Published on March 22nd, 2019 | by The Beam
We all know the ‘Fast Fashion’ industry is a disaster for the planet and for workers, who are often women in the developing world earning less than three dollars a day in unsafe conditions. It’s not as difficult or as expensive as you might think to shift to ecological and fair-trade clothing. ... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The prices of Tesla's vehicles have been bobbing up and down lately — to the tune of several thousand dollars in each direction. As of today, they have reached what feels like an equilibrium. At the current prices, Tesla's new Model Y CUV, slated for its first deliveries in the fall of 2020, aren't too far off from the platform it was built on, the Tesla Model ... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla has revived its referral program. The new program, as stated on Tesla's website support page, is as follows... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The high-tech auto repair shop of the future will look very different from the oily garage of the 20th century. Tesla is doing its part to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs -- last summer, the company launched its Student Automotive Technician Program (START), designed to provide a smooth transition from college to full-time employment as EV technicians. Tesla has partnered with six North American colleges to integrate its START program into their curricula. So far, some 125 students around the country have graduated from the program... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Editor's note: Contrary to some core points in the article below, Elon Musk has said on a few occasions that Tesla's more or less continuous profitability will not slow Tesla's growth — that it's still growing as fast as it can. We also have a Tesla financials deep dive coming in a couple of days that should help anyone interested in that aspect of the business to walk through the numbers in detail yet hopefully without getting lost if you don't have an MBA or accounting degree. In any case, it is a common concern among Tesla supporters that a focus on achieving quarterly profits could slow Tesla's overall growth. This author chimes in on that topic through a bit more than 1,000 words... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Chris Boylan
While Tesla's car production and sales volumes have grown at an unprecedented pace, the company continues to struggle with the challenges of servicing this massive influx of new customers. As the volume of cars delivered has grown, so have the complaints about long waits for scheduled service, extended delays in having even basic service jobs completed, and the inability to get replacement body and mechanical parts in a timely fashion... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Another Tesla Solar Roof Tile customer has taken to the interwebs to show off his new system, and it gives us a view of what an installed retrofit system looks like. To date, installations of the sexy new Tesla Solar Roof Tiles have only trickled out, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the Model Y unveiling last week that, "this is definitely going to be the year of the Solar Roof and Powerwall."... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson says he expects profit margins of electric vehicles and conventional cars will reach parity in about 2025 as the cost of building EVs declines and the cost of manufacturing conventional cars increases. ... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Wind is where the feds should focus... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The alleged President may soon have a new council of advisers dedicated to debunking climate science. The sewer of corruption in Washington just keeps getting deeper. ... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Tina Casey
When a former coal lobbyist helms the EPA, that may be a comfort to US coal stakeholders but it's not necessarily great news for oil and gas... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Ford says it will invest $850 million in its Flat Rock factory to get it ready to manufacture electric cars in 2023. Of course, it said the same thing two years ago. Will its new electric SUV be called the Model E? ... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Andrea Bertoli
Join CleanTechnica’s Zachary Shahan in conversation with Barton Sidles, the Director of Corporate and Business Development at Hubject Inc.’s North American subsidiary, for a free webinar 21 March, at 9am PDT/12pm EDT.: register here to join the conversation live. This webinar will also be livestreamed on CleanTechnica’s Facebook page... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
During the recent unveiling of the Tesla Model Y, Elon Musk discussed the future Shanghai Gigafactory (Gigafactory 3). The Tesla Semi appears in renditions of the future factory. Was that just for illustration, or would the [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Energy Observer, the world's first solar, wind and hydrogen powered yacht is in Antwerp for the next week, its 34th port of call since it began its around the world odyssey to promote clean energy in June of 2017. ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Michigan Technical University claim that increasing the amount of distributed renewable energy, particularly solar, within the state would lower utility bills for customers and make the electrical grid more resilient. Isn't it amazing that we still need studies to point out the obvious? ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Members of the European Parliament voted last week on a non-binding resolution endorsing a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target for 2050 and increasing the European Union's 2030 target. ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at the DOE Joint Biofuel Institute say they are getting closer to making jet fuel from plants at a cost that will be competitive with convention jet fuel. Few things are as important as reducing or eliminating the more than 2 million tons of carbon dioxide that the airline industry creates every day. ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
A group of British industry, university, and local government leaders have launched a new collaboration to establish a Low Carbon Industrial Cluster in the North West of England intended to serve as a world-first example to others in the UK and around the world... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
An international team of researchers claims that cleantech startups file more patents and raise more money when they collaborate with government research agencies. Their findings are relevant to the Green New Deal and carbon reduction research. ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has committed AU$9 million to 11 large-scale wind and solar projects which will trial providing their own short-term generation forecasting, which in turn is intended to enable further capability development. ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
The nation's sleeping giant of hundreds of rural electric cooperatives is waking up and getting into solar power in a Green New Deal kind of way... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
GAF Energy will begin offering its new integrated solar roof systems through conventional roofing contractors this year. It may not look like a Tesla SolarRoof, but it will be less expensive and it's available now in 9 states. ... Read More →
Published on March 20th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Electric vehicle company Arcimoto has reshaped its two-seat Fun Utility Vehicle into a single-seat delivery vehicle, dubbed the Deliverator... Read More →
