Cleantech & EV’s

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): IKEA partners with Fluid Truck to use only e-delivery trucks in NYC’s 5 boroughs by May 2021. IEEFA’s 2021 report reflects the US’s clean energy surge, and Texas is a good case study. 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…

Rivian announced its service plan today, and it’s following Tesla into mobile service and app-based scheduling. Last month, Rivian announced its plan for charging ahead of the start of deliveries of its first electric vehicles. With the charging announcement, we noted that Rivian is wisely following Tesla’s lead, and now the startup is doing the same when it comes to service. While most…

New design filings for the BMW CE 04 show that the radical electric scooter may be closing in on series production. We first caught wind of the BMW CE 04 project last August when BMW registered a slew of new trademarks for motorcycles and scooters. Then we finally got our first look at the new electric scooter last November when the company showed off its CE 04 electric scooter concept, hinting…