Cleantech & EV’s

The SONDORS Metacycle is slated to become the first low-cost highway-capable electric motorcycle released in the US. We’re still a few months out from the initial fall 2021 deliveries, but now Electrek has learned of several new updates that will be available once the bike is released later this year. The SONDORS Metacycle sent shockwaves through the electric motorcycle industry when it was…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Brown University researchers find a way to strengthen a key weak point in perovskite solar cells. Ørsted and Polish energy company PGE to build 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and 3 offshore wind farms. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching…

Tesla is set for another fight against unionization, this time over Gigafactory Berlin. IG Metall, a powerful union in the German auto industry, confirmed that it wants to have a worker council at the factory. There have been several unionization efforts at Tesla over the years. For years, United Auto Workers (UAW) tried to unionize Tesla Fremont factory and the automaker fought against it, so…

Tesla updated its online configurator for Model 3 and Model Y overnight to increase the prices across the lineup. This is just the latest small price increase in a long series that is starting to add up. As we have previously reported, Tesla’s 2021 is off to a strange start when it comes to price changes. Tesla would always regularly adjust pricing, but it never did it as often as it has been…