Originally published on EV Obsession. Technology changes fast these days. How many iterations of cell phones or computers have we now lived through? How quickly have music-playing mediums changed? But there’s a big difference between incremental changes in technology and “disruptive” technology shifts. A transition from cassette tapes to CDs … [continued]
Just as a reminder, if you didn’t see and/or didn’t complete this campground electric vehicle survey, please do so by Monday! We have the opportunity to pass the results on to a very important person in the campground world, and there’s a strong chance they will result in actual change … [continued]
By Clayton Handleman EVs charge mostly at night. As EV battery prices drop and become a mass-market item, they offer the opportunity to soak up nighttime peaks, allowing larger capacity of night-peaking renewables (wind power) to be deployed. Figures 1 and 2 show how the wind tends to peak at night. … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. We’ve covered Plugless Power for years, but it seems like it’s been awhile. Basically, Plugless Power is one of the top providers of wireless home EV charging stations. (Actually, it claims to be the provider of the world’s first wireless EV charging station.) Someone from Plugless … [continued]
There’s an exciting project currently underway in the northern German city of Hamburg, being carried out by the German energy and IT company LichtBlick: An apartment building is being transformed into a power plant. There’s a photovoltaics system on the roof, a combined heat and power unit and a storage battery … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Rupert Murdoch’s Australian mastheads are not exactly known as champions of green energy or climate policies, but a new deal between News Corp Australia and car maker Mitsubishi could see them lead the charge for green driving. According to an email from News … [continued]
A hydrogen economy is still in the cards according to leading solar and power-to-gas researchers at Switzerland’s EPFL, Michael Graetzel and Kevin Sivula.
Originally published on Gas2. I’ve certainly watched my share of Tesla P85D reaction videos, and have created some as well. But this new one out of Sweden takes the cake, imho. Below the video, I’ll throw in some comments, but if you want to get straight to it, watch away! (Tip of … [continued]
Want some more electric car and clean transport reading for this evening? Check out these cool stories: Tesla Stuff Charge Your Tesla In Manhattan Tesla CTO Raises Hacking Bounty 10-Fold While Downing Shots Full Production Of Tesla Model X Not Expected Until December (Rumor) Tesla Says: Build Better Cars Inner Workings and Engineering behind … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath They might not be driving them yet, but electric vehicles are definitely on the radar of some of the world’s top investment and market analysts. Last week, US-based global investment bank Morgan Stanley named “alternative fuel vehicles” as one of seven key market … [continued]
