LIVSN Flex Canvas Pants & Shorts, Ecotrek Trail Shorts — CleanTechnica Tested

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:31:31 +0000

LIVSN came on to our radar last year when we reviewed the company’s Ecotrek Trail Pants that took the concept of a hiking pant and added durability and sustainability into the mix. LIVSN isn’t just designing and selling seasonally interesting clothing to make a fast buck. The reason we review them here on CleanTechnica is […]

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Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta V11.4.2 — Is Tesla Making Progress?

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:57:07 +0000

V11.4.2 is the second version of FSD Beta after the supposedly revolutionary improvements going from V10 to V11. There have been intense discussions on the web lately about huge advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Apparently, programs like ChatGPT have reached a stage where they can answer conversational questions and write essays and poems, make medical […]

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The Pecron E2000 LFP Portable Power Station — CleanTechnica Tested

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:16:30 +0000

Pecron E2000 LFP Portable Power StationPecron has been in the portable power station game for several years, and with its latest generation of products, is starting to move into Lithium Ferro Phosphate (LiFePO4) packs. These cells offer the benefit of thermal stability, meaning they are more durable than their NMC lithium-ion counterparts. They also typically offer a longer life than […]

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Spain & Donald Trump: Cleantech Leader & Laggard Of The Week

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:36:21 +0000

It’s an unusual edition of “Cleantech Leader & Laggard Of The Week” this week. We’ve got a country to highlight, not exactly for breaking news but rather for long-term improvement that has made itself more evident this past week. And then we’ve got a rather famous (or infamous) person. Let’s start with the bad news […]

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How GM & Ford Joining The Tesla Charging Network Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:47:55 +0000

The past, present, and future of the charging market in the United States and how it impacts the rate of adoption of electric vehicles. The Charging Situation In The US Yesterday & Today If you don’t care about the past and just want my speculation on the future, jump to the next section. In some […]

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A Manufacturing Revolution Is Underway In The USA, Thanks To Joe Biden

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:47:44 +0000

Official White House photo by David Lienemann.No matter which way you cut it, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are stimulating a massive reinvestment in manufacturing, infrastructure, and good working class jobs in the United States. After decades of complaints, political potshots, and genuine economic pain from the loss of such working class jobs, we now have an […]

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CleanTechnica Tested: G-Force S10 Electric Scooter

Credit to Author: Danielle Garland| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:23 +0000

It’s scooter review time! The folks from G-Force sent me their S10 e-scooter to try out on the streets and trails of San Francisco. We love micro mobility and this electric scooter for adults is really fun. To start, here’s a quick video tour of this G-FORCE Electric Scooter: Unboxing / Assembly In the best […]

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Hertz Needs To Tell Renters More About Driving A Tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:58:57 +0000

A milestone in the electric vehicle revolution, toward the end of 2021, Hertz announced it was ordering 100,000 Teslas. That took true leadership from Hertz, and it’s something EV enthusiasts were long waiting to see happen (generally speaking). Aside from the fact that electric vehicles are cheaper to operate (and the more one drives in […]

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BMW i7 vs. Mercedes EQS

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:09:59 +0000

Jo Borrás and I have revived our EV Bracket Battle Tournament, and the matchup we were on today was the BMW i7 versus the Mercedes EQS. These are two big luxury sedans from historic German automakers, but they are actually quite different. Jo and I discuss the differences in exterior styling, interior design, touchscreens and […]

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Ford Could Sell 500,000 EVs Per Year In USA With Tesla Supercharging Access

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:28:16 +0000

Ford is on track to sell between 40,000 and 50,000 electric vehicles in the US this year. That’s not good. Yet, first-quarter sales imply Ford will be the 3rd best selling automaker in the EV industry in 2023. Tesla, meanwhile, is on track to sell about 640,000 electric vehicles in the US in 2023. So, […]

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