Cleantech & EV’s

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It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands – Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati and Ram – you could be forgiven for thinking that the Italian-American multinational simply isn’t interested in having an electric future. Or…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Alstom’s Coradia iLint has completed test operation in Austria and is ready for production. A huge cash investment at Aurora Solar enables the growth of remote, accurate installations. It’s #GivingTuesday — here are three ways to give that benefit our environment. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers…

Elon Musk made a new comment about being open to discuss a merger between Tesla and other automakers. The comment is interesting in the context that Tesla is now the world’s most valuable automaker by a wide margin, and the industry is in the middle of an extremely disruptive transition. While Tesla was never a subsidiary of another automaker, it did have partnerships with established…