Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla fears having to shut down its stores and service centers in Oklahoma as a new bill banning direct sales and service from automaker has passed a House committee unanimously, and it’s heading to a vote. To this day, there are still some states that prevent Tesla and other automakers from selling directly to consumers. This is because of old laws put in place to protect franchise…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk invited the United Auto Workers to hold a union vote at the Tesla factory, stating that Tesla “will do nothing to stop” the voting process. It’s the latest in a years-long saga between the UAW and Tesla, in which Tesla has been found to violate labor law in unfairly cracking down on union organization. Tesla’s workforce is non-union, unlike the “Big Three”…

Norway-based eSmart Systems, which provides AI-powered solutions for the inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure, will work with Topeka, Kansas-headquartered Evergy, an electric company that serves more than 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, to digitize Evergy’s power transmission system.  UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…

Ford announced today that it is separating its electric vehicle and internal combustion businesses into two different units, as the automaker is trying to navigate a future that is undeniably electric while dragging a large internal combustion engine business with it. The move had been rumored for a few weeks, but it wasn’t clear what form exactly it would take. Initially rumors said that Ford…