Cleantech & EV’s

San Diego-based has long impressed me with its value-priced electric bikes. And the company’s Ride1Up Roadster V2 is the ultimate example of a value-packed e-bike, sporting fast speeds and a silent belt-drive setup When it comes to fancier e-bikes, Ride1Up has you covered with the Ride1Up LMT’D. But when you’re after something that is light, simple, and affordable, the Ride1Up Roadster…

Tesla is launching the Model Y in South Korea, which is becoming an increasingly important market for the electric automaker. The California-based automaker has had its ups and downs in South Korea. Tesla buyers didn’t have access to the very generous electric vehicle incentive of up to 26 million won ($21,000) offered by the government when it first launched in the country. The reason was…

No one can accuse of Yamaha of racing too quickly toward electrification of its two-wheeled lineup. But it appears the company might be slowly lifting its dragging feet after filing a new trademark for an electric scooter. When we first covered Yamaha’s unveiling of the E01 at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2019, it was just a concept vehicle. Impressive, but a concept nonetheless. Now it appears…

Microsoft cofounder, philanthropist, and innovator Bill Gates just released his much anticipated book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need. He describes it, simply, as “a plan for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.” And as usual, the internet is responding with polarized excitement and conspiracy theories. Gates’ climate book Gates came…