Cleantech & EV’s

Mercedes-Benz teases a new super efficient electric car concept, the Vision EQXX, with over 750 miles of range on a single charge. At Daimler’s latest company update, the automaker teased a new technical program to develop “the longest-range and highest-efficiency electric car the world has ever seen.” Mercedes-Benz’s head of research and development, Markus Schafer, commented: “We…

Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla’s new structural battery design, and 4680 cells are first going to Model Y, which will be produced at Gigafactory Berlin next year. We already had a good idea it was happening since Musk teased that Tesla will introduce a “core structural design change” with Model Y produced in Germany, but it’s not confirmed. The CEO confirmed on Twitter that the new…

Since the British government introduced an EV tax incentive in April, company car leases are booming. European Parliament votes in favor of the EU to cut emissions by 60% by 2030 against 1990 levels. Redaptive, which makes commercial and industrial buildings more energy-efficient, gets a cash injection. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and your bank account —…

Tesla batteries deployed in Vermont have saved local electricity ratepayers about $3 million this year alone, according to the local electric utility. Green Mountain Power (GMP), a relatively small electric utility operating in Vermont, was one of the earliest adopters of Tesla Powerwall. It has been leading the deployment of Tesla Powerwalls with 2,000 units deployed to date and it has…