Cleantech & EV’s

A small mountain town in China is becoming known as the “Tesla village” after a single Tesla owner convinced dozens of people to buy Model Y electric SUVs to use for their businesses. Tesla has had a lot of success in China’s megacities for years, but it is now rapidly expanding to other more remotes regions. There are some great success stories that Tesla is now starting to share. This…

Reports in Germany state that Tesla has received its final environmental approval at Gigafactory Berlin, but there’s apparently something else that might prevent production. A press conference is expected to explain everything on Friday. After months of delays, German reports stated earlier this week that Tesla was expected to finally receive final environmental approval to start production at…

Just two days ago, Rivian announced it would be either increasing the price of reservation holder vehicles $12,000+ or making reservation holders wait until 2024 at the earliest and giving them a smaller battery with a slower drivetrain and only two motors. Not the type of note Rivian reservation holders were hoping to see before their delivery. The backlash from reservation holders, some from as…

Swedish automaker, Volvo Cars, shared news that it is testing wireless EV charging technology in a live city environment to evaluate its potential. The stations in Gothenburg, Sweden will offer wireless charging to Volvo XC40 Recharge EVs operated by taxi company, Cabonline, over the next three years. Volvo Cars Corp. is a global automaker headquartered in Torslanda, Sweden, that is owned by…