Many of you may remember that Tesla and SpaceX got significant boosts early on in their corporate lives from the Obama administration, the Democrat-controlled House, and the Democrat-controlled Senate. There’s a solid chance these companies would no longer exist today without that early support. Democrats in California and in the … [continued]
I recently wrote reviews of the new Jackery HomePower 1000 Plus v2 and Explorer 100D. A few days later, a connection with Jackery messaged me that their Black Friday/Cyber Monday products had largely sold out. Just three days after launching on November 1. This includes 1000, 2000, 3600 and 5000 … [continued]
Building shipyard capacity is valuable. The emerging fossil-heavy orderbook raises questions about costs and independent customers. TFIE Strategy Briefing.
South Korea’s Hanwha Group owns the Philadelphia shipyard that has become a centerpiece of Washington’s attempt to rebuild American commercial shipbuilding. Its Hanwha Ocean and Hanwha Systems subsidiaries acquired the US yard in December 2024. The investment creates and sustains American production capacity and jobs while transferring shipbuilding expertise, technology … [continued]
Democrats have been given a mandate to fight for a better deal for the American people. Washington, DC — In the wake of this week’s overwhelming blue wave election, the Senate may still take a vote during the lame duck session on the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of … [continued]
The gigantic, 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is still on track for completion (cropped; courtesy of CVOW via CleanTechnica archive).
Yet another offshore wind farm is nearing completion in the US, despite Trump’s heroic efforts to stop the industry in its tracks.
Diesel Costs High, Freight Electrification Too Slow Europe is having a hard time lately, with skyrocketing oil prices dampening economies. Fuel costs, particularly diesel, are prompting surging interest in truck electrification. Europe has been urging truck makers to move toward electric trucking, and they have responded with a variety of … [continued]
Another great idea from Down Under: Thermal Dawn promises cost effective heating and cooling, mainly by replacing gas boilers in cold climates. CleanTechnica had a chance to interview Nick Zeniou, Founder of Thermal Dawn, recently by phone, fresh after his presentation at Everything Electric. You can hear him explain his … [continued]
GroundingPI demonstrates perception capabilities across multiple scenarios and tasks through Visual Primitives—
the smallest building blocks that constitute an image.
Developed by researchers affiliated with XPENG, Peking University, The University of Hong Kong and other academic institutions, GroundingPI introduces a perception-focused approach to foundation models for Physical AI. The 4B-parameter model achieved an average score of 73.68 across 34 perception benchmarks, outperforming GPT-6 Astra (71.54) in the research team’s evaluation. … [continued]
Some reasons why you shouldn’t be worried about buying an electric vehicle. Everyone knows that electric cars are much more inconvenient than gas cars. After all, there is a gas station on every corner and it only takes 5 minutes to fill up. Electric chargers are rare, and it takes … [continued]
Your car is getting “long in tooth,” or maybe your daughter is going away to college and you are giving her your car. Whatever the reason, you are looking for another car. It could be new, it could be used: don’t even look at gas cars, electric cars are superior … [continued]
