Cleantech & EV’s

President Joe Biden will today waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels made in Southeast Asia in response to a Department of Commerce (DOC) investigation that is destabilizing the US solar industry. Biden’s action comes in response to a DOC probe into whether Southeast Asian solar cell manufacturers are using parts made in China that would normally be subject to a tariff. The US solar…

Qiantu has unveiled a new two-seat electric car with up to 500 km (300 miles) of range and a starting price equivalent to just $13,000. We reported on Qiantu’s all-electric roadster K50 when they unveiled the vehicle in China back in 2016. The company is a subsidiary of CH Auto, and it was among the first to receive a manufacturing license for electric vehicles in China. It was not a…

Ford has been providing an adapter to F-150 Lightning electric pickup buyers that enables them to charge stranded Tesla vehicles. The automaker started deliveries of the F-150 lightning last month, and we are starting to learn more about the little details of the vehicle thanks to early owners. One of the features that got people most excited about the F-150 Lightning is the bidirectional…

Elon Musk says that Tesla is working on its service in North America and aiming for the majority of appointments to be same-day repairs. Tesla has been growing at an incredible pace over the last few years. Car deliveries grew 68% from 184,877 vehicles in Q1 2021 to 310,048 vehicles in Q1 2022 – the last quarter reported. The growth in deliveries is so fast that Tesla’s infrastructure growth…