Cleantech & EV’s

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Arizona Corporation Commission requires state utilities to move to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050. US president-elect Joe Biden names John Kerry special presidential envoy for climate change. St. Petersburg, Florida, launches AVA, electric driverless shuttles that share the road with cars.  UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…

Elon Musk made rare new comments about a new Tesla model to be designed in Europe, more specifically Berlin. The CEO says that it’s likely going to be a small electric hatchback. After Tesla announced its plan to build a Gigafactory in Berlin, CEO Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla was also going to establish a design center in Germany and design a new Tesla electric car locally with local…

For the second time in two months, the roof of a Tesla vehicle was caught on video flying off while driving. But this time, it’s a Model S and Tesla puts the blame with a third-party repair shop. Last month, we reported on an instance where the roof of a brand-new Tesla Model Y flew off as the owner was driving it home. We saw a video of the Model Y driving without a roof after the fact, but we…

Porsche added its name to the Guinness World Records book by drifting a Taycan electric car for 42 km straight (26 miles). No. That’s not a typo. They used a Porsche Taycan RWD, which is a lot easier to drift than the all-wheel-drive version, but the version of the performance electric vehicle is only available in China. The world record took 55 minutes to complete by driving in a watered drift…