Originally published on EV Obsession. Here’s yet another reminder of why we are so interested in seeing the EV revolution advance. Even “safe” levels of particulate and nitric dioxide (NO2) air pollution are associated with a notably increased risk of severe heart attacks, according to new research presented by Dr … [continued]
by Roberto Verzola [Roberto Verzola is the author of Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable Electricity, a book published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung which was launched on March 23, 2015. The online version of the book as well as the article this post comes from can be downloaded freely. The author may … [continued]
A tipping point has been reached in the last two years for electric cars. Almost half of all fully or partially electric vehicles sold in the past decade were sold in 2014. In addition to the standard-bearing Tesla, every car manufacturer in the world has fully or partially electric cars … [continued]
Time for another “Clean Transport Highlights” post. Tesla Model X Windshield Will Be Supersplendulous No, “supersplendulous” is not a word. Yes, the Model X windshield inspired me to coin the term “supersplendulous,” which I imagine nobody else will use, making my use of the term “coin” a bit illogically pompous and … [continued]
A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research identifies Opower and Nest as the two leading home energy management vendors. Specifically, Navigant concluded that “Opower sustains success with a leading suite of solutions, while Google’s Nest Labs innovates and expands its home energy management capabilities.” “While hardware is certainly an important part … [continued]
Originally published on The ECOreport. In 2010, the UK set up a solar feed-in tariff (FiT) that has been far more successful than it anticipated. The country slashed it in half the following year and now proposes slashing the tariff another 87% in January 2016. Only, Britain’s rooftop solar industry is not … [continued]
Here’s some more clean transport fun. In this daily share, we’ve got Tesla stories (of course), some other EV stories, bike & pedestrian stories, and a BRT story. Enjoy! (As always, click the subheadings to read the full titles.) Oprah Buys A Tesla Model S Shit’s getting real now (as they … [continued]
A Cross-Country EV Trek Demonstration of New, Swappable, Modular Battery Technology from UC San Diego: The M-BEAM Challenge Goes Coast to Coast Special to the ECOreport & CleanTechnica By Terri Steele La Jolla, California — On the eve of America’s National Drive Electric Week (September 12 – 20th), a grassroots initiative known … [continued]
Some more clean transport highlights for the obsessed among you (click the subheadings to read the full stories): How Will The 2nd-Row Model X Seats Work? (2 Ideas) Tesla Motors CEO and Product Architect Elon Musk has stated that the second-row seats in the Model X would be “the nicest … [continued]
The US energy storage market deployed 40.7 MW worth of storage in the second quarter this year, its best quarter in two and a half years, says GTM Research. GTM Research and the US Energy Storage Association released the latest edition of their US Energy Storage Monitor report, which highlighted the … [continued]
