Check out our own electric car stories and “bike” story if you missed any of that top news and commentary in the past week. After you do that, here are some more good pickins: EV News EV Etiquette: 8 Rules Staples Using EV Fleets, & Why Driving a Ford C-MAX Hybrid In … [continued]
Reposted from EV Obsession: The Fiat 500e is supposed to be delivered to its customers in California (it’s only market at the moment) sometime this summer. The cute and cool electric car is already sold out, fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it. Was the sexy marketing … [continued]
This article was originally published on the indispensable climate and energy blog Climate Progress. By Joe Romm If you liked the Oscar-nominated fracking exposé “Gasland” by Josh Fox, you’ll love the sequel Gasland, Part II, which is being broadcast on HBO Monday night. I think it’s a better movie, more entertaining … [continued]
The most famous solar airplane in the world, Solar Impulse, is making its last US flight. It is departing from Washington DC en route to New York City. André Borschberg, Co-Founder and CEO, is piloting the sun-powered craft and is expected to take off at 4:45 EDT (UTC-4). The landing is expected to be on July … [continued]
After a two-year wait, it looks like BMW is finally going to reveal the final production version of the BMW i3 electric car on July 29, 2013. Naturally, it will most likely be almost identical to the i3 concept prototypes that have been floating around since it was originally announced. To … [continued]
The final celebratory flight of HB-SIA, the solar airplane affectionately known as Solar Impulse, is scheduled to take place on July 6. The date and time may change due to weather, so check back in here on CleanTechnica, as we’ll continue to publish the latest news from Solar Impulse. The solar-powered … [continued]
The winners of this year’s Global Wind Day photo competition were recently announced by the European Wind Energy Agency and the Global Wind Energy Council. The striking photographs were chosen out of a wide file of entrants — with only one photo from each of the five continents/regional divisions selected … [continued]
Below is a wonderful interview with Josh Fox on The Daily Show. It’s split into 3 parts. I recommend watching all of them. Under each one are some key quotations I think are worth noting. Methane / Natural Gas Leakage Makes Natural Gas Worse Than Coal “They say, ‘we burn … [continued]
This article originally appeared on Gas2. The New York State Automobile Dealers Association is pressuring the government to ban automobile manufacturers from registering their own stores, in order to force them to sell through third-party dealers. But a bill put before the New York State legislature died on the vine, … [continued]
Tesla just about 14 hours ago announced via email to reporters that it would be performing a live battery pack swap demo tomorrow (Thursday, June 20) at 8:00pm (doors opening at 7:30pm) at Tesla’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California. Actually, as with many things Tesla, Tesla CEO and Chairman Elon Musk … [continued]
