Cleantech & EV’s

Nissan launched the Ariya electric crossover in the US today and opened reservations. It starts at $46K before incentives. The Ariya is Nissan’s long-awaited second electric car to follow the Leaf. The Japanese automaker built an early lead in all-electric vehicles with the Leaf, which launched in 2011, but it then sat on that lead for a long time as we are only seeing its second consumer EV…

Tesla (TSLA) has secured a new Megapack order for 197 MWh of capacity to deploy in the UK and use its Autobidder AI platform. Megapack has quickly emerged as the leading battery system for large utility-scale energy storage systems. It helped Tesla’s energy division accelerate storage deployment and the company has now built an impressive backlog of orders. It added to it this week with…

As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles. Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may qualify for varies by household due to a number of different factors. Furthermore, there are other potential savings available…

Volkswagen has to halt electric vehicle production for a week at two German factories over supply chain issues. This is going to affect EV supply for several of the German automaker’s brands. Supply chain issues, and especially the chip shortage, have had major impacts on the auto industry. For Volkswagen, Germany’s Automobilwoche reports that the automaker was able to prioritize chip supply…