Cleantech & EV’s

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has received backing from Amazon for his battery material recycling venture: Redwood Materials. Today, Amazon announced the first recipients of investments from The Climate Pledge Fund announced last year. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, commented: “The Climate Pledge Fund invests in visionary companies whose products and services can empower a low carbon…

Ford has released today new footage of its F-150 electric pickup prototype testing — showing the truck’s impressive performance. Last year,  Ford finally confirmed that it plans to bring an all-electric version of the F-150 to market. Not much is known about the new electric version of the F-150. Last summer, Ford released a video of an F-150 all-electric pickup prototype towing over 1…

While electric motorcycles have demonstrated their advantages over typical gas-powered motorcycles in a broad sweep of areas including power, torque, rideability and maintenance, their range and recharge times have long been their Achilles heel, especially when it comes to motorcycle touring and cross-country trips. But now Miriam Orlandi’s recent trip is breaking new ground in multiple ways and…

Tesla’s construction plans for Gigafactory Texas have been revealed — showing massive buildings with an interesting shape. After Tesla finally confirmed a site next to Austin for its next Gigafactory in July, the automaker started moving quickly to build the factory. A contractor quickly took over the site and started ground preparation to clear a massive space to start construction at the…