Cleantech & EV’s

Solar panel maker Heliene has invested $10 million to ramp up manufacturing capacity at its Minnesota factory. The Canadian solar panel maker is expanding Minnesota Line One, an original manufacturing and assembly line at its Mountain Iron factory. Minnesota Line One was first installed in 2018, and Heliene’s investment is doubling its capacity from 150 MW to 300 MW. It’s contiguous to a 500…

Another day, another chapter in the weeks-long Tesla strike in Sweden – but this time a union in Denmark says it will stop offloading and transporting Tesla vehicles to Sweden as it joins in a sympathy strike with IF Metall, forming the beginnings of a Nordic port blockade against Tesla.  Today, harbor workers and drivers at Denmark’s 3F union issued a statement saying they too will take…

The first of 500 charging stations at Pilot Flying J rest stops are now open. General Motors announced the new partnership with Pilot Travel Centers and fast charging network EVgo last year, and today the companies announced that 17 charging stations are up and running across 13 states after a soft launch, which started in September. Plans are underway to install 25 more, offering 100 charging…

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