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Podcast: Tesla’s FSD problem, Cybertruck backlog, GMC Sierra EV pickup, and more

Electrek

In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s FSD problem, Cybertruck backlog disappearing, GMC’s new Sierra EV pickup, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by BLUETTI, a leading provider of portable power stations, solar generators, and energy storage systems, including its new Handsfree all-in-one portable power station backpacks.

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CicLaVia is Back This Sunday & We’ll Be Rolling Against Coal!

Creative Greenius

My favorite part of this next CicLaVia is t he Bike Parade coming from my friends at Greenpeace and Sierra Club which they’re calling ROLL AGAINST COAL. ’s power supply and that’s exactly what Greenpeace and Sierra Club have in mind with their BEYOND COAL CAMPAIGN. It’s long been time to kick coal out of L.A.’s

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Apex Clean Energy ordering 19 electrified F-series pickups from XL Fleet

Green Car Congress

Apex is a leading clean energy company that develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale wind and solar power facilities throughout North America. Apex is planning to deploy the plug-in hybrid vehicles to its operations employees, who will have access to charging infrastructure being installed at operational wind and solar facilities.

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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

Green Car Congress

From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. To date, $9.3 billion in cap-and-trade proceeds has been appropriated to 20 state agencies that have distributed $3.4 billion from other sources.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

After taking solar installation classes and volunteering with GRID Alternatives for several years and learning to install racking systems, PV modules and inverters, and how to wire them up – including bending conduit – in 2015 I installed a solar PV system on my own roof with a crew of GRID experts. Installing the 5.2

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E.ON to provide 10MW battery storage unit to Tucson Electric

Green Car Congress

Climate & Renewables North America, LLC (E.ON) signed an agreement with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to provide frequency response and voltage control from a grid-scale, 10 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage facility with a 2 MW solar array. MW Tech Park Solar and 13.2 In addition to supplementing TEP’s grid management, E.ON

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Two US EV Charging Station Firsts

Green Car Congress

Sierra Nevada Brewing. Coulomb Technologies announced that Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Sierra Nevada is the first corporation to install the ChargePoint networked charging stations. Sierra Nevada is the first corporation to install the ChargePoint networked charging stations.

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