Cleantech & EV’s

A Tweet by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared a pivotal moment for the nascent EV automaker as its first R1T pickup destined for a customer rolled off the production line today. Images show a large group of Rivian’s staff at its Normal, IL facility cheering on the flagship EV completing assembly ahead of customer deliveries this month. Rivian is an American EV manufacturer on the absolute cusp of…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If just six countries took action now, it would eliminate 82% of the remaining coal pipeline. Solar is growing, but prices increased for the first time in seven years due to supply chain constraints. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…

Oil giant Chevron USA and Gevo, a Douglas County, Colorado-headquartered renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, today announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that will process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel. On September 9, as Electrek reported, major US airlines pledged to voluntarily make 3 billion…

Tesla has started pushing a new software update that enables Sirius XM and “immersive sound” in the new Model S. While Tesla started delivering the new Model S with a refreshed interior and a new powertrain in June, the automaker hadn’t completed the software just yet. For example, the vehicles were sold with Sirius XM compatibility, but it wasn’t enabled. This week, Tesla started…