Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has changed its policy to now not allow anyone to buy their car after their lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing to new records. Back in 2019, Tesla announced that it wouldn’t let people who are leasing a Model 3 buy it from the company at the end of their lease, which is most often an option in car leasing. At the time, Tesla claimed that it removed the option because it…

GE Renewable Energy announced yesterday on Twitter that the first GE Haliade 150-6 megawatt (MW) wind turbine has now been installed at St. Nazaire, France’s first offshore wind farm. What a sight! Our very first #Haliade is now standing tall off the coast of #SaintNazaire in #France. More updates to come as we continue the installation.#FutureofEnergy pic.twitter.com/0RutJpe7hT — GE…

Tesla has managed to convince a judge to slash the historic $137 million award it was supposed to pay a former employee as part of a racial abuse lawsuit to $15 million. Last year, a court ruled against Tesla in a case from plaintiff Owen Diaz, who worked at the company’s Fremont factory from June 2015 to May 2016 as a contract worker hired by a staffing company, about what was described as…

Burlingame, California-headquartered Proterra, which builds electric commercial vehicles, today announced that it’s increasing the battery storage onboard its purpose-built ZX5 Max electric transit bus – and that means more range. Proterra ZX5 Max Starting in 2023, the 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit bus can be equipped with up to 738 kilowatt hours (kWh) of onboard…