cleantech
Judge approves Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s agreement with SEC
The spat began last year when Musk tweeted that he had secured the funding to take Tesla private when he did not.
Report calls for increase in electric buses as manufacturing footprint grows [UPDATED]
Several Canadian cities have set fully-renewable fleet targets.
AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40%
Tesla disputed the AAA study results.
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Harley-Davidson’s new electric motorbikes aim to lure millennials
The LiveWire starts at $37,250 with a range of up to 177 kilometres of city riding on a full battery.
Climate reality check: Global carbon pollution up in 2018
The calculations put some of the Paris agreement’s goals nearly out of reach.
Tesla says it has turned over documents to US feds
Elon Musk’s tweets about going public caused stock headaches, now raising SEC concern.
Plastic makers say goal is no plastic in landfills by 2030
Targets designed to get ahead of government regulation; Canada in consultation phase of national plastics strategy.
Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before Utah crash
The crash occurred May 11 in suburban Salt Lake City. The car’s semi-autonomous driving aid was engaged at the time.
Ontario’s Green party platform focuses on energy conservation
Would move to a clean economy by supporting jobs in cleantech, 100% renewable energy supply by 2050.
Cleantech company buys land in Hawksbury for thermal tire recycling plant
Ecolomondo’s thermal decomposition technology will harvest carbon black, steel oil and gas.
Feds bolster BDC’s ability to provide more capital to clean tech companies
Funding will allow the bank to take on more risk so high-potential clean tech firms can expand and hire additional staff.
GreenMantra awarded $2.2M to construct polystyrene demo plant
Design and engineering of the new facility will begin this year, with construction starting in 2018.
Manufacturer receives $188K to develop wood-based bonding agents
Sustainable bonding-agents replace petroleum-based products.
Opportunity knocks for Canadian-made climate-friendly goods
Canada leads in cleantech academic research, but has struggled with turning that research into market-ready technologies.
On the ropes: cleantech needs a boost
Despite a commitment to accelerate growth, Canada’s cleantech sector is awash in red ink.
