Cleantech & EV’s

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GM Cruise announced that it received the greenlight from the California DMV to operate a fleet of true driverless Chevy Bolt EVs. Over the last few years, GM’s Cruise self-driving division has been operating a fleet of autonomous Chevy Bolt EVs in San Francisco. The test program is regulated by the California DMV and now the agency has given them permission to operate vehicles without a backup…

Reef structures with oysters will be installed within the Netherlands’ offshore Borssele Wind Farm Site V. Energy storage tech company Fluence acquires digital intelligence platform AMS to improve the grid. Ikea’s Buy Back scheme aims to reduce excessive waste in 27 countries — but the US isn’t on board yet. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…

Volkswagen has confirmed that it placed a massive order for robots to build the ID.4 electric SUV and ID.BUZZ electric minibus. The German automaker is believed to be amongst the most serious legacy automaker when it comes to deploying electric vehicle production capacity. Today, it reaffirmed that by announcing it placed a massive order of 2,200 industrial robots to be deployed at three…