Cleantech & EV’s

Are you tired of filling a mower with gas before cutting the lawn? Maybe you’ve wanted to get an electric mower but didn’t want to have to deal with multiple batteries? Well, EGO’s premium 21-inch 56V mower can cut for up to 130 minutes per charge since it includes two batteries, and the fast charger means that you can have one plugged in while you’re using the other as well. It’s on…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed a potential Tesla Gigafactory in Quebec?, Toyota changing its tune on EVs (meaning they seem to actually want to build them instead of disparage them), Aptera the hyper aerodynamic solar car reopening investments, and more. The show is live every Friday…

Tesla is looking to hire “high volume” recruiters to operate in Quebec, Canada, as rumors that the automaker is looking to establish a factory in the region are ramping up. 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…

US shipments of solar panels – including imports, exports, and domestically produced and shipped panels – rose to a record electricity-generating capacity of 28.8 million peak kilowatts (kW) in 2021, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). That was up from 21.8 million peak kW in 2020. In 2021, about 80% of US solar panel module shipments were imports, and they primarily…