Cleantech & EV’s

As the world moves into 2021, electric vehicles are a major storyline. Even long-established and more traditional automakers (some with over 100 years of experience) have finally wisened up and pivoted toward EVs to stay competitive. In the next couple years, three major automotive brands, old and new, will release three highly anticipated electric trucks. We’re speaking about Tesla’s upcoming…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): French sensor tech company eLichens introduces its new indoor air quality monitoring station at CES. Eight new solar farms come online in Michigan. 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, so it’s important to shop for the best…

Ather Energy took to this year’s all-digital CES 2021 to showcase the company’s latest electric scooter, the Ather 450X. The flagship electric scooter from the Bangalore-based startup is rated for a top speed of 80 km/h and a range of 116 km (72 miles). It also features zippy acceleration with a 0-40 km/h (0-25 mph) time of 3.3 seconds. The company claims that the Ather 450X is the quickest…

Birds.ai, a Delft, Netherlands-based artificial intelligence (AI) company that specializes in visual inspections by “converting images into meaningful figures and numbers,” has debuted its newest product, View Solar, at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Solar AI Birds.ai’s unique solar platform creates a bird’s-eye view by analyzing visual and thermal aerial images from…