Category: Electric

E-Bike Manufacturers: Batteries Too Dangerous For Right To Repair

A recent piece over at Grist tells us how e-bike manufacturers have gone from manufacturing bikes to manufacturing fear. After a series of high-profile fires caused by battery packs, they’re arguing that e-bike batteries are simply too dangerous for individual owners or independent shops to work on. Instead of being protected by “Right to Repair” […]

High-Speed Charging As A Business Opportunity In Rural Australia

Maureen Ball and her business partner Len Bundy own the Beaudesert Tyre Store, situated halfway between Warwick and the Gold Coast on a busy transit route. She is excited about the rEVolution. In our phone interview, she could barely contain her enthusiasm for the change that is overtaking Australian roads. When she started to see […]

Meet CleanTechnica’s First Outside Investor

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to another climate warrior and regular CleanTechnica reader, Rob Simon. Rob is an entrepreneur, changemaker, frustratingly mediocre ex-golfer (his words), father of two, EV driver, concerned climate citizen, and overall good dude who showers in heat pump heated water that is powered by solar panels. He also […]