Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Volkswagen has released details about the warranty for the battery in its ID electric cars and its plans for sustainable manufacturing. ... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Elon Musk has shipped 255 ventilators to New York City and promises to make more soon at Tesla Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Silicon still has some wiggle room, but researchers are eyeballing perovskite solar cells for a "next wave" in low cost solar power... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers in Leipzig have identified a new bacteria that survives by breaking down polyurethane, something never accomplished before in nature. ... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Perhaps the most fascinating new question in this year's Electric Car Drivers: Demands, Desires & Dreams reports concerned the electric vehicles people considered but didn’t buy. We asked EV owners which other electric vehicle models they thought about buying before deciding on the one they purchased or leased. I was surprised to see how much people actually cross-shopped across classes while considering which electric vehicle to buy... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Earlier this month, Fiat unveiled its first new car that was designed -- from the outset -- to be a purely electric offering. Meet the all-new 2020 Fiat 500e that was supposed to debut at the Corona-cancelled Geneva show. It's a car that looks so much like the old one that you'd be forgiven for wonder what, exactly, has changed... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo stated yesterday that New York expects to need 30,000 ventilators in 14 –21 days, and also 140,000 hospital beds. That is when the number crunchers of New York’s health care system expect to reach the apex of coronavirus infections... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
From a 2019 Volkswagen story about Volkswagen: "The new 'Car.Software' unit will be responsible for essential parts of software development for vehicles and cloud platforms in all brands and regions." From someone at Volkswagen this week: "This is no longer a laugh. ... The car is far from ready for the market. ... It's an absolute disaster. We just can't get people."... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Every day after school for the past three years, I have walked past the same line of cars, smelled the same stench of exhaust, and felt the same need for action... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We're quite fond of running and publishing total cost of ownership forecasts here, whether comparing the Tesla Model 3 with the BMW 3 Series, comparing the Tesla Model Y with the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S, or comparing the Volkswagen ID.3 with the Volkswagen Golf... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
A primer on abrupt acceleration of carbon dioxide levels can be handy when we're confronted with climate denials... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
Earlier this week, renewable energy advocates raised the alarm when it became clear that the new $2 trillion stimulus package will not shine so kindly upon wind, solar, and other clean tech. That stinks, but the groundwork for a low carbon revolution was already laid by another stimulus bill that passed Congress way back before the latest crisis hit — just about 11 years ago, as a matter of fact... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Paul Fosse
After comparing the Tesla Model Y to BMW’s high-performance SUVs a couple of weeks ago, and the more practical but less fun Lexus RX 350 last week, I noticed Mercedes is just coming out with a new performance SUV this summer as a 2021 model year SUV and thought I would compare it to the Model Y Performance... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Barry A.F.
A few months back, I wrote two guides to disaster preparedness. They were meant as general references, assuming you may someday face a natural disaster or acute emergency. To many readers, they probably seemed abstract since [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We've got a dramatic increase in EV sales and an even bigger increase in EV market share in Europe due to changing regulations there. Meanwhile, Tesla is blowing up... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Why is the Tesla/ Shanghai relationship so important... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
In January, I wrote about the inspiring electric vehicle adoption trends in 4 top electric vehicle (EV) markets — Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. I wasn't planning to provide an update on these countries until at least the end of the 1st quarter, but the results in February were so uplifting that I decided to jump the gun... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Koenigsegg, that Swedish builder of ultra high-end, high-tech, high-performance hypercars, has done it again. Originally set to debut at the (cancelled) 2020 Geneva show, the Koenigsegg Gemera four-passenger super GT is the electrified 200+ MPH supercar you've been waiting for... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the 1966 VW Bus you see here just rolled off the assembly line, but you'd be wrong. It is, indeed, a 54-year-old Volkswagen van. It just happens to be a 54-year-old Volkswagen van that's been fully restored and thoroughly re-engineered into a modern electric vehicle. With a classic sense of style and a modern heart, then, is this "E-BULLI CONCEPT" EV the best of all possible worlds? Keep reading... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
A Wood Mackenzie research note sees strong growth ahead for renewables, propelled by stable returns on investment. ... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Barry A.F.
A few months back, I wrote two guides to disaster preparedness. They were meant as general references, assuming you may someday face a natural disaster or acute emergency. To many readers, they probably seemed abstract since [&hellip... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Volvo is switching from over-the-road trucks to rail transport to move cars between its factories and storage depots across Europe, China, and the United States, and the results are more impressive than you might think!... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
James Dyson says his company will start producing ventilators in a matter of weeks. In the US, officials are studying a number of proposals and expect to make some sort of decision very, very soon. ... Read More →
