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The Tesla Cybercab rollout in Austin, Texas has been colored by many questions, including a list of 21 specific demands for information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (courtesy of Tesla via CleanTechnica archive).

No Wonder The Tesla Cybercab Launch Was So Underwhelming

September 17, 20267 hours Tina Casey 0 Comments

The Tesla Cybercab rollout in Austin, Texas has been colored by many questions, including a list of 21 specific demands for information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Illustrated agricultural landscape showing dairy and livestock facilities, irrigation, greenhouses, specialist machinery and heavy seasonal fieldwork above grid connections, transformers, distribution equipment and charging. The graphic groups farm work into prepared or stationary loads, shiftable or redesignable services, and seasonal narrow-window operations under the message “Follow the work.”

Farm electrification is several different operating problems sharing one electrical platform. Stationary loads, redesignable services and narrow-window seasonal work require different investment sequences.

Farm Electrification Should Start With The Work, Not The Tractor

September 17, 202610 hours Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Ask whether agriculture can electrify and the conversation usually arrives at the same machine within minutes: the tractor. More specifically, the large diesel tractor working hard through planting, harvest or another narrow seasonal window. It is a legitimate engineering challenge, but it is a poor organizing principle for farm electrification. … [continued]

The BOW at IAA Transport in Hanover Germany.

Stellantis BOW Takes Autonomous Delivery to The Next Level

September 17, 202610 hours Raymond Tribdino 0 Comments

HANOVER, Germany — Among the many electric vehicles at IAA Transportation 2026, the Stellantis BOW is hard to miss. It is small, green and looks nothing like a conventional delivery van. There is no cab and no driver’s seat. The cargo body sits over four wheels, with cameras and sensors … [continued]

Lynk & Co 08 EM-P Reaches 200,000 Global Deliveries

September 17, 202610 hours Press Release 0 Comments

Since its official launch in September 2023, the Lynk & Co 08 EM-P has built a strong reputation through its performance, capabilities and customer acclaim. Expanding from the Chinese market to the global stage, the model has now achieved 200,000 cumulative deliveries worldwide, with a presence across more than 30 … [continued]

Trump tried, and failed, to stop states from building new public EV charging stations along major transportation arteries with funds from the federal NEVI program (GIS map of EV charging stations in North Carolina courtesy of NCDOT).

New Life For EV Charging Stations Trump Tried To Kill

September 17, 202611 hours Tina Casey 0 Comments

Trump tried, and failed, to stop states from building new public EV charging stations along major transportation arteries with funds from the federal NEVI program.

Building Waymo’s Risk & Insurance Foundation in Europe with Allianz Partners

September 16, 202621 hours Press Release 0 Comments

Over years of operating a commercial rider-only service across the U.S. — serving more than half a million paid trips weekly — we have learned that bringing autonomous driving technology to new regions requires building a robust ecosystem of trusted, local partners. As we look toward our commercial expansion in … [continued]

Trump Administration Further Guts Endangered Species Act Implementation With Two New Rules

September 16, 202622 hours Sierra Club 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is finalizing two new regulations that will undermine the implementation of federal protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the nation’s cornerstone conservation law. One rule rescinds the longstanding blanket 4(d) rule, ending the practice of automatically extending key ESA protections from killing, injury, … [continued]

Sierra Club Strongly Opposes Bill to Give Legal Immunity to Fossil Fuel Companies

September 16, 202622 hours Sierra Club 0 Comments

Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee will markup H.R. 8330, a bill that would shield fossil fuel companies from laws or lawsuits that would hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis and related disasters. Fossil fuel corporations knew they were causing climate change in … [continued]

Solar Energy Industries Association to Combine with Coalition for Community Solar Access, Strengthening Advocacy for…

September 16, 202622 hours Press Release 0 Comments

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) today announced that the two organizations will combine following approval from each organization’s Boards of Directors. Effective in early October, CCSA will integrate its team, resources, and policy work within SEIA. The two organizations … [continued]

Reckless Expansion Plans Blow Past European Airports Carbon Limits

September 16, 202623 hours Transport & Environment (T&E) 0 Comments

A new T&E study finds expansions across twenty of Europe’s largest airports overshoot the 1.7 °C emissions budget by up to three times Planned expansions at twenty of Europe’s largest airports are incompatible with national climate targets and global warming limits. According to new research by T&E, the planned increases … [continued]