Autonomous Shuttles At Mayo Clinic Move COVID-19 Tests
Medical facilities around the globe struggle with health worker safety during the novel coronavirus crisis.
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New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths & Air Pollution — Interview With Dr. Francesca Dominici
A new study was made public this week that sheds light on the connection between COVID-19 health impacts and air pollution. I sat down (virtually of course) with Dr. Francesca Dominici, author and Director of the Data Science Initiative at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to learn more about the study’s findings, which focused on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and what researchers plan to do next to further our understanding of air pollution’s impact on coronavirus health outcomes.
Feedback On Tesla Ventilators From A Nurse
Over the weekend, Tesla released a video by its engineering team that showed updates on a new ventilator design that will be created and donated to hospitals that need them. One nurse has taken to YouTube to provide his thoughts and hopefully useful feedback. As we know, Elon Musk is a fan of constructive criticism, which helps everyone to learn better in general as long as you are receptive to it.
USA Pays GM $490 Million For Ventilators, While Tesla Gets Slammed For Donating Them
GM was recently awarded a federal contract for $489 million to supply 30,000 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile. They have until the end of August to do so. This is a result of President Trump invoking the Defense Production Act via the US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
Tesla Owners Helping In The Fight Against COVID-19
Tesla owners across the country and around the world are, like Tesla CEO Elon Musk, helping their local communities fight COVID-19. One such Tesla owner, Dr. Jonathan Richards, is right here in Baton Rouge working on the front lines. In fact, there are many Tesla owners who are healthcare workers on the front lines.
Good News: Louisiana Only Needs 1000 Ventilators!!!
Earlier this afternoon, Governor John Bel Edwards briefed our state in his daily update and said that our state does not need 14,000 ventilators anymore.
E-Bikes4Africa’s SunCycles Ramp Up Delivery Service To Weather The Coronavirus Storm
Namibian e-bike startup ebikes4africa has been on a steady growth path over the past 5 years. The business model rightly focused on customer segments characterized by a high utilization rate of vehicles. The startup targeted entrepreneurs in the food vending industry, pharmacies that regularly make delivery runs, and those entrepreneurs using bikes as taxis. They also found off takers in the wildlife protection industry and more prominently in the tourism industry where e-fatbike tours offer an eco-tourism experience.
Elon Musk = “Elon Mask” & Ventilator Donor, Tesla Model Y Tidbits, Iceland’s Coronavirus Science…
The most popular CleanTechnica stories in March were dominated by Tesla and the coronavirus pandemic, sometimes with both in the same article.
Other popular topics included the Volkswagen ID.3, a new home solar inverter, perovskite solar cells, and floating offshore wind farms, EV costs, and … that’s about it.
Newborn Dies From Coronavirus + Louisiana Gets Ventilators
This morning I woke up to grim news. Right here in Baton Rouge, a newborn died from the coronavirus. The newborn was one of seven more coronavirus-related deaths in East Baton Rouge Parish, where I live. The baby’s mother was admitted into the hospital with symptoms and then yesterday she gave birth to a baby girl who died this morning. The official cause of death was the coronavirus.
EV Total Cost of Ownership Calculator, Louisiana COVID-19 Crisis — CleanTechnica Top 20
A cool electric vehicle total cost of ownership calculator from a California utility (for its region), the horrible situation the state of Louisiana is in with regards to the coronavirus epidemic and COVID-19, coming gas station bankruptcies, and Elon Musk’s offer of ventilators to any hospital urgently needing them led CleanTechnica’s list of the most popular stories last week.
