Tesla has announced the locations of its first two supercharger electric vehicle charging stations on the US East Coast. These charging stations allow Tesla Model S owners to charge for free, and in a relatively short 30-minute period. The charging stations are located in Milford, Conneticut, and Wilmington, Delaware. Tesla … [continued]
MidAmerican Wind has announced the completion of two large wind projects: Pinyon Pines Wind I, and Pinyon Pines Wind II. This projects comprise 100 3MW Vestas wind turbines of the V90 model, and are located near Tehachapi, California. “The completion of the Pinyon Pines Wind I and Pinyon Pines … [continued]
General Motor’s Vauxhall UK division is offering a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, which allows buyers to return their Vauxhall Ampera vehicles within the first 30 days of purchasing them with “no questions asked.” The car is essentially a Chevy Volt but for Europe. It has a few minor differences, such … [continued]
It seems as if every time a new EV is released, it trounces its predecessors. The RAV4 EV accelerates from zero to sixty miles per hour in 7 seconds, can travel 103 miles per charge, and gets 76 miles per gallon equivalency. SUVs normally cannot achieve such a combination … [continued]
In Britain, there is an incentive to encourage people to ride their bicycles to work. It is called the “Cycle to Work” scheme. Under this scheme, prospective cyclists can end up paying up to 40% less than the original price of the bike they want to purchase, but this … [continued]
Amp Electric Vehicles has decided to start converting the propulsion systems of delivery trucks to electric, and this time, they will be equipped to charge wirelessly. The company used to convert SUVs to electric propulsion systems, but it moved on from that and has now reached an agreement with … [continued]
Electric vehicle charge time may appear to be primarily a convenience issue, but fast charging makes a tremendous difference where practicality is concerned. The Chevy Spark is reportedly being offered with a fast-charging option that will charge the vehicle in 20 minutes. Relatively fast charge times of 20 minutes … [continued]
The Lake Stevens School District is actually saving their teachers’ jobs, buying more textbooks, and funding a new AP class because they can, due to energy conservation efforts. Other schools are doing the opposite due to difficult financial times. And what they did is just about one of the … [continued]
I briefly interviewed Donn Pendergrass, the CEO of ATI Casting. ATI Casting is a firm headquartered in La Porte, Indiana that manufactures customer-specified gray and ductile iron castings, some of which are for wind turbines. Mr. Pendergrass made some interesting comments about the state of the wind industry and the … [continued]
Excitingly, Momentum Dynamics Corporation has announced that it was able to wirelessly charge a Chevy Volt. The company also proudly noted that it provides the safety and all-weather automatic operation that wireless charging can offer. (The safety benefit is basically only outdoors, where the vehicle would be exposed to water.) … [continued]
