Cleantech & EV’s

For the past few years, Google has equipped its mapping vehicles with air pollution sensors. Google worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the first all-electric Street View car that will be tasked with measuring air quality in Dublin, Ireland. A Jaguar I-Pace is being used for this effort, and it will see a roof mounting for the tall Street View camera, as well as a new rear-window glass for wiring…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): South Korea has committed nearly $40 billion to build EV tech factories and expand R&D in the US. The UK will install 3,550 “ultra-rapid charging points” on motorways and in towns over two years. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers…

The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will consider Senate Bill 52 today, which would allow townships to designate “energy development districts” for wind and solar farms or just veto them altogether. However, locals would not have the same rights when it comes to fossil fuel plants. Ohio’s anti-clean energy bill Energy News Network elaborates on the bill, which has a…

Daimler Trucks North America invited us out for a test drive of all of Daimler’s electric truck portfolio — the Freightliner eCascadia and eM2, the Jouley electric school bus, and a walk-in delivery van on the MT50e platform by Freightliner custom chassis. Coming away from the experience, we’re more excited than ever about the electric future for these fleet offerings. The spectrum of…