Josh covered the big news earlier this week that Google just acquired Nest (for $3.2 billion). Our friend Yann Brandt over on SolarWakeup has a good follow-up on this news that he passed along. He connects a few important dots, and the end conclusion is surely a possibility. We’ll have to … [continued]
There are a handful of top cleantech stories we simply couldn’t get to over the past week. Below are quick snapshots of them (+ links) for cleantech enthusiasts who could be deprived of some useful information if we didn’t share. Enjoy! Battery Development May Extend Range of Electric Cars It’s … [continued]
Originally published on the Rockstart Accelerator website. Rockstart Accelerator is proud to announce the 10 startups that will join the first European Smart Energy Accelerator kicking off in January 2014. The Class of 2014 will focus on different important challenges, innovating in the areas of renewables, energy savings, energy awareness, smart … [continued]
I recently updated our “Electric Cars For Sale” page. I updated it in order to add in the 2014 models, but then I also ended up adding more pics and a bunch of videos. Here are the videos I just added (ordered by 2013 US sales, with new vehicles randomly … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. How can you assess the performance of an electric car in the real world as a taxi or commercial vehicle, without needing to put actual electric vehicles in service? Well, as they say, there’s an app for that. In Munich, Germany, a fleet of 130 virtual electric cars … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. When a programmer offered a homeless NYC man, Leo Grand, the choice of receiving a one-time gift of $100 in cash or instead receiving coding lessons for an hour a day (plus the loan of a laptop and some programming textbooks), Leo chose to invest in … [continued]
This is so freaking hilarious: The lessons? Well, I don’t know if there’s a genuine lesson here. But we can pretend and say that the lesson is to join a ridesharing program. Maybe the genuine lesson is to simply enjoy life and laugh more. 😀 h/t Grist
Hot topics these days are the benefits and drawbacks that a combination of electric vehicles and smart grid could offer, especially V2G (vehicle-to-grid) projects and time-of-use electricity pricing. Vehicle-to-grid projects involve the use of electric vehicle batteries to supply power to the electricity grid on demand. Electric vehicles, meanwhile, can … [continued]
I’m not really sure what to make of this Mercedes electric car ad. I’ve watched it 3 times, but it’s just sort of all over the place and nowhere at the same time. I guess the focus is just “living the good life” and enjoying nature while driving everywhere in … [continued]
Not sure how we let this one pass us by, but just under two weeks ago Nest announced the launch of its Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. As Nest founder and CEO Tony Fadell noted in the company’s press release, “we’ve reinvented the smoke alarm, because safety is … [continued]
