Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla is contacting owners who referred enough new buyers through their referral program to get a discount on a new Roadster to let them know about a new deadline. Could this finally mean production is coming? Tesla Referral Program Tesla’s referral program has changed a lot over the years. It went from a relatively high cost with credit to both referrers and new buyers to a relatively low…

Researchers at the UK’s Lancaster University studied a crystalline material — a solid material with parts such as atoms, molecules, or ions that are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure — and discovered it has properties that allow it to capture solar energy. The energy can be stored for several months at room temperature, and it can be released on demand in the form of…

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has released the first images teasing the first passenger station of the Las Vegas Loop ahead of its launch. A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city. The first system is being deployed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCVA), which is…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): US offshore wind workers will complete VR training at Maryland’s Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies. The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative releases its 2020 Progress Report. Does it make any difference? UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.