Published on September 15th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The world is changing. It always is, but the change is particularly dramatic right now in certain technology sectors. To a normal person's eyes, changes in the auto industry may seem only incremental. Cars are getting a bit more "connected," more people are using 21st century taxis from Uber and Lyft (please don't call this ridesharing), and some people are driving electric cars. But we ain't seen nothing yet... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
In a video uploaded by Gustavo Testa, a Tesla Model 3's Automatic Emergency Braking appears to save the butt, and perhaps life, of a cyclist. Right at 8 seconds into the short clip, the cyclist swerves left, then seems to realize there's a car behind him and immediately swerves right... Read More →
Published on September 15th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
I'm a big fan of the Tesla Model Y. I've written about the Model Y's 3rd row being the key to it becoming the best selling vehicle in the world, the Model Y beating the Lamborghini Urus (which is over 3 times the price), styling tricks that Tesla used to make an SUV looks like a performance sedan, and most recently Tesla cutting Model Y prices... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we will pull news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article. Ongoing, this series will find a home over on CleanTechnica's “Future Trends” page. Without further ado, here are this month's highlights from India x Cleantech... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
A new study by Consumer Reports show that many states are seemingly punishing electric vehicle (EV) drivers for owning an ... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by The Beam
A global 100% renewables system will create 15 million additional jobs... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Cracking the code of what people want in their electric vehicles is not that complicated, even though analysts at Edmunds seem to think otherwise.
In an article published by the San Diego Union Tribune, a market analyst at Edmunds said that electric car buyers "don’t seem to be EV fans, they seem to be Tesla fans.” She also said that, "It’s been really hard for any other company to crack the code of what people want in an EV.”... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
This is a short overview of a standard car rental story that you have probably experienced yourself more than once with varying degrees of severity: We went on vacation and landed at the destination airport after [&hellip... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Toyota is testing high efficiency solar panels supplied by Sharp to extend the range of its Prius Prime. ... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Softbank-backed SB Energy managed to grab a large portion of the capacity auctioned in the a grossly undersubscribed solar power tender in India... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The annual total cost of ownership survey by AAA finds the average annual cost of owning an automobile in America today is over $9,000. ... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Saurabh
India's largest hydro power generation company has issued one of the largest-ever solar power tenders in the country's history... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Yesterday, Elon announced California customers can now order commercial sizes of solar power in 5 minutes at Tesla.com/bigsolar. Instead of starting the process with a site survey or a roof inspection, Tesla just publishes this sizing guide and assumes the commercial customer knows the size of his or her roof. It isn't about maximizing solar production, it is about simplifying the buying process. It's easy to see the price per watt going down from $2.22 ($1.55 after the 30% federal tax credit) to $1.44 ($1.01 after tax credit)... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Why did the US government suddenly decide to roll back a regulation requiring a transition to LED bulbs next January? Could it have anything to do with the president's supersize ego and raging vanity? You decide. ... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Scott Cooney
Most of us want to live in a world without waste. The problem is, it's everywhere. Buy organic food? It's often wrapped in plastic. Produce? Bioplastic bags don't cut the mustard for some foodies (how did cut the mustard become an expression?). Order a pallet to buy in bulk? Guess what — stuff is effectively saran wrapped onto the pallet to keep it from sliding around. Turns out, plastic is useful... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
National Drive Electric Week is starting. This annual event has been going on for nearly a decade to raise awareness around electric vehicles (EVs). It's organized by Plug In America, the Sierra Club, and the Electric Auto Association, but the core of the work is in the grassroots around the United States and even now the world... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
In a video uploaded by TALEA Media, several high-performance vehicles are seen running laps on the Nürburgring, a 13-mile long German track, including both the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S P100D+... Read More →
Published on September 14th, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Tesla is not allowed to sell its cars in some states of the USA. That is, it can't open "dealerships." Sometimes, even service centers are prohibited. That is unfortunate for Tesla and its (prospective) customers. But as many people are aware, all laws have loopholes... Read More →
