Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Wildfires in California are prompting utility companies to shut down portions of the grid during times of high risk. That is giving a boost to renewable energy and storage companies like Tesla, Sunrun and Bloom Energy. ... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2019 | by Jose Pontes
The German plug-in vehicle (PEV) market continued on the right track in June, having registered 8,631 units. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) were up strong, +117% year over year (YoY), compensating for the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drop of –9%, and all-electrics now represent two-thirds of plug-in registrations. The PEV share of the overall auto market was 2.7% in May, with BEVs alone hitting 1.8%. That pushed the 2019 plug-in share slightly up, to 2.6% (1.7% BEV)... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The UK government wants all new homes to have an EV charger installed to help promote the purchase of electric cars. It also wants public charging networks to accept payment by ordinary debit or charge cards. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, better known as Masdar, announced last week that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) to explore collaborating on 200 megawatt (MW) of solar PV, 200 MW of onshore wind, and another 100 MW of floating solar PV. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Natural gas is booming, but a new pilot project for biogas renewable energy certificates is yet another sign that the boom is about to bust... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Smiti
As India looks to prep charging infrastructure to support the planned surge in electric vehicles, the government is looking to finalize the charging standards to be deployed. Media reports quote unnamed sources in the Ministry of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Norwegian oil, gas, and wind company Equinor has announced this week that it will partner with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and the Korean power company Korea East-West Power (EWP) to develop the 200 megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project Donghae 1 off Ulsan in South Korea. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Australian government may have little interest in renewable energy, but neighboring countries like Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan certainly do. ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Jake Richardson
The California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project provides a rebate of up to $7,000 when a California resident who is eligible for the program buys or leases a new all-electric, plug-in hybrid, or fuel-cell electric vehicle... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
Tesla CEO Elon Musk today tweeted several times regarding Autopilot and Full Self Driving (FSD). As we had heard before, once FSD is successfully implemented and Tesla can start operating robotaxis, the price of Tesla cars will increase significantly. But there's more... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
The Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai hired its first staff group, so that the company can start trial production in September. This is big news for Tesla. The goals that Elon Musk set out in January are being met on time... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
German car rental company nextmove ran a head-to-head test and confirmed that lowering the Tesla Model 3 increases efficiency 7% on the highway compared to the stock suspension. In related news, the team also found that [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
The Nissan LEAF certainly doesn't have a reputation as a serious performance car. With far less power than any Tesla, "semi-independent" rear suspension like you'd find under a Chevy Cavalier, and many similarities with the Versa, the LEAF is widely regarded as an economy car, not a luxury or sports car. It certainly isn't seen as a real competitor to a Tesla, even an older Model ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesloop made a name for itself running a shuttle service from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and back with Teslas. Several months ago, the company suspended service to reshape the company around a completely new set [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2019 | by The Beam
We talk with Sheila Oparaocha from ENERGIA about gender, energy, poverty, and politics... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Scotland's wind energy output soared in the first half of 2019, according to new figures provided by WeatherEnergy and highlighted by WWF Scotland, generating enough electricity to power 4.47 million homes for the same six months --- enough to power all the homes in Scotland and much of the North of England as well. ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
What makes Elon Musk such a successful, long-standing ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
China's National Energy Administration announced last week the results of its first national solar auction for Feed-in Tariff (FiT)-approved projects, in which it awarded 22.78 gigawatts (GW) across 3,921 projects, all of which must be completed and grid-connected by the end of the year. ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Harley Davidson is looking to broaden its appeal to younger riders with its LiveWire electric motorcycle. Will the new bike accomplish its mission? ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance published Wednesday show that renewable energy investment in China plummeted 39% in the first half of 2019, down to $28.8 billion, the lowest figure for any half-year period since 2013, subsequently dragging global renewable energy investment down 14% to $117.6 billion. ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Okay, it's not super new — we got the account last year. Nonetheless, we never announced it, and one of the good things about green consumerism is you can push others to follow suit, so I'm doing so now. Though, I'm also doing so because of a funny little surprise... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
In an interview with Complex, Jaden Smith (son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith) declares, "I'm an inventor. And Elon Musk is my idol and I'm not gonna stop until I'm like Elon Musk."... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
The Washington Post reports that Tempe, Arizona’s police department is still investigating last year’s fatal accident in which an Uber autonomous test vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian pushing a bike. The investigation comes at the request of Maricopa County’s prosecutors, who want to know more about whether the accident was avoidable... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Recently, Toyota announced a special research and development project. With Sharp and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), it has put a special test vehicle together that uses solar panels to generate almost 1 kW of energy during daylight hours, whether the vehicle is driving or sitting. ... Read More →
