Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla has been ordered by the court to stop clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin in order not to disturb hibernating snakes. While Tesla has received strong govermnent support for its project to build a massive electric vehicle factory outside of Berlin, the automaker has run into some issues with local environmentalist groups due to the need to clear a large part of the forest in Brandenburg in…

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Danish parliament approved a plan for at least 1 million electric or hybrid cars on Danish roads by 2030. Boise, Idaho, will now require all new homes to provide a circuit for electric car charging. IRENA urges governments to prioritize renewable energy on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. UnderstandSolar is a free service that…

Toyota announced today that they will be unveiling a new all-electric SUV in the coming months. The automaker, which has been seen as a lagger when it comes to all-electric vehicles, says that it’s their ‘first step’ for battery-electric vehicles. Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside of China. The Japanese automaker has been focused on hybrids and fuel cell vehicles and…