Cleantech & EV’s

Greenlight Planet, the largest solar home product provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secures $90 million. World leaders make a 10-point pledge to save the planet ahead of a UN summit. Maryland becomes the first US state to ban foam food containers. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and your bank account — all without changing your utility company.

Tesla is looking to acquire a stake in LG’s upcoming separated battery business, according to a surprising new report. LG Chem has been rumored to be looking at separating its battery business from its other operations and making them a new publicly-listed entity. Now The Korea Times, a news outlet based in South Korea like LG, reports that Tesla is interested in acquiring a stake in the…

Could electric cargo bicycles replace industrial trucks? It turns out they already are. Look, sometimes you absolutely need a truck. But let’s be honest, most of the time you don’t. How many times have you seen a pickup truck driving around with an empty bed, or a box van carrying a tiny load? It happens all the time, and it’s a ridiculous waste of space and energy. It’s also exactly the…

Today we take a look at one of the first Tesla Model 3 cars with 100,000 miles and the owner’s experience with service, maintenance, and battery degradation. There are quite a few high-mileage Tesla vehicles out there. I have a Tesla Model X with over 400,000 miles on it. But there are not that many Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, which are Tesla’s latest generation vehicles, with 6-figure…