More than 71% of those recently surveyed in Southern California about electric vehicles (EVs) are “highly interested” in switching to an EV, according to a recent press release. The recent survey — conducted by NRG EVgo — saw hundreds of people, in 5 different locations, queried about their opinions concerning EV ownership, … [continued]
Those interested in seeing how the United States’ emissions break down, as far as which states are responsible for what, may be interested in checking out a new interactive graph put together utilizing data from the World Resource Institute’s CAIT Climate Data Explorer. The new interactive graph also allows for … [continued]
Back in 1885 was the first of what would become all too common, an automobile accident. Karl Benz reportedly invented the automobile in 1885. “Later that year Benz took it out for the first public test drive. And true story he crashed into a wall,” Chris Urmson informs or reminds … [continued]
Two new developments show that the race is on to replace silicon as the go-to semiconductor of choice with other 2D materials if not graphene.
Originally published on Kompulsa. The Obama administration recently unveiled the Clean Power Plan, a 15-year project aimed at reducing America’s detrimental dependence on fossil fuels. The plan has specific directives for each state to reduce their fossil fuel reliance by 2030. Alex Laskey, the president of Opower (an energy efficiency company) commented … [continued]
Brian Kent is a Nissan LEAF owner who is about to embark on a negative-carbon US road trip to all 48 contiguous states. (You can help fund the cause via that IndieGogo link.) He has written an excellent 4-part series for CleanTechnica and our sister sites EV Obsession and Gas2 on … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. This one could be a super quickie, but I’ll put a little bit of context in here for those who don’t follow electric car sales or the China electric vehicle market very closely. China has a very strong interest in transitioning to electric vehicles, and … [continued]
The price of wind energy in the US is at an all time low, but officials have been quick to state the need for stable policy to continue growing the industry. According to one of two reports published by the US Department of Energy, prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, … [continued]
There is so much difference between Florida and California, and yet there is a common interest in automobiles, and especially one, in particular — the Tesla Model S, an all-electric automobile that is widely considered the best mass-market automobile in the world. Along with being a clean and fast status symbol, it is … [continued]
The average solar PV cost for new projects in America has fallen more than 50% in the past five years, according to a new government report.
