First Nations Treaty Rights vs BC & Canadian Governments on the Proposed Site C Dam Originally published on the ECOreport Though construction on British Columbia’s W.A.C. Bennet dam began 54 years ago, fish are still so contaminated with mercury they are unfit for human consumption. Chief Roland Willson, of West … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new video ad for the 2016 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid (also known as the Volt 2.0) was recently posted online, and, I’m happy to say, it’s really not bad. Not a bad at all. I’m pleasantly surprised (especially considering how hit or miss electric … [continued]
The noted solar energy company SunPower recently partnered with the battery systems and services provider Stem to begin offering behind-the-meter battery systems to commercial customers throughout the US. The partnership has been ongoing as of the last 5 months, and has so far apparently been quite successful — though no specific numbers … [continued]
The industrial education specialists Festo Didactic gave us a guided tour through the world of cyber physical systems that went to a very interesting place.
Americans are voicing more and more concern about unreliable and usually rising petroleum costs and the effects on climate of burning fossil fuels. In response this past week, Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) and six other Senators introduced a bill in Congress that might alleviate these threats to economic and environmental … [continued]
A recent report predicts sales of electric-drive commercial trucks and buses to expand and strengthen more than 805,000 from 2014 to 2023. According to Navigant Research, the report probes and researches the global market for commercial vehicles that use electric-drive vehicle technology. The report contains world market forecasts for sales … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. One of the members of BMW AG’s Board of Development, Klaus Fröhlich, recently made some interesting comments at the Vienna Motor Symposium concerning the intention behind the company’s creation of the next-generation Power eDrive plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) platform. To be specific, amongst Fröhlich’s … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. With the official launch of the Tesla Model X edging closer everyday, some people are starting to get antsy, looking for any little tidbit or glimpse that they can get. So, for those of you out there that are essentially crack addicts about this (I have … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of those reading this may already be aware that author Ashlee Vance recently put out a book on the Tesla Motors/SpaceX/etc entrepreneur Elon Musk. Some may have already read some of the funnier quotes from the book. If not, I’m going to go over … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Those that have dreamt of the possibility of a stylish open-source electric vehicle, listen up! The Luka electric vehicle (EV) is just such a project — an open-source project currently under development over in Europe that, if I may say so, is quite stylish. The … [continued]
