Here’s some of the top cleantech news from the past day or so (to complement our own cleantech stories): EVs How We Became An All-Plug-In Electric Car Household Transit & Bicycling House Drops Debate On Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill House Pulls Its Disastrous Transpo Spending Bill As Senate Moves … [continued]
Australian energy giant AGL have announced they are set to move forward with the largest solar power project in the southern hemisphere in tandem with First Solar. Together, the two companies will construct a 102MW solar plant at Nyngan and a 53MW solar project at Broken Hill Upon completion, the two … [continued]
The Australian company Evans Electric has developed an electric car that is literally direct drive. It is a 4-door sedan, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, that produces 800 HP/600 kW (peak) and 5,000 Newton-metres (3,688 foot-pounds) of torque. “While the torque figure could at first glance appear fantastic, standard automotive industry practice only … [continued]
Here’s some more cleantech, energy, and other random green news for your reading pleasure. Don’t go overboard and read it all at once! (And don’t skip our own stories!) Wind Brazil Lowers Wind Energy Prices by 20% in August Auction Solar Top 25 Solar Cities In California (Not The Richest) … [continued]
Job creation and economic opportunity (not environmental concerns) are the primary drivers of the big electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing push being taken by many industrialized nations, according to a recent study from Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Environmental Affairs and the University of Kansas. The report reviewed various global … [continued]
Volkswagen has promoted its electric vehicle chief, Joerg Sommer, to the position of Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategy of Volkswagen of America. In the past, it appeared that Volkswagen wasn’t terribly fond of electrification, so this may be a surprise to some. Joerg Summer is 47 years old and … [continued]
This article was first published on EV Obsession. After years of development and countless teasers, the commercial-production BMW i3 has finally been unveiled. The BMW i3 electric car was simultaneously unveiled in London, New York, and Beijing yesterday. The unveiling took place “exactly two years after the BMW i3 Concept was … [continued]
This article was first published on Green Building Elements (image changed). Bosch has decided to step up to the plate and construct an integrated solar power supply system called the BPT-S 5 Hybrid. Almost everything is integrated into it. The company integrated an inverter, Saft lithium-ion batteries, and an energy management system … [continued]
Bored? Here’s some more top cleantech & energy news from around the interwebs. Also swing by our new homepage (if you haven’t just done so) for a look at our own stories. Random & Mixed Categories Austria to Go 100% Nuclear Free Energy Democracy, Not Corporate Welfare Transit Space Race: … [continued]
On Friday, I started a poll regarding which electric car would be the first to break into the top 10 of global auto sales, with a long and exciting preface beforehand (click that link above if you didn’t see it). It has been fun to watch the results roll in, … [continued]
