Published on September 19th, 2019 | by Daryl Elliott
Ted Krumm, head of the UAW's bargaining committee states: "This strike is about us ... standing up for fair wages, for affordable quality healthcare, for our share of profits, and for our job security." Apparently, the autoworker union does not believe that GM is adequately sharing with workers the more than $8 billion in profits the company made in ... Read More →
Published on September 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
September 20 will see millions of people around the world assemble to demand urgent and serious action on climate change. Will you be part of it? ... Read More →
Published on September 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The Tesla Model 3 won the IIHS's TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, which means that the car achieved the top score in all 8 test categories. You cannot get a better score. While this is a tremendous achievement, it's also not surprising. The Model 3 already achieved the best safety score ever from the NHTSA, and we know that it is the safety leader due to abundant crumple zones, market-leading active safety features, extremely strong doors and a similarly strong roof, a low center of gravity that keeps the car stable, and tremendous traction control... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Way back in 2016 when I camped outside the Montreal Tesla store for two nights to reserve my Tesla Model 3 Performance, I can't say I had wheels on my mind. There were many other things — excitement wondering what the car would actually look like, the experience of meeting so many amazing people from the Tesla community, staving off frostbite ... but in that exact moment, any impact about what this car would have on my work was pretty far down the list... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Frugal Moogal
Until a couple weeks ago, my knowledge of the famous Nürburgring race track in Germany was basically limited to the strange Ring Racer roller coaster that was built in 2009 to be the fastest in the world, but ended up only operating four days in 2013 after they blew more than 12.3 million euros making it... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
If you are a lover of all things auto, you should celebrate Tesla's leadership on the Nürburgring track, and I am going to explain why I think this to be so... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, is on an investment tour in the US and the UK. In the US, he stopped by the Tesla plant in San Francisco. According to Times of India, a press release stated that "The CM visited Tesla Inc unit in Fremont and got to see the manufacturing of environment-friendly vehicles, batteries, and energy storage products."... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
I've just returned from the Decentralized WebCamp held this year at a regenerative mushroom farm in Santa Cruz, California. A global community hailing from Brazil, Germany, China, India, Canada, Russia, and everywhere in between participated to bring their own unique contributions to the many domains of the Decentralized Web, or “DWeb.”... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by The Beam
For our planet to remain habitable, we have to change everything. To move away from fossil fuels, we have to transform the way we eat, commute, live, consume, and travel. And we have to raise our voices — not just the youth, but people of all ages. In order to save our future, we have to become climate activists. The timeframe has been set a long time ago and we are approaching its end with increasing pace... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The head of Volkswagen of America says the company expects the price of its ID Crozz to compare favorably with the its Tiguan SUV. What does that mean, exactly? ... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Everything old is new again as leading US power users deploy distributed wind energy to regain control over their electrical destiny... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The United States solar industry now boasts the largest pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in history with a record 37.9 gigawatts (GW) of contracted solar, according to the latest figures from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association. ... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Are Hansen of Norway is an active member of the CleanTechnica community. A few days ago, he was walking through a part of Oslo that features many upscale shopping locations and spotted something unusual. So he snapped some photos and forwarded then to us, along with a news report from Norwegian news source ABC Nyheter... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Jose Pontes
The German plug-in electric vehicle market continued on the right track in August, having registered 8,121 units. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) were up +104% year over year (YoY), while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) keep suffering (down 9%). The plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) share was 2.6% in the month, with BEVs alone hitting 1.6%. That kept the 2019 plug-in share at 2.6% (1.7% BEV)... Read More →
Published on September 18th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Green marketing faces the challenge of creating and marketing innovative green products and services while persuading consumers. Green product placement is helping... Read More →
Published on September 17th, 2019 | by Barry A.F.
Right now we are facing an existential crisis, despite the fact conservatives deny the reality of climate change and the media doing their bidding (thanks to bullying, bothsiderism, and disinterest) climate change quickly threatens the future of the planet and the human race... Read More →
Published on September 17th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Abita Springs Drive Electric Day was held on Sunday, September 15, and was a part of the nationwide celebration of EVs known as National Drive Electric Week. Abita is known for its wide range of local brews. One of my favorites is Purple Haze, another is the holiday edition, Creole Cream Ale (which can't get here quick enough!)... Read More →
Published on September 17th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
A Tesla Model S prototype currently testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife has been informally timed lapping the circuit in 7:23. The stopwatch timing was made by a correspondent of the German publication Auto Motor und Sport. The Tesla did have have the advantage of using race compound tires, but that doesn't account for the almost 20 second advantage over the Porsche Taycan's publicized lap time (7:42). The Tesla also looks to have the potential to surpass the track performance of every gasoline saloon, save limited production specials from Jaguar and ... Read More →
