Cleantech & EV’s

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern makes EVs part of its climate emergency solution. Scottish households will be the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen. Ford is building Michigan Central, a 30-acre mobility innovation center, in Detroit. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region…

For all those who have bemoaned the lack of light electric vehicle manufacturing in the US, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is. Austin, Texas-based off-road electric vehicle startup Volcon is now taking micro-investments from the public and revealing the pricing on its concept electric all-terrain and utility vehicles. The company is using the SEC-regulated platform WeFunder…

Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that they are co-developing a large public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Known as “Electric Island,” it is expected to be the first of its kind in the US. Electric Island is under construction now near DTNA’s headquarters on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. It will…

Aurora Solar, a San Francisco-based SaaS company that develops tools that enable solar professionals to design and sell solar remotely — rather useful in a pandemic, eh? — announced yesterday that it has raised $50 million in Series B, bringing the company’s total investment to more than $70 million. This round, which Aurora says is the largest single investment in this market, was led by…