Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2019 with its usual letter that summarizes the financial milestones hit and missed throughout the quarter. The highlight of Q1 2019 is clearly the fact that Tesla was not profitable for the first quarter since achieving profitability in Q3 of 2018, but the full story is much more complex than just the headlines that will populate the nightly news at all the usual mainstream media outlets... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Top Gear magazine has track tested the Tesla Model 3 Performance head to head against fossil fans' favorite sports saloon, the BMW M3. The track times were conducted on the 2 mile Thunderhill Raceway Park West circuit, with the Tesla coming in a significant 2 seconds ahead of the (more expensive) BMW. Fossils must now accept all-round inferiority in the performance realm... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Penske Truck Leasing is installing DC fast chargers specifically for electric trucks at its leasing centers in Southern California. 14 are completed and 6 more are on the way. ... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have this week opened up the third annual solicitation for large-scale renewable energy projects, which is expected to add around 1.5 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of annual renewable electricity production... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
The tropics lost 12 million hectares of tree cover in 2018, the fourth-highest annual loss since record-keeping began in 2001. Of greatest concern is the disappearance of 3.6 million hectares of primary rainforest, an area the size of Belgium. The figures come from updated data from the University of Maryland, released today on Global Forest Watch... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Despite the *best* efforts of newly minted coal lobbyist Scott Pruitt, Indiana is charting a path to renewable energy and smaller, more flexible power... Read More →
Published on April 25th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Great Britain went over 90 hours without producing electricity from coal over the Easter weekend, according to the country's national grid operator, breaking its previous record set a year earlier. ... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Electro-mobility is a disruptive technology, and a new company is making the case that innovation in zero emissions can reach beyond the auto sector... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
The Boston-based startup is deploying self-driving loop shuttles that will service workers and residents in private communities... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Nikola Motor Company is mounting an all-out assault on the status quo, with a fleet of new vehicles that would be challenging enough to bring from concept to prototype to release candidate to production by themselves. [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Hi-Power Cycles (HPC) recently announced its new 2019 Scout Pro. The bike promises power and speed in a tough hardtail package... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
One German company, nanoFlowcell, is showing that there may be a better way to recharge an electric vehicle: by replacing its liquids as fast as a gas car... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Brayton Point, one of the largest and dirtiest coal-fired generating stations in New England, closed in 2017 after bitter opposition from environmental groups. Now it will be a support site for the offshore wind industry, which plans to take advantage of the existing grid connection infrastructure. ... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Cornell have developed a stereo camera imaging system they say is almost as good as lidar at a fraction of the cost. Meanwhile, Apple has applied for a patent that would add sensors to the head and tail light assemblies of vehicles. ... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
It is time for the quintessential American vehicle to finally go electric, and no, I'm not talking about another Tesla. Ford has announced a $500 million equity investment into electric truck and SUV builder Rivian. Ford hopes to use the injection of cash to get a foot in the door for the development of a line of electric trucks and SUVs built on top of Rivian's electric vehicle skateboard platform... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla has improved the efficiency of its Model S and X vehicles, via new motors, wheel bearings, tires and more, giving the Model S Long Range variant 370 miles of range (EPA rating)... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by The Beam
A study conducted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2015 shows that natural hazards affect migration patterns across the country. Natural hazards that occur suddenly often contribute to displacement. But slow-onset processes also compel people to move, usually to the nearest urban area, to offset losses in household income caused by loss of crops and land... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Lancaster University have studied the economic effect of melting ice cap and permafrost in the Arctic and set the number at $70 Trillion over the next two centuries. Surprisingly, that's not as much as originally feared. ... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
From the Tesla Model 3 demand mystery, to a Tesla Model 3 avalanche in Switzerland, to an exploration of Tesla Model Y design, the most popular CleanTechnica articles last week included a variety of original Tesla explorations. Top articles also covered Rivian & GM, indoor farming, an EV charging guide, rural electric co-ops, and more. Dive in!... Read More →
Published on April 24th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
If AIs can win at Jeopardy! and beat human champions at popular video games, how hard can it be for them to learn to drive... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2019 | by Jose Pontes
After a great start of the year, the German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market continued on the right track in March, up 42% year over year (YoY) to 9,677 registrations. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) grew at a fast pace (+75% YoY), while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) remained flat (+1%)... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I will examine the claims that Tesla made at its Tesla Autonomy Day on April 22. Although I'm a small investor in Tesla and undoubtedly a fan of the company and its cars, I'll try to be as objective as I can be and show where Tesla's claims are proven or undisputed and where they are unproven and require a leap of faith. In order to have a robotaxi, Tesla has to have the following pieces of the puzzle... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The first quarter of 2019 was a tumultuous quarter for Tesla, with the company launching international deliveries of the Model 3 in China and Europe. Back at home, Tesla launched its new $35,000 Standard Range Model [&hellip... Read More →
Published on April 23rd, 2019 | by Jeremy Bloom
Happy day after Earth Day! We’ve been celebrating this semi-holiday dedicated to the planet we live on (and keeping it green and healthy for all of us) for 49 years now, and during that time, we’ve seen a lot of positive solutions put into place — and we've seen some big problems get a lot worse (like climate change)... Read More →
