Published on April 22nd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
If you've ever ridden in a Tesla vehicle featuring the company's white vegan leather seats, you were surely impressed. They're as soft as a cloud. They're as white as Conan O'Brien's grandma (I assume). Beyond the smooth surface, they're so cushy you feel like you just sat on the marshmallow man. And on a cold day, they'll toast your buns quicker than a looney roadrunner can climb a mountain... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Sebastian Blanco
There seemed to be too many shiny cleantech highlights from the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show (aka Auto Shanghai 2019) to stuff into one article. So, following up on the article published earlier this evening, here's another piece highlighting other goodies from the show... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Tesla has been leading its customers through a merry little dance lately, shuffling its vehicle lineup around and raising and lowering prices. Buried among all the recent repricings is an announcement that has attracted little attention, but that offers a clue to Tesla’s future plans to deploy an automated ride-sharing network... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Imagine a USA in which nuclear, wind and solar were cooperating as the natural allies that low-carbon generation sources should be given climate change... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Each year we are building wind and solar capacity that will displace roughly 9,000 million tons of CO2, over 100 times the total global carbon capture history. IPCC reliance on carbon capture is misplaced... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
A new survey says people in the US admit that they don't do enough to reduce their carbon footprints... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Sebastian Blanco
Walking the massive convention center that houses Auto Shanghai 2019 (i.e., the Shanghai Auto Show) is a great way to get in your steps. The place is huge, taking up 5,400,000 square feet of exhibit space. There are cars and automotive-related companies displaying everything from the latest SUV to a new electric concept to a meal-delivery robot that takes its cues from R2-D2. It's an overwhelming array of new technology, and then you realize that there are two floors... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Hey, whatever happened to saving coal? US Energy Dept. is still working all the renewable energy levers to support clean power for green businesses... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Sponsored Content
Tune into the newly launched theEVox Network on YouTube to take a look at the latest technology that’s meeting this increasing consumer demand and keep an eye on electric mobility trends. ... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says solar and wind industry worker jobs have the highest demand and best prospects for growth in 12 US states. There are lots of other clean tech jobs available in other areas as well. ... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
The base Tesla Model 3 Standard Range recently started getting delivered in the US and expert EV reviewer Alex Dykes ("Alex on Autos") received his personal vehicle just this weekend. Alex gives us a quick tour of the interior and finds that the trim, features, and materials appear to be largely the same as the Standard Range Plus version... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Tesla is taking bold steps toward launching the Tesla Network, an Uber-like transportation service in which a self-driving Tesla will give you a ride. Recent research indicates that this could make big money for not only Tesla, but also Tesla owners who are willing to let their car participate in the Network while they’re not using it. But will it be profitable for owners that do this... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
While people have been charging at Electrify America sites for months in the eastern portions of the US, the Southwest deserts have been among the last places to get a station. I recently had my first chance to use one in Deming, New Mexico. I was very impressed with the station, but there’s definitely room for improvement when it comes to paying for a charge... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
For our hot new CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with ARK Invest Analyst Tasha Keeney to discuss various aspects of autonomous vehicles, Tesla, Tesla, and Tesla... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
London's congestion charge has reduced the number of cars entering the central city by 30%. Now New York City is planning to impose a congestion charge of its own starting in 2021. ... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Jesper Berggreen
A novel partnership between Torqeedo, part of the DEUTZ group working with marine electric mobility, and VIKING, a manufacturer and service provider in offshore safety, has popped up. It's an innovative new evacuation system with an electric inflatable liferaft... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
An internal memo at Volkswagen is calling for greater incentives for small, inexpensive electric cars, lower incentives for plug-in hybrid cars, and more government support for EV charging infrastructure. The proposals will not sit well with officials at Mercedes and BMW. ... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla's Autopilot has been hailed as the ultimate platform for developing a fully autonomous driving solution. After 8 months of owning our Tesla Model 3, Tesla shrunk down the base Autopilot package by removing a few features, and at the same time dropping the after-purchase price from $7,000 for Enhanced Autopilot to $4,000 for the new Autopilot package. It felt like the right time to pull the trigger on the update, so we made the purchase on March 1st... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Sponsored Content
The United States has been slow to adopt Electric Vehicles (EVs) compared to the rest of the world. While California leads the way in the US with EVs making up perhaps five percent of new vehicle sales, 58 percent of new car sales in Norway were EVs, and other nations across Europe are well on the path towards EVs being the norm rather than the exception. This is driven by a mix of incentives and initiatives from governments and the private sector alike. Why the difference? ... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
As has been mentioned in previous articles, it has been rumored Tesla is about to refresh the Model S & X. While at this point we don’t know exactly what this refresh will include, we did just find out one very specific detail. Tesla has just shipped hundreds of new drive units from Gigafactory 1 as part of “Project Raven.”... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Okay, it's a small joke, of course, since Tesla isn't dead and certainly hasn't been dead for 11 years! However, for those of you who thought this idea of an 11 year Tesla death anniversary was an April 1st joke, I assure you, it is not... Read More →
Published on April 21st, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
What follows is a letter about an idea I’ve been thinking about for a couple of years that could both reduce the impact of electric vehicles and make them go longer (both in terms of range and longevity)... Read More →
Published on April 20th, 2019 | by Jesper Berggreen
Isn't this funny: Here I am, happy about finally placing an order on a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, including the full self-driving package, and at the same time as I choose to flicker through a bunch of old Motor magazines from 1987 to find some mentions of my old 1987 Volvo 240 for a fun comparison, I stumble upon the highlight below... Read More →
Published on April 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Air carbon capture, especially as Carbon Engineering is doing it, is a fig leaf for the fossil fuel industry... Read More →
