Cleantech & EV’s

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German VW dealers failed to recommend the brand’s flagship electric car, the ID.3, to secret shoppers with a “suitable driving profile,” according to a new study by Greenpeace. Out of 50 dealers visited, only eight of them (16%) recommended the ID.3, and the percentage was even lower (4%) for customers who didn’t specifically mention they were considering the ID.3. VW has been talking big…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): After a nine-year vacancy, Joe Biden names the NRDC’s Gina McCarthy domestic climate czar. A 9-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. Australia’s newest coal-fired power plant has been written off as worthless. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…

Tesla (TSLA) is starting to produce Model Y vehicles at Gigafactory Shanghai, according to a new drone flyover of the factory. As we previously reported, Tesla has taken a new vehicle introduction strategy for Model Y. Unlike previous vehicle programs, which were launched in different markets with vehicles imported from Tesla’s Fremont factory in California, Tesla is only introducing Model Y…