Cleantech & EV’s

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): After a nine-year vacancy, Joe Biden names the NRDC’s Gina McCarthy domestic climate czar. A 9-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. Australia’s newest coal-fired power plant has been written off as worthless. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…

Tesla (TSLA) is starting to produce Model Y vehicles at Gigafactory Shanghai, according to a new drone flyover of the factory. As we previously reported, Tesla has taken a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which were launched in different markets with vehicles imported from Tesla’s Fremont factory in California, Tesla is only introducing Model Y…

The Ride1Up LMT’D electric bicycle is a great example of a recent trend we’re seeing in the e-bike industry. Companies are starting to outfit their e-bikes with higher-spec parts while keeping prices reasonable. And that makes the Ride1Up LMT’D an easy e-bike to recommend. In my testing of the bike I found it to be an excellent candidate for anyone that needs a comfortable, well-built e-bike…

Las Vegas City Council has voted to approve the Boring Company’s plan for a citywide Loop system with Tesla vehicles. A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city. The first system is being deployed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCVA), which is paying $50 million for…