Cleantech & EV’s

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…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The governor of Illinois will sign a bill tomorrow that will make the state a US clean energy leader. Here’s the Democrats’ plan for clean electricity in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…

NIO recently debuted its upcoming ET7 sedan in Germany, representing the EV’s European debut. While the Chinese automaker continues to roll out its electric ES8 SUV in Norway this month, we now know plans to expand further into Europe next year, beginning with Germany. NIO ($NIO) is a publicly traded Chinese automaker founded in 2014. Since then, it has quickly established itself as a…