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Detroit-based energy company DTE Energy has completed construction of a 100-megawatt (MW) solar farm near Coldwater, Michigan, that will help Ford power its home-state factories with cleaner electricity. more…
The Jeep Recon EV has removable doors and packs 670 horsepower combined, but it’s less efficient than advertised. more…
In the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Roadster delay, EV deliveries in the US, battery swap coming back,
The world’s tallest wind turbine has reached its full height in Germany, and its developer says the extra altitude could roughly double its electricity output. more…
We’re closing out this week with another jam-packed early fall Prime Day deals edition, starting with the Yozma IN 10 Pro Electric Dirt Bike back at its exclusive $1,699 low , while the IN 10 Electric Mini Dirt Bike is d
UK EV sales hit a new all-time record in September. The country registered 99,199 battery-electric cars last month, up 36.3% from a year ago and good for 28.3% of the market, according to preliminary data released today
Earlier this week, I joined my friends Tom, Joy, Riz and Roland on Ludicrous Feed to discuss my recent test of the XPENG L03 with VLA 2.0 vs. the Tesla Model 3 with FSD and how the two vehicles and intelligent driving sy
Ocean thermal energy conversion has an appealing proposition. Tropical oceans can have surface water around 25°C while water roughly a kilometre down is near 4°C to 5°C. Put a heat engine between the two reservoirs, use
NIO had a decent sales month in September, rising 4.4% month over month and rising 7.7% year over year with 37,408 vehicle deliveries. That’s all fine and well, but the much bigger, brighter number is when you look at ho
The larger-than-life continent of Africa has emerged as a hotspot for solar energy developers, especially in the distributed resources sector. The post Africa’s Unseen Solar Energy Revolution appeared first on CleanTechn
Ecuador is a country we haven’t mentioned too often in the past, but this may soon change. For years, the country lagged behind the region, having only a handful of sales and sitting at the bottom of the list with Peru a
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