What are the biggest and best cleantech solutions for a new home… or for any home, for that matter? Below is my list of the top 5-ish. My wife and I are looking around for a new home. With such a big change, we plan to finally do many things … [continued]
Legislature developments (or rather paralysis) this month are retching. So let’s talk positive in this post. The way American citizens think about energy is in historical transition. We are finally “getting it.” Sane, renewable, commonsense measures to energy are not beyond our grasp anymore. The “maybe in 5 years” complacency … [continued]
Nissan is currently offering $15,000 to any companies/groups/organizations/etc that are able to get publicly available quick-charging stations for EVs — utilizing the CHAdeMO standard — up and running before December 31st. The reason for only covering quick-charging stations that utilize the CHAdeMO standard is, of course, because that’s what the … [continued]
I know that a lot of you are eager for electric trucks to hit the market. One of the first such vehicles is the Via Motors VTRUX. It’s not 100% electric, but it is a plug-in hybrid electric truck that, like the Chevy Volt, can run solely on electricity. If its … [continued]
It seems that the motor show circuit never ends. Motor shows in Frankfurt, New York, LA, Shanghai, Tokyo, and elsewhere fill the year with opportunities to unveil new concept cars. The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show is coming up in late November, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is using the opportunity to … [continued]
Ford is one of the main funders behind a new lab that will help EV battery developers leap over the dreaded “Valley of Death” that lies between basic research and full fledged manufacturing. The new $8 million facility is the first to focus specifically on manufacturing batteries on a pilot … [continued]
CHAdeMO is a fast-charging method for electric vehicles proposed by the organization CHAdeMO. The organization was formed by Tokyo Electric Power Company, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Fuji Heavy Industries (the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles). Toyota eventually joined. The CHAdeMO concept can provide a whopping 62.5 kW of high-voltage DC current, which … [continued]
The Tesla Model S — the best car ever reviewed, according to Consumer Reports — is now available to rent in the Los Angeles area, via MPG Car Rental. MPG Car Rental is a rental company that deals exclusively in “green” vehicles. The addition of the Model S to the … [continued]
Originally published on the MIT website. The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to new research from MIT and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI). The study shows that investments in research and development, as well as in the growth of markets … [continued]
During my recent trip to Ukraine, I had the opportunity to chat with an ultracapacitor/supercapacitor and EV battery expert, Vadim Utkin, CEO of Yunasko. Below are a couple of quite interesting videos from that. In this first one, Vadim mentions a combined ultracapacitor and lithium-ion battery technology Yunasko is working … [continued]
