Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
PUSH Buffalo's Rahwa Ghirmatzion chatted with us about energy and environmental justice action in Buffalo... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Consumer Reports has removed the Tesla Model 3 from its list of recommended cars due to reliability issues. But by doing so, it raises a question of whether its analytics are relevant in an era when cars are more like computers that vehicles... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week were led by an awesome original analysis by Maximilian Holland showing that we probably had peak gasmobile sales in 2017. That was driven in part by the Tesla Model 3, which is now invading Europe and China — the second most popular story of the week... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Arizona is stepping up its energy storage game with a new contract for battery supplier AES to install 100 megawatts of stationary storage for the utility Arizona Public Service... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
With a Sanders presidential candidacy, clean energy issues take center stage... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
As owners and many fans know, Tesla makes some great products, and they just seem to get better and better over time, thanks to over-the-air software updates. An email from a Tesla customer support resource shed some light on where Tesla comes up with the ideas for new features and how we as a community can influence those new features... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
We have other, much longer, much more detailed articles coming about this, and I have to recommend those over this one. But there's also something useful about a short, simple message... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Bjorn loves running around in a variety of electric vehicles to explore what is possible and, well, what is not possible. Just a few short days after the first Model 3s were delivered to customers in Norway, he encountered a Model 3 owner attempting to use a 175 kW hypercharger and found that no charge could be delivered... Read More →
Published on February 23rd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Driving both an older Model S and new Model 3, Steve went on an epic 48 state road trip visiting 107 Tesla stores, meeting over 500 Tesla employees, and uncovering some helpful Tesla road trip hacks. Here, Steve compares both Tesla sedans, Model S vs. Model 3, during his remarkable road trip adventures... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Kandi Tackles The US EV Market After NHTSA Approves 2 EVs... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
CleanTechnica spent time behind the wheel of the Kia Niro EV for two days in Santa Cruz, California. I walked away feeling that, finally, we have no more excuses to not own an electric vehicle (EV)... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Several companies will bring concept electric cars to Geneva beginning March 5. Of them, the only one that may see production is an electric sports sedan from Kia. ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Tesla's recent software update will protect your pets and your car. First, its "Dog Mode" is designed to keep your pets safe. It's another unusual innovation by the automaker that brought us "Teslatari." Dog Mode enables Tesla owners to keep their pets safely locked inside the vehicle while they're away... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
A report by a German magazine suggests that Apple has revived its Project Titan program and may be working on an autonomous electric van, but is it for its own internal use or for sale to the public? No one knows. ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Corporations based in Europe are among those most likely to be making significant climate-related commitments and progress with as much as 75% of Europe's largest corporations acknowledging "transition" risks, such as new climate legislation will meaningfully affect their businesses. ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
An R&D team at Fraunhofer ISE has unveiled a new solar cell stringing machine that can boost cell performance 2% by using electrically conductive adhesives to fix solar cells to a foil substrate in a shingled pattern. The process reduces the number of manufacturing steps that soldering a connective ribbon would require, and imparts more efficient cell performance in several incremental ways... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
We wrote about Disney's plans to install a 50MW solar farm to provide power for its theme parks last year and we now have confirmation that it has brought the new 270-acre solar farm online in Florida. The solar farm is now online and generating power, according to a statement from the company on February 20th... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The Science Based Targets initiative announced on Wednesday that it was rolling out new updates to its target validation criteria to enable companies to set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in line with the latest science enshrined in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, published in October ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Israeli smart energy technology company SolarEdge published its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 financial results this week revealing another record revenue quarter and increasing full-year revenue by 54% even as the company expands beyond its roots as a solar manufacturer into battery and EV charging... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Solar roads, carbon-sequestering roadside plants, and solar arrays on right-of-ways are just a few of topics we discussed with Allie Kelly of The Ray... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
One of the world's largest coal miners, Glencore, announced on Wednesday that it plans to cap its coal production capacity to current levels and is developing long-term targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Community choice aggregation sure is getting ambitious. CCA is an arrangement that entitles groups of ratepayers to band together and demand more renewable energy from their local utility company. Now a group of seven CCAs in California is skipping over the demand part and going straight to the part where they become the utility... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by The Beam
The recent debate around circular economy tends to focus primarily on product redesign. But a circular ‘economy’ encompasses more than just product design, it's about product business development and the interactions between players in the ecosystem. ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
The Little Roady, an autonomous shuttle pilot project, now offers self-driving transport in Rhode Island, and it is an awardee of some of that VW dieselgate settlement funding. RIDOT (the Rhode Island Department of Transportation) is using these self-driving shuttles as a pilot project to fill a transit gap between its downtown-Providence Amtrak station and a business park across the river... Read More →
