, at the Salt Lake eBikes bike shop located at 1035 700 E in Salt Lake City. Come on over at 9:30 a.m. to meet local riders and Electrek’s e-bike guy (that’s me) as we get ready to head out on the group ride…

The Canadian government has confirmed that it is talking with Tesla (TSLA), along with other automakers, about building an electric vehicle factory in the country. Tesla Canada Factory Over the past few months, we have been reporting on evidence that Tesla has been looking at a potential location in Canada for its next Gigafactory. Tesla plans to ramp up production to 20 million electric…

London-based SolarBotanic Trees officially launched its “solar tree” prototype today, and the company wants to use it to power EV charging stations first. The SolarBotanic energy tree, which features what the company says is the “world’s first” 3-D leaf-shaped photovoltaic nanotechnology, utilizes thin-film solar cells and has a power generation capacity of 5 kilowatts. SolarBotanic…