Cleantech & EV’s

GM announced today the launch of a pilot program with PG&E in California to test the use of electric vehicles for home backup power. The automaker has also teased using the upcoming Chevy Silverado EV electric pickup for the feature, which appears to be essential for upcoming new electric pickup trucks. Bidirectional charging is a feature that we have seen more and more in electric vehicles…

GM’s Chevrolet division announced a high-performance variant of its upcoming Blazer EV SUV this morning but left us with precious few details. The Chevy Blazer SS or “Super Sport” will be a high-performance version of the Blazer EV, which was announced at GM’s CES 2022 event by CEO Mary Barra. The Silverado EV was the star of that show, but at the end, Barra noted that GM would not only…

When I think of Tern and its popular electric cargo e-bikes, I think of two things: Incredible quality and incredibly expensive. But with the launch of its latest model today, the Tern Quick Haul, one of those things is fading away, and it’s not the quality. The new Tern Quick Haul electric bike is the brand’s latest entry into the growing electric cargo and electric utility bike market. The…

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