Electric vehicles are more prevalent than ever, and more are on the way. Tesla began delivering the first Model S sedans ten years ago. Prior to that time in 2012, Tesla had delivered about 2,250 Tesla Roadsters, an all-electric 2-seater. Even then, the Roadster defied expectations of what an electric … [continued]
Jade Insko was driving his Tesla Model 3 in Washington state when a 37-pound rock fell from above and struck his windshield. It plunged through the shattered and damaged glass and fell into the passenger seat. Fortunately, it did not hit Insko, but tiny pieces of glass did enter his eyes and lungs. Later, he received medical attention and his health is good now. Insko generously agreed to answer some questions for CleanTechnica.
The world is changing fast, but many worry it is not fast enough, so let’s review the biggest cleantech news from China in August. As always, there’s much news out of China. In order to aggregate and summarize the highlights, this edition of our China × Cleantech feature separates the stories by a handful of broad topics. This report is also published over on the “Future Trends” section of our website.
A Vanity Fair article contains some anecdotes about Elon Musk and some of his family members having the entrepreneurial bug since they were teens in South Africa. Lyndon and Peter Rive are Elon’s cousins and the co-founders of SolarCity. His brother Kimbal worked with him at Zip2, which was sold for several hundred … [continued]
