Perhaps I’m just in a good mood, but this video below is great. Aside from being fun and catchy — and very well produced — the video focuses on the fact that technologies evolve, and uses that as a good way of showing that fossil fuels are way out of … [continued]
With our two recent surveys, I was a bit surprised at how many responses we got from people who have both an electric car and solar panels. I know that about 40% of California EV owners have solar panels, but I didn’t expect nearly 100 readers with both would chime … [continued]
Not too long ago, cities could be labeled strictly as takers: taking in food, water, energy and other resources, while dumping out mountains of garbage and oceans of polluted wastewater. But take a look at the gigantic egg-shaped structures that dominate New York City’s Newtown Creek wastewater treatment plant, and … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on my quick comparison of the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen e-Up!, and BMW i3 — as well as full reviews of the Volkswagen e-Up! and BMW i3 — here’s a “full” review of the 2014 Nissan Leaf from two short test drives in Barcelona, Spain. … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa. Santa Clara County (in California) has mandated that new homes and non-residential buildings be pre-wired to accommodate electric vehicle charging stations during their construction. This prevents owners from having to pay up to $2,000 to redo wiring in a building that has already been constructed. Pre-wiring … [continued]
By Yann Brandt Residential and large commercial solar has grown by leaps and bounds by using third-party solar financing, such as the solar lease and power purchase agreement or ‘PPA.’ Within the residential sector, the sales process has been able to go from a time-consuming, one-off approach, to enabling a … [continued]
Originally published by thePVSolarReport by Cutter Rolles Infographics provide an effective way to share information with colleagues and customers. Though it was hard to pick the cream of the crop out of so many good ones out there, we’ve gathered a selection we think captures some of the best. Pass … [continued]
Ethical Electric provides clean electricity from renewable sources to consumers in a no-fuss no-muss way. Signing up via their website takes a matter of minutes and you keep the same utility and have the same utility bill – but use electricity from clean sources. Below is an interview with them … [continued]
I recently connected with the author of the piece below. Finding out that he was a Volt driver in Atlanta, and interesting city that is doing quite well on the electric vehicle front, I decided to ask him for a review of the vehicle… as I often do when people … [continued]
Originally published by the PVSolarReport by Rosana Francescato At PV Solar Report, we’re thankful every day for the sun’s energy and for being part of the solar industry. For Thanksgiving, we stop for a moment to list just a few of the many great solar stories of 2013 we’re thankful … [continued]
