Cleantech & EV’s

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…

REI has now joined a long list of brands getting in on that lucrative e-bike action as the company’s Co-op Cycles line adds two new electric bicycle models: The Co-op Cycles CTY e2.1 and CTY e2.2. Co-op Cycles is REI’s own bicycle brand that has traditionally focused on entry-level and mid-range bicycles. Now REI has just announced the first ever e-bikes being added to the Co-op cycles…

Electrek has an exclusive first look at Tesla’s new battery cell produced in-house with its new Roadrunner battery manufacturing system. Ahead of Tesla’s ‘Battery Day’, we have been reporting on the automaker’s effort to build its own battery cells. Earlier this year, Electrek has exclusively revealed Tesla’s secret “Roadrunner” project, which consists of its in-house designed…

Amazon is making several electric vehicle orders lately to build a fleet of electric delivery vehicles and today, it is adding trucks from Lion Electric to the list. Last year, Amazon announced a new initiative called “The Climate Pledge.” It’s a carbon-neutral commitment across the company, and as part of the new initiative, Amazon confirmed it ordered 100,000 electric delivery…