Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Two of the largest DC fast charging network operators in the US have joined forces to make charging easier, thanks to a new roaming agreement between EVgo and Electrify America. The new agreement lets drivers use either their EVgo or Electrify America account to charge on either network without any additional fees... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
As EVs capture the imaginations of US car owners, the Koch Brothers are ramping up conservative naysaying... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Indian government is reportedly planning to rope in public sector companies to set up large-scale renewable energy projects on the lines of the ultra mega power projects program launched a few years back... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Jesse over at Mountain Pass Performance picked up a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range+ to fiddle with, and a few dyno tests confirmed that the lighter weight of the SR+ does indeed result in a faster car than the Model 3 Long Range at speeds over 65 miles per hour... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
A new study by researchers from the University of Cambridge has concluded that 7% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will disappear by 2100 as a result of business-as-usual carbon emissions, reinforcing the need for countries around the world to fully commit to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Back in 2010, Walmart was one of the first major companies to get involved with the solar power revolution. It teamed up with SolarCity, the rooftop solar company started by Elon Musk's cousins Lyndon Rive and Peter Rive, to install rooftop solar arrays on 224 of its stores. To date, seven of those rooftop installations have caught fire, causing millions of dollars in structural damage and lost sales... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Tina Casey
In the race to the stars, NASA picks star power -- aka solar power -- for the Gateway project which is aimed at setting up a permanent human camp on the Moon... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Today, Rad Power Bikes is launching an all new electric bike (ebike) that's aimed at the sweet spot between a classic moped and an ultra-functional cargo bike. The new RadRunner does all this while shirking the high prices of ebikes, offering an affordable, quality ebike for just $1,... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Saurabh
The government in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has finally come around to provide some relief to scores of solar and wind energy developers which it had recently threatened with tariff renegotiations... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The world's largest corporations signed contracts for more than 6 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity in the United States last year, the beginning of what Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables is calling a "corporate renewables procurement boom" which is spurring renewable energy development across the country... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
From James Dean’s Mercury coupe in Rebel Without a Cause to Burt Reynolds’s Trans Am in Smokey and the Bandit to Jason Statham’s McLaren in the new Fast and Furious film, cars have been stars in many a Hollywood classic. However, as a recent Bloomberg article points out, electric cars are still waiting for their big-screen breakthrough... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Years ago I switched from a small (7 person) software development team to a larger (70 persion) software development team. The products both teams maintained were nearly identical, in function, size, number, and type of users. The planning of the small team was: "It is ready when it is ready." The large team was ISO certified and their software development was always within budget and time... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
South Korea is an interesting case in "Electric Vehicle World." LG Chem, probably the most notable EV battery company not connected to Tesla, is based there. It seems like LG Chem has battery contracts with every single automaker (it might be more like 60%). SK Innovation and Samsung SDI, medium-sized battery producers, also call Korea home. And then there are Hyundai and Kia, or Hyundai–Kia if you combine them due to their intertwined investment structure. These large automakers have produced highly acclaimed electric vehicles, but they struggle to produce a large number of them — or just don't care to do so... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
CleanTechnica reader Daniel McGuire loved his fully electric Chevy Bolt, but wanted to make it more sustainable. After a few experiments with solar panels, he took on the task of adding 2,200 watts of solar panels and cells to the Bolt itself for an electric vehicle that recharges from the sun without having to be plugged in... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Kurt Lowder
Get your popcorn and snacks ready! Sandy Munro has another hour-long interview about the ongoing transition to electric vehicles. There is always so much packed into these videos. Munro just has a knack for cutting right to the chase and explaining engineering, manufacturing, and business to the layperson. In the interview, Munro is joined by Mark Ellis, who is a Senior Associate at Munro and Associates... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Recently, a commenter told me that I was far too optimistic, the transition to electric driving would not start before 2025. And we were both thinking in percentage market share... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Saurabh
The trend of poor response from project developers to India’s wind and solar power projects continued as bids came in for the eighth national-level wind energy tender organized by the Solar Energy Corporation of India... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Saurabh
Following a tepid response to the initial public offering of the world’s largest solar EPC company, the listing has also been disappointing... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Commercial solar has significant untapped potential in the USA. Innovative companies such as OnSwitch Energy are working to maximize that, regardless of federal policies... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
There is a certain predictive quality in looking at the ships Tesla's has charted to ferry cars to Europe. In the past two quarters, the Europe/China ratio was 50/50, with the European vessels carrying some more cars than the ships bound for China... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Saurabh
One of India’s leading renewable energy companies, Greenko Energy Holdings, has successfully issued yet another green bond, making it at least the fourth green bond issue since ... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The State of North Carolina is working on a plan to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025, but Duke Energy, the largest electricity provider in the state, is busy claiming solar power means more emissions, not less. ... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Anand Upadhyay
A few weeks back, Tennessee's Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CMA) became the first US airport powered by 100% solar energy... Read More →
Published on August 21st, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Canada subsidizes fossil fuels to the amount of $2.5, $4.7 or $34 billion every year, depending on what is included in the accounting... Read More →
