Month: September 2018

Batteries Published on September 13th, 2018 | by Kyle Field September 13th, 2018 by Kyle Field  Tesla is receiving 3 new Grohmann machines from Germany to raise production at Gigafactory 1 to 8,000 Model 3 battery packs per week. Tesla recently invited a team of institutional investors from Worm Capital for a tour of Gigafactory …

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Clean Power Published on September 13th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill September 13th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill  US Solar Procurement Soars & Residential Stabilizes In Second Quarter Despite recent rocky waters, the US solar saw something of a turnaround in the second quarter, with utility-scale solar procurement soaring and residential installations stabilizing, according …

US Solar Market Experiences Slight Turnaround In Q2 Read More »

Cars Published on September 13th, 2018 | by Andy Miles September 13th, 2018 by Andy Miles  At CleanTechnica, our purpose is to keep readers informed of the true facts about renewable energy, EVs, and all things clean and green. So, when we heard about a new startup in the UK, “EV Driver Ltd”, which provides …

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September 12th, 2018 by Zachary Shahan  NIO is one of the electric vehicle (EV) startups we’ve been most eagerly watching over the past couple of years. It has the backing of some solid Chinese billionaires, has presented an attractive vehicle design in the car class that humans now love most, and has ambitious autonomous and …

NIO Goes Public, And TSLA Jumps As A Result? Read More »

Cars Published on September 12th, 2018 | by Kyle Field September 12th, 2018 by Kyle Field  Tesla is making headway on CEO Elon Musk’s goal of taking 30+ days to perform body work on Tesla vehicles down to same-day repairs with its new Tesla Body Repair Centers, according to reports on Reddit. Tesla body shops …

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Cars Published on September 12th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley September 12th, 2018 by Steve Hanley  Several Model 3 reservation holders who are members of the Tesla Motors Club (TMC) forum are reporting they recently received an email from Tesla informing them they could be driving a new Model 3 sooner than expected — if …

Tesla Offering Selected Model 3 Cars “For Immediate Delivery,” Removes Two Colors From Design Studio Read More »

September 12th, 2018 by Carolyn Fortuna  Republican opposition can continue to suppress US climate legislation even if the Democrats take the White House and both houses of Congress in 2020. Conservatives have been slow to address environmental challenges, even though many clean energy and other sustainability measures fit well within a belief in free market …

What Will Persuade Conservatives To Fight Climate Change? Read More »