Cleantech & EV’s

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Tesla announced that it installed a new Supercharger station in Hawaii, which means that the Supercharger network is now “officially” in all 50 states. I say “officially” in quotes because technically, there was already a station in Hawaii, but there was a big caveat. Electric vehicle adoption is starting to ramp up in more significant volumes, and the charging infrastructure is…

A new law in France will soon require automakers to include a disclaimer in their advertisements encouraging more energy-efficient transportation alternatives such as walking, biking, or public transit. The new legislation will come into force on March 1, and requires that one of three statements be included in any car advertisements in France. The three options are: For short journeys, walk or…

Ford has launched the F-150 Lightning’s online configurator and revealed all prices and options in the process. It starts at $40,000 and it can be configured to a price up to $93,000 with all the options. Today, Ford announces a massive increase of its planned production capacity of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck to 150,000 units as soon as next year. This is a welcome improvement…