Cleantech & EV’s

The $499 Possway T3 electric skateboard falls into an interesting middle ground between typical road-ready electric longboards and their beefier all-terrain electric board cousins. The chunky wheels and powerful ride combine to offer it a commanding presence that gives you the confidence to tackle more than you might be able to on a conventional electric longboard. Or at least that’s what it did…

Waymo has been inching its way toward fully autonomous rides for the population of San Francisco, and this week it’s taking a big step. Starting today, Waymo is conducting fully driverless taxi rides in San Francisco. In a blog post, Waymo announced that this morning saw the first fully driverless ride in its all-electric Jaguar I-PACE on the streets of San Francisco. There was no human driver…

The state of Queensland and publicly owned generator CS Energy announced a giant new 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage project, and it selected Tesla’s Megapack to power it. Australia has proven to be a very important market for Tesla’s energy storage business. Its flagship Tesla Big Battery project in South Australia became the first of its kind and provided important services to help stabilize…

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