Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
183 members of the Business Roundtable, including the CEOs of some of America's largest corporations, issued a revised Purpose of a Corporation statement which says increasing shareholder value should no longer be the sole and exclusive focus of an incorporated business. Companies must also invest in their employees, deliver value to their customers, and deal fairly and ethically with their suppliers... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Amidst poor response from project developers for several solar power tenders in the past few weeks, India has issued yet another solar power tender, this time with an obligation for project developers to use solar cells and modules manufactured in India... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The world's largest electric vehicle never needs recharging, thanks to a 65 ton payload, regenerative braking, and a 13% grade. ... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Saurabh
As uncertainty over the future of power purchase agreements, as well as a liquidity crunch, plagues the country, the Indian government has taken measures to address some of these issues... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
An economy-wide coalition of UK companies and organisations has called on the country's new Energy Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, to support the development of new onshore wind farms in an effort to extricate the technology from its current persona non grata status so as to further boost the country's efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. ... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
ZeroAvia announced this week it has been conducting test flights of a hydrogen fuel cell powered electric airplane under the auspices of the FAA. It plans to build 10 to 20 passenger airplanes for flights up to 500 miles. ... Read More →
Published on August 20th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
For those of you who have followed the Norway Tesla registration statistics this quarter, it has been very slow since the end of quarter flurry in June. Tesla delivered most of its shipments in June and the country has been waiting for a ship since then... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla, Tesla, Tesla — we know all about Tesla's EV leadership. But who's going to put the nail in the coffin of automotive laggards? Could it be Volkswagen... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Electrify America has created a new educational campaign designed to take away the fear of electric cars. It says EVs are the new normal. ... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
As the next season of the CNBC show "Jay Leno's Garage" kicks off on August 28th, the legendary talk show host, comedian, and car enthusiast recently shared some positive comments on the future of Tesla. And this wasn't the first time he's voiced his support. Over the years, Leno's appreciation for Tesla and Elon Musk have grown... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
A new study says Europe, including Russia and Turkey, could generate enough wind power to meet the energy needs of the entire world in 2050. ... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
President* Trump perpetually pooh-poohs wind power in favor of fossil fuels, but a new DOE report indicates he's pampering the wrong pony... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Two coasts are tackling land conversions to solar by drawing on local knowledge... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Power For America and the Utility Workers Union of America have created an apprenticeship program in Michigan to train the workers needed to build the wind and solar power facilities of the future. ... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
A few days ago, I woke up to an interesting notification on my phone. It was from the Burger King app, and the company wanted me to taste test the Impossible Whopper. To make it a fair test (and one that enough people would want to take a chance on), the app offered a special deal: one regular beef Whopper and one Impossible Whopper for $... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
An old wind farm can still pack plenty of punch, as demonstrated by a new upgrade for the vintage Foote Creek I farm in Wyoming... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Softbank has invested $110 million in Energy Vault, a start-up that plans to undercut the cost of battery storage by raising and lowering hundreds of concrete blocks weighing 35 metric tons apiece. ... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2019 | by Matt Pressman
The race to fully autonomous vehicles is on. In April, Elon Musk declared that Tesla should have over a million level 5 autonomous vehicles manufactured by 2020. To clarify, that means over a million cars equipped with the necessary hardware capable of driving with no help from a driver. That's contingent, of course, on the software being ready. In addition, government approvals will be necessary (read: mandatory) long before self-driving Teslas will be commonplace... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla's Sentry Mode is always saving the day, or at least helping police solve crimes that without witnesses are hard to solve and get pushed aside until new evidence shows up. In this case, a BMW owner benefitted from Tesla's Sentry Mode... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2019 | by Jake Richardson
When you see a video about an electric vehicle -- in this case a Tesla Model S -- that has been driven well over 200,000 miles and could go another 200,000 or farther, it helps to refute anti-EV misinformation. It also points to a future where EV owners can potentially drive their vehicles farther and with lower ownership costs than if they had a gas-powered car or truck... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
A flurry of aviation startups have challenged our current air mobility system and are introducing urban air mobility (UAM) to more people. Embraer, Bell, Brazil, & Uber Elevate are a few innovating in this fast-paced new industry... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
One benefit of the new wave of electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) and electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) airplanes is the freedom the electric propulsion system gives designers. Airbus has a "Bird of Prey" concept that will please most Star Trek fans, and now a flying Manta Ray could grace our skies in a few years... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
There has been a ton of speculation about why Tesla bought Maxwell Technologies. The obvious but vague answer is that its battery technology will improve Tesla's automotive and energy storage products, but we now know the more detailed answer. It's a long story, but it's well worth the read. Please read this post to the end, as it's very easy to misunderstand this if you don't get the whole story... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Ford and Rivian are up to something but what? Ford CEO Jim Hackett says don't assume it will be an electric pickup truck. ... Read More →
