One of the key things you have to “figure out” when engaging in public health economics, environmental economics, climate economics, etc., is the value of a human life, and, similarly, the value of one year of life, one month of life, etc. The point is, if you are to do … [continued]
In addition to the $1.18 billion that has been secured for the state of California as part of the US government’s landmark $14.7 billion settlement with Volkswagen, an additional $86 million in civil penalties will be paid out to the state as well, according to a recent press release. According … [continued]
Changes to California’s zero-emissions vehicle mandate credit system may be in the works, owing to the glut of zero-emissions credits circulating thanks to Tesla and others, according to recent reports. Specifically, the point is that it may become harder for EV leaders (like Tesla Motors) to sell ZEV credits. Unsurprisingly, given … [continued]
USAID recently committed more than $38 million to support global entrepreneurs, with investments to be made in key areas. One is called Scaling Off-Grid Energy: A Grand Challenge for Development. The goal of the platform is to grow the off-grid energy market in order to provide clean, affordable electricity to 20 million Sub-Saharan … [continued]
One of the co-presidents of the Chinese electric vehicle startup NextEV, Martin Leach, revealed in a recent interview that his company is aiming to reveal a new electric supercar sometime later this year. The supercar will reportedly be fully functional at the time of its reveal, not simply a shell and … [continued]
Here at CleanTechnica we’ve long taken a somewhat skeptical view of hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles. For the most part, such vehicles have never seemed to make any kind of sense economically or practically (for general use, not niche use) when the numbers are looked into. That’s all well and good, but the … [continued]
If you’ve been following Tesla news for a few years, you probably remember well Tesla’s announcement in April 2013 that it would guarantee the resale value of a Tesla Model S “for the same residual value percentage as the iconic Mercedes S Class,” holding 50% of its value after 3 years … [continued]
Nearly 10 years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk published “The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan.” In December of last year, I wrote an article about how this master plan has been coming to life, and Mike Barnard followed up with a summary of his own in May. 3 days ago, Elon … [continued]
A new electric bicycle report from Navigant Research suggests that by 2025, e-bike sales could lead to annual revenues of $24.3 billion. The electric mobility revolution is in full swing, and although much of the attention tends to get focused on electric cars and buses and such, the highest selling … [continued]
The economics behind commercial energy storage options are growing in popularity, according to new figures from GTM Research, and are set to be increasingly attractive in the coming years. A new report from GTM Research, The Economics of Commercial Energy Storage in the US, analyzed rate structure across 51 utilities across … [continued]
