Tesla has been removed from the S&P 500 ESG index after CEO Elon Musk trashed the system that is supposed to measure the sustainability of a company or investment.
S&P Global announced this week that it has removed Tesla from its ESG index. ESG stands for ‘Environmental, Social, and Governance.’ This index is used as a standard for investors to rank companies based on those standards.
Goal Zero’s Yeti 1000 Core portable power station hits new low at $800, more in New Green Deals
May 18, 2022
Are you ready to go on a long hike and head off-grid for a bit this spring or summer? Well, be sure to have Goal Zero’s Yeti 1000 Core portable power station in the trunk to keep your gear running without gas or generators. It’s on sale for $200 off right now at a new…
Juiced RipRacer review: This fun-sized fat tire electric bike hits 28 mph in a nimble package
May 18, 2022
The descriptors “nimble” and “fat tire” rarely go together as well as they do with the Juiced RipRacer. This self-proclaimed fun-sized electric bike deftly combines the exhilaration of go-anywhere electric bikes with the convenience of small-format micromobility…
Bentley CEO promises first EV will scream luxury at 1400 HP and redonkulous 1.5 sec 0-60
May 18, 2022
In a recent interview out of Europe, Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark promised some bold specs from the luxury automaker’s first battery electric vehicle. Despite describing the “brutality of acceleration” in the upcoming EV, the Bentley chief said that won’t be its main selling point. It will instead be the “effortless overtaking” from torque on demand. That price though.
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Tesla has started to push a new software update to increase the top speed limit of Autopilot for vehicles with ‘Tesla Vision’ to 85 mph.
It is almost a year to the day that Tesla announced the transition to its “Tesla Vision” Autopilot without radar.
The idea was…
EV charging network Electrify America has announced the start of a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with renewable energy developer Terra-Gen to build a sustainable solar farm in Southern California. The project, named “Electrify America Solar Glow 1,” is…
Genesis releases pricing for GV60 electric SUV: starts at $58,890 with 248 miles of range
May 18, 2022
Genesis has released pricing and specs for the GV60 electric SUV coming to the United States this summer. It starts at $58,890 with 248 miles of range on a single charge.
The Genesis GV60 is an important vehicle for Hyundai’s luxury brand since it’s their first EV built on the E-GMP platform, which is going to enable great specs, like the Ioniq 5 built on the same platform. In many ways, the…
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Overair announced a partnership with Urban Movement Labs (UML) to help expedite urban air mobility (UAM) in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The partnership is one of several with UML to collaborate with the city of…
Capistrano Volkswagen/Mazda, a car dealership in San Juan Capistrano, California, has partnered with San Diego-based solar and battery installation company Stellar Solar to offer EV customers solar, battery storage, and EV connectivity to power their cars with clean…
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla is going to hold a new “AI Day” during which it will release “many cool updates.” The event will be held on August 19.
Over the last few years, Tesla has started to hold somewhat regular annual events with specific subjects at the center of the presentation – not unlike Apple with its annual “Apple Worldwide Developers Conference” and regular fall…
