Compared to gas, diesel, or electric options, hydrogen distribution and fueling will be more expensive, lose a lot of hydrogen, be harder to use, be dangerous in a way people aren’t familiar with, and won’t deliver any environmental benefits to speak of. Yet major automotive vendors and some politicians continue … [continued]
The Tesla Model X is the first fully electric SUV in the world. It was announced with much fanfare — Bioweapon Defense Mode! Falcon-wing doors! Clown-car volumes of people and luggage coming out! — by Musk with a handful of lucky and rich people getting early editions and paying a … [continued]
I was lucky this year to get a very exclusive interview with the CEO of Masdar while in Abu Dhabi for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. I spent about 15 minutes with him trying to get to the roots of Masdar and its aims. I first asked Dr Ahmad Belhoul about the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Two new patents were recently awarded to Google that are related to its autonomous car technology, according to recent reports. The two new patents are for: interior design elements, and for external screens and speakers. The first patent pertains mostly to the sorts of design changes … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Making a good example of just how anticipated the 2016 model year of the Chevy Volt was, it’s been revealed that roughly 86% of all Chevy Volts sold during November 2015 were of the 2016 model year. This means that year-on-year sales are up around … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. One of India’s leading information technology companies, Infosys, has been designated a finalist for the coveted Zayed Future Energy Prize. The nomination is the result of the company’s dedicated and sustained effort to make its operations environmentally sustainable, including an aim to be carbon neutral by … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Nissan is planning to add an electric vehicle with a range extender sometime in the future, according to recent reports. The deputy general manager of electric car engineering at Nissan, Yoshi Shimoida, commented recently to Motoring that, “In the future, Nissan will add to the … [continued]
Check out these hot posts of the week if you missed any of them, or dive into the comments and see what kind of controversy got stirred up: My Model S Has Ruined Cars For Me (via the Tesla Motors Club forum) 18650 Sodium-Ion Battery Developed At RS2E (via EV Obsession) Next Solar Cell … [continued]
Originally published on Clean Power Research. By Gavin Novotny Is it possible to save more money by combining an electric vehicle (EV) with a home solar PV system rather than considering each individually? Often the answer is yes, and the additional savings can be substantial. To help energy consumers answer … [continued]
Following up on CleanTechnica‘s latest “US Electricity Generation Report,” here’s our latest “US Electricity Capacity Report.” The story in October is what it has been on numerous occasions in the past year — renewable energy accounted for 100% of new electricity generation capacity additions. Wind and solar accounted for 98% … [continued]
