Tesla Model 3 Saves Family In Horrific Rear-End Collision
A Tesla Model 3 was slammed into by someone racing on a highway near Seattle. The car was heavily damaged but the passengers escaped unhurt.
Author: Steve Hanley
NASA Study Says Freshwater Shortages Will Be Biggest Challenge Of This Century
A new study using data collected by NASA’s GRACE program reveals 19 trouble spots where access to freshwater is of critical concern.
The “False Positive” Conundrum — Are Semi-Autonomous Cars Safe If Humans Don’t Listen?
Yet another Tesla has crashed into a stationary emergency vehicle. Is Autopilot or the nut behind the wheel to blame?
Rivian Electric Car Startup Ramping Up For LA Reveal
Rivian is an Illinois-based startup that is following an alternate path. It is quietly going about its business of building a 5-passenger electric pickup truck called the A1T and a 7-passenger electric SUV called the A1C. Both vehicles will use the same basic chassis featuring a battery pack in the middle and an electric motor at each end.
Local Flooding In China Could Have Negative Impact On US Economy, Says Potsdam Institute
A study by PIK predicts increased flooding in river valleys in China could have a negative economic effect on the global economy, with the US having the most to lose.
Norwegian Electric Car Association Says Charging Speed Matters
The Norwegian Electric Car Association took a Nissan LEAF and Hyundai Ioniq Electric on a road trip to see how they performed in warm weather. Previously the group had tested both cars as part of a 7-car cold weather test.
DOE Research Grants Target Lower Cost Solar Power Grid Integration
The US DOE Office of Solar Technologies has awarded a series of research grants intended to find ways of lowering the cost of integrating solar power into traditional grid structures and microgrids.
Tree Sitters In Appalachia Mad As Hell About Natural Gas Pipeline And They’re NOT Gonna…
Deep in the woods on either side of the border between Virginia and West Virginia, a battle is raging that pits ordinary people against the full might of the fossil fuel industry and the government agencies they control. The issue, at least on the surface, is the construction of a natural gas transmission line being built through the forest by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, which in turn is owned by EQT Corporation.
Chinese Researchers Make Sustainable Supercapacitors From Wood
Scientists in China have devised a way to manufacture low cost, environmentally friendly electrodes for supercapacitors from nanocellulose, the basic material in wood pulp.
Tesla: Model 3 Brake Updates, Rocky Mountain Hypermiling, Shanghai Sales Surge
All the Tesla news from this weekend. Tesla has begun updating the software that controls Model 3 emergency braking. Two fanbois set a Model 3 mileage record. And Model X sales soar in Shanghai after price cut.
