Cleantech & EV’s

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The electric scooter company GOTRAX has just announced a major milestone: selling one million electric scooters. And it accomplished it in just four years of operations. The Dallas, Texas-based company quickly became a leader in ultra-budget electric scooters when it launched the GXL in 2018. I actually had the chance to review one of the earliest versions of the scooter way back then, coming…

The European Commission wants to label some natural gas and nuclear power plants as sustainable, calling them “transitional” sources of energy in rules proposed yesterday. But that label comes with strings attached, and many, from environmental groups to countries, call the proposal a greenwash. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region…

It may sound foreign to Americans, but being paid to cycle to work on a pedal bicycle or electric bike is common in many countries. While bicycles are still popular forms of transportation, many more workers are now switching from four wheels to two thanks to the proliferaiton of electric bicycles. Electric bicycles work like traditional pedal bicycles, but include an additional electric motor…