Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla’ stock (TSLA) is reaching a new all-time high on its last day before its S&P500 inclusion, and investors can expect the wild ride to continue with more volatility. Last month, the S&P announced that Tesla will be included in the next reshuffle of the S&P500 index coming in December. It sent the stock surging 60% on top of an already massive more than 400% increase in stock…

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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…