Social governance issues such as carbon emissions, social cohesion, civil liberties, and environmental governance are the focus of a report designed to provide investors with deeper insight into issues that could affect a country’s credit rating. Along with this information are factors not typically considered by traditional sovereign ratings, such … [continued]
Realizing that 1) I missed breakfast time today (at least where I live and across the continental US), 2) it’s never breakfast time everywhere across the globe, and 3) we have quite a global readership, I’m switching from doing a “cleantech breakfast platter” to a “cleantech buffet” — sound good? … [continued]
Measuring in at a whopping 42 metres long and 9 metres wide, Vestas’ new wind industry test bench is the most powerful test bench in the world, and has recently started operation at Vestas’ global testing centre in Aarhus, Denmark. The 20 MW test bench is able to test the … [continued]
We already reported that the Tesla Model S has received a 5-star safety rating from NHTSA. With the recent Model S crash that knowcked out a power grid, it’s timely that Tesla has just release more details on the 5-star safety rating. Notably, the Model S has set a new NHTSA … [continued]
Shai Agassi, the founder of Better Place, is apparently quite the celebrity on LinkedIn. He’s one of LinkedIn’s Influencers – “300 of the world’s top luminaries who regularly share unique business insights and beginthought-provoking conversations on issues impacting professionals around the world,” as a representative of either LinkedIn or Shai Agassi wrote to me. With his … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. Redefining is the catchword for our progressive bicycle landscape. It is not lip service. As part of that, companies are rapidly redefining bicycles, and consumers now have a grand wave of bicycles to choose from. Gliding over and around the entire globe has never before been … [continued]
At the upcoming 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Toyota stand will stand out in a rather subtle way, it will consist only of hybrid vehicles. One of the vehicles on display will be the 3-door Yaris Hybrid-R concept, which it will showcase as a hybrid that maximizes performance and driving … [continued]
Tesla’s newest firmware update for the Model S is bringing with it some notable improvements — Firmware 5.0 introduces an improved sleep mode, a Tow Mode, the ability to connect to WiFi networks and to tether, a Screen Cleaning Mode, an improved “creep performance,” enhancements to the mapping program, and … [continued]
Here’s a fun fact: Elon Musk, the co-founder, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, has an annual salary of $1 at Tesla. However, that doesn’t tell the full story. The 21st century Renaissance man gets a bit more for meeting specific performance targets. In quarter 2 of 2013, Tesla’s financial reports show that … [continued]
Followers of Tesla know that Tesla co-founder, CEO, and Product Architect Elon Musk is also the founder, CEO, and Chief Designer at SpaceX. If you only had a hunch beforehand that Musk and the Tesla team are using rocket science and rocket technology on the Model S and the company’s other electric vehicles, … [continued]
