Cleantech & EV’s

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Elon Musk has released some stunning drone footage showing the progress that Tesla has made at Gigafactory Berlin. There’s now a giant structure that will soon house Model Y production. Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is arguably the automaker’s most important project of 2021. The company is not launching the Model Y in Europe until the vehicle is produced at the new…

Merchants Fleet, the US’ fastest-growing fleet management company, is working with BrightDrop, the new business started by General Motors (GM), to procure a hefty 12,600 EV600s. The all-new EV600 is lightweight and purpose-built for the efficient delivery of goods and services over long ranges. What does BrightDrop do? This is how GM describes BrightDrop, which launched it to “electrify…

Tesla’s new updated Model S Plaid is becoming the quickest car ever made, and it set the stage for an even more insane new Roadster coming next year. Tesla Model S Plaid Tesla dropped so much news at the same time last week that it was hard to digest, including the fact that Tesla launched the new quickest car ever made. The automaker originally launched the Model S Plaid in September of last…