Dan Markham, Founder of What’s Inside? (a very popular YouTube channel), recently shared how he and the Make A Wish Foundation helped make the wish of 5-year-old Jordan come true. Jordan wanted to meet What’s Inside? and ride in a Tesla Roadster. Jordan’s Story According to the Make A Wish … [continued]
Pacific Gas and Electric’s 182-megawatt Tesla Megapack Elkhorn battery is now in operation, the Associated Press has reported. The energy storage system is located in Monterey Bay’s Elkhorn slough in Northern California and was part of a partnership between Tesla and PG&E. Included in the system are a total of … [continued]
Fastned’s 10th anniversary was in February. What happened before and in those 10 years? How did they succeed in creating freedom for electric drivers? And what about the future? How it all began In 1990, California created its Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate. It forced the 7 largest carmakers selling cars … [continued]
The Footprint Project and New Use Energy have teamed up to quickly provide Ukraine with solar microgrids. You may remember my interview with Footprint Project CEO Will Heegaard during the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. After my power came back on, I was able to get back online and write again. … [continued]
As I write this, it’s 83 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington, DC, and I can’t help but long for those years when I was a kid, when spring felt like spring and seasons were demarcated. Each year, summer-like temperatures arrive all too soon during spring, thanks to human-induced climate change. Research finds that … [continued]
As the world works to lower greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, there is one super pollutant that is headed in the wrong direction. For the second year in a row, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) scientists observed record annual increases in atmospheric methane. And … [continued]
While there are just a few things people can do to ameliorate the conflict, cars are one of our most powerful weapons against Putin’s war machine. As the gruesome events are unfolding in Ukraine, my heart goes out to all the victims of Putin’s assault. As a half-Russian, I also … [continued]
Perovskites, which have shown enormous potential as a new semiconductor for solar cells, are gaining attention as well as a potential next-generation technology to also power spacefaring missions. As scientists around the globe continue efforts toward harnessing the potential of perovskites on Earth, others are looking into how well the … [continued]
Over the last two years or so, the focal point for us humans has frequently, if not mostly, been the pandemic and necessarily so. Climate change, our over-reliance on fossil fuels, the pollution of soil, air, and water, overdevelopment and overpopulation — among other problems — have not gone away … [continued]
As mortgage rates rise across the United States, imagine this: someone offers to sell you a brand-new home with a preapproved 30-year mortgage. Here’s the catch: the local government says the home will be demolished in 20 years to make way for a new railway line. Would you put money down … [continued]
