Cleantech & EV’s

If your biggest problem with motorcycles is that they are just too darn safe, then I’ve got just the product for you! This week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week series is the strangest one-wheeled self-balancing electric motorcycle you’ve ever seen. And also probably the only one you’ve ever seen. If you thought things couldn’t get weirder around here, then you…

Major bicycle manufacturer Kent is announcing today its first electric bicycle designed specifically for children. , charging up the ride with more distance and speed. Before you start pulling out your pitchforks, know that the Kent Torpedo is a pedal assist e-bike. That means it doesn’t have a throttle. It’s not a mini-motorcycle for children, it’s just a normal pedal bicycle that…

Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) really wants its customers to drive electric cars, so it’s now offering any customer who buys an EV a $1,000 rebate in a pilot program. Electric car rebate in Arizona SRP has one of the largest workplace charging programs in Arizona, and by the end of 2021, its sedan fleet will be fully electric. Marc Campbell, SRP manager of sustainable programs, told…

A new drone flyover of the Tesla Gigafactory Texas construction site shows some great progress in completing the giant factory. It’s hard to overstate just how massive a project Tesla Gigafactory Texas is. In mid-2020, Tesla announced a deal to build a brand-new factory in Austin, where it bought a 2,000-acre piece of land. At first, Tesla referred to the factory as the Cybertruck Gigafactory…