Cleantech & EV’s

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Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 Standard Range in China, as the price of the same vehicle produced in the US has been going up. Since the beginning of the year, Tesla has been increasing the price of its electric vehicles in the US. In China, where Tesla now sells vehicles produced locally, the prices have been more stable. But today, the automaker announced a price change in China…

Orbital Marine Power’s 2 MW tidal turbine has begun to generate electricity at the local onshore electricity network in Orkney, Scotland. Tidal turbine It’s the Edinburgh- and Orkney-based company’s first turbine. The floating turbine known as the Orbital O2 is anchored in the Fall of Warness, where a subsea cable connects it to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). Electrek reported…

A Tesla Megapack part of a giant battery project in Victoria, Australia, has caught on fire – creating a blaze that’s almost impossible to control. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. As we recently reported, Tesla is having a lot of success with the Megapack, a large battery system for utility-scale energy storage projects. The automaker achieved record deployment of energy storage…