It’s a busy week for news about automobiles, thanks to the Geneva auto show going on in Switzerland. CleanTechnica is fortunate to have its own correspondent, Maarten Vinkhuyzen, on the ground there this week and he has already begun filing reports from inside the hall.
Just when you think the last nail in the coffin containing the cold dead body of diesel has been put in place, along comes Matthias Mūller, the capo di tutti capi at Volkswagen to tell us that his company still sees a bright future for cars with diesel engines.
Findings from monitoring wells find that coal ash pollution is a problem at dozens of coal fired generating stations. So utility companies want Scott Pruitt to kill the monitoring program.
San Francisco and Oakland sued 5 oil companies last year for damages from climate change. Last week, a federal judge ruled the suit could proceed to trial.
Mazda says it may use a small version of of its rotary power plant as a range extender engine for plug-in hybrid vehicles. Its compact dimensions and low weight could make it ideal for just such an application.
The Southern Company wanted to build a clean coal and carbon capture plant in Kemper County, Mississippi. Instead, it created a $7.5 billion hole in the ground.
The Chevy Bolt is the new sales leader for electric cars in California. outselling all others including the Model S. That may change, if and when Tesla succeeds at building its new Model 3 in significant numbers.
Put a Jaguar I-Pace up against Tesla Model X. Ask both cars to accelerate to 60 and then come to a complete stop in the shortest possible distance. Which car will win?
An MIT study finds the median net profit per hour for Uber and Lyft drivers is just $3.37. Uber calls the study “deeply flawed,”
The I-PACE is important not because it finally gives the Tesla Model X a run for its money but because it will appeal to drivers who might otherwise buy an SUV with an internal combustion engine. That means it represents an important step forward in the transition from gas to electric powered vehicles.
