Solectrac, located in Northern California, is manufacturing battery-electric tractors for agriculture and utility operations. Those tractors make it possible for farmers to use the sun, wind, or other clean, renewable energy sources to power essential machinery. The company’s mission is to offer farmers independence from the pollution, infrastructure, and price … [continued]
Stellantis is working with several partners to test inductive charging technology that could eliminate range anxiety.
Solectrac CEO Mani Iyer recently took the time to share his passion about electric tractors with me. In this interview, we talked about the history of the company, how Tesla moved the market, supply chain constraints, autonomous tractors, and more. Mani also recently sat down with CleanTechnica on Cleantech Talk … [continued]
WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ideanomics, is developing wireless charging solutions for the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sectors. I recently spoke with WAVE CEO Aaron Gillmore, who shared some of the projects WAVE is working on. Naturally, I also asked him what inspired him … [continued]
The most thrilling conversation about a nationwide tractor dealer network rollout you’ll hear today!
Zero-emissions when you can, lower emissions when you can’t, and a ready infrastructure in the ground.
Recently, I sat down with Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company, one of the leading electric motorcycle manufacturers globally. This was part of a press trip to cover the acquisition of Energica by Ideanomics, where I joined the execs from both companies at the Nasdaq for the announcement, investor … [continued]
It was just in the fall of 2021 that CleanTechnica last spoke with the electric tractor manufacturer Solectrac. Since then, the California-based company has been hard at work and recently announced two new developments: the launch of its certified dealer network and moving into a new 36,000-square-foot production facility in … [continued]
As any cross-country drive will tell you, the US has a lot of farmland. In 2019, America’s farms produced nearly 1.9 billion bushels of wheat from 47.8 million acres of farmland. And that’s just wheat. America’s most common crop, corn, is grown on 82.5 million acres. That’s a whole lot … [continued]
I’ve conducted a ton of interesting interviews with cleantech leaders on Cleantech Talk, but I honestly think one of the most interesting and informative of those was an interview with Solectrac founder and CEO Stephen Heckeroth (alongside a couple of execs from Ideanomics after they bought a 15% stake in … [continued]
