… of CleanTechnica. (Just be sure to click “Done” at the bottom!) Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world’s leading questionnaire tool. I’ve got plenty of responses to scroll through, but figured it would be nice to give CleanTechnica readers one more chance to chime in on … [continued]
Mouli Vaidyanathan of SolarPod recently contacted me to let me know about a new development from his Minnesota-based solar panel company. Mouli, PhD & PE, has over 20 years of engineering experience in “state of the art semiconductor yield engineering, failure analysis, and product design.” But he also brought in two PhD scientists … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The 2014 edition of the Nissan LEAF is the cleanest production vehicle in the whole of the US, according to the Automotive Science Group (ASG). The rankings figure in the entire wheel-to-well lifetime environmental impact of the cars studied — accounting for everything from the … [continued]
General Motors has gotten a bit of heat for the high price of its Cadillac ELR, a plug-in hybrid electric car. The biggest issue for a lot of people is that it isn’t seen as comparable to the Tesla Model S, yet it’s practically the same price. Well, frankly, no … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. This week’s Tesla Teaser is the Gigafactory. Everybody’s talking about it. Batteries are the most expensive part of an electric vehicle (EV) and this could be the key that makes Teslas affordable for the masses. “It’s the future of the company,” said Craig Irwin, analyst with Wedbush … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport SunPower Corp recently announced a three-year agreement to install solar panels at Meritage Homes’ communities nationwide. Meritage Homes Vice President of Environmental Affairs C.R. Herro said the deal could involve thousands of homes. Meritage built 4,238 homes in 2012 and Herro said it is currently building … [continued]
Photo of a Leaf negotiating Thimphu, capital city of Bhutan, released by Nissan 2/21/14. A new agreement between leading EV manufacturer Renault-Nissan and the Asian mountain nation of Bhutan looks like a win for both parties, and a great development for electric vehicles in general. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s chief executive … [continued]
Philips’ new 15-watt & 19-watt LED bulbs (75-watt and 100-watt incandescent equivalents) have now received ENERGY STAR certification and can be bought for as low as $10 and $15, respectively, after utility rebates. The LED bulbs can be found in The Home Depot for $19.97 (the 15-watt / 75-watt equivalent) … [continued]
If you don’t spend a ton of time surfing the internet, you may not be aware, but parodies of the Hitler scene below (from the movie “Downfall”) are quite common. Someone recently made one regarding Tesla that is quite clever. Check it out:
I joined Tesla’s 4th quarter 2013 financial results conference call last night (yesterday afternoon California time). I actually didn’t even think to report on it since there wasn’t really anything unexpected in there. But hey, how can we skip covering an end-of-year Tesla financials report? I’ll start with the numbers. … [continued]
