Cleantech & EV’s

If you’ve owned an electric bike, e-scooter, or other personal mobility device (and especially if you’ve owned more than one), you know they all have a charger that pretty much fits nothing else you own. I have several electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and other e-rideables, and almost none of them can share chargers. But don’t fret! There’s already a convenient solution here, and…

Tesla has expanded the availability of its new Texas-built Model Y by adding units to new inventory, and it raised the price of the brand-new electric SUV. At the Cyber Rodeo event last month, Tesla delivered its first made-in-Texas Model Y vehicles. We noted that it was strange that Tesla didn’t reveal any details, like specs and pricing, about the new version of the electric SUV. It is…

This is big. General Motors (GM) has announced that it is adding Plug and Charge capabilities to its Ultium Charging 360 network of charge providers across North America and across its line of Bolt, Hummer and Cadillac Lyriq EVs. To begin, drivers with an EVgo account will be able to utilize the convenience of Plug and Charge before GM expands the technology to additional charging networks across…

Rivian plans to install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine on the east side of its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing plant. The wind turbine will provide clean energy to charge new R1 vehicles for the first time. Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based renewable energy company Apex Clean Energy to develop and construct the new wind turbine, which will be capable of generating nearly 10…