Update: Tesla’s Fremont factory in Northern California was seemingly deemed an essential business, allowing it to stay open during the wave of business closures aimed at combatting the spread of coronavirus. But then the county sheriff said it was not. Now the situation is unclear and we’re waiting on a final conclusion.
Atom Power’s solid state Atom Switches offer the functionality of a circuit breaker on the surface, but their real potential stretches far beyond the breaker panel. One exciting application of the Atom Switch is to replace the electric vehicle service equipment, commonly called an electric vehicle charger.
Rad Power Bikes has made a name for itself in the world of electric bikes by producing some of the best values in the game. With bikes like the RadWagon, RadRover, RadCity, and more listed at a flat price of $1,499, it has made electric bikes more accessible to people around the world.
SolarEdge continues to expand its product line into the new energy home of today with the introduction of a new Smart EV Chargers for North America. Instead of having to be installed near the inverter, the new charger gives owners options when it comes time to install the charger while at the same time, boosting the maximum charging speed to an impressive 9.6kW (40 amps, 240 volts).
Arcimoto unveiled the prototype of a last mile delivery version of its Fun Utility Vehicle last year and is back with a sleeker, more refined version of the Deliverator. CleanTechnica spoke with Arcimoto CEO Mark Frohnmayer to get the inside scoop on the new build and on Arcimoto as a whole.
Ossiaco has developed a new inverter that it believes will truly revolutionize the worlds of residential energy management, solar, and EV charging in one fell swoop. As a privately-owned and funded company, Ossiaco has been flying under the radar for some time now, but we spoke to the leadership team and it is clear the team is perched at the edge of the cliff, ready to take the plunge into the market at scale.
Nikola is merging with VectoIQ as part of a move that will see the new company being listed on the NASDAQ at an estimated post-merger valuation of $3.3 billion. The new company will operate under the Nikola Corporation name and be listed under the stock ticker “NKLA.”
The KUKA autonomous EV charger enables hands-free EV charging at just the touch of a button in the app. For the average consumer, automating a task that takes maybe 10 seconds every night is not a major win considering the sheer amount of engineering and robotics work that went into automating the charger. Having said that, the KUKA autonomous EV charger is an absolute game changer when we look just around the corner in time at the need of autonomous fleets.
Lucid Motors will open its first sales studio at its headquarters in Newark, California as part of its overarching direct-to-consumer sales plan. Lucid has plans for 9 studios initially, with many locations already under construction.
We get a lot of flack here at CleanTechnica for being Tesla fanboys, but in reality, we are just a bunch of clean technology nuts that love the things Tesla has done, is doing, and is expected to do out into the future.
