Last month, we told readers about a deal between GM and Pilot/Flying J truck stops to install 2000 EVgo charging stations at 500 locations. Now, we’re learning a little more about the deal with news that Delta Electronics will be providing the charging equipment. The GM/Flying J/EVgo Deal Before I … [continued]
In a recent press release, General Motors (GM, or, the new, more friendly and casual lower-case “gm”) announced that it is working with a large chain of truck stops to build a charging network with 2,000 charging stalls at up to 500 locations. In this article, I want to explore … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) released news this morning that the attempt for the first ever round-the-world solar flight to inspire innovation and encourage the use of clean technologies, using the solar-powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, will try again to make a historical oceanic flight that will … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) just released the news that André Borschberg will be landing in Nagoya, Japan, due to weather conditions. You can read all the information from the Si2 team below: Unfortunately, the current weather window to reach Hawaii has closed. The cold front is too dangerous to cross, so we have … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Breaking News: the Solar Impulse team says the epic flight over the Pacific Ocean is scheduled. I have provided a link for the video of the landing below. This is different from previous flights when I have been able to use both landing and takeoff videos in my article. We … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. While we wait to cheer on the adventurous pilots of Solar Impulse 2, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, to cross the Pacific Ocean, we can virtually fly the solar-powered aircraft with a free web-based flight simulator for Solar Impulse, in real meteorological conditions. This news was just released by solartakeoff.com and is … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. On the tarmac, batteries fully charged — and no go! André Borschberg was scheduled to take off in Solar Impulse, from Nanjing, China, to Honolulu, Hawaii. But the mission team has decided against a takeoff on UTC May 25. After a final flight briefing, a managerial decision was made to cancel this flight. … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) is anticipated to take off for its sixth flight of twelve, traveling from Chongqing (Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, CKG/ZUCK), in the People’s Republic of China, to Nanjing (Nanjing Lukou International Airport, NKG/ZSNJ), also in the People’s Republic of China, at 21.45 UTC! Solar Impulse … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The first ever single-seater solar plane to enter China, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), landed in Chongqing 20 hours and 29 minutes after departing from Myanmar, having covered 1,459 kilometers (788 NM, 907 miles). Solar Impulse says that flying above the mountainous Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan required Bertrand Piccard to … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) round-the-world attempt is not only about solar cells stretched across the wings of one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built — behind the aeronautic record lies a very powerful message Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg want to share with the world. Existing clean … [continued]
