Ford & Sunrun Team Up To Make V2H Technology A Reality. Is V2G Next?
Ford and Sunrun will work together to make vehicle to home technology affordable for F-150 Lightning customers.
Rental Efficiency Standards: A Win for Equity & Climate
Originally published on RMI.org. By Jake Glassman & Sneha Ayyagari COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn have turned the existing housing crisis from bad to worse. Renters in more than 8 million homes are behind on payments, and as they struggle to make ends meet, utility bills further burden tenants. Compounding … [continued]
Volkswagen Teams Up With A Town To Improve Computer Vision
When we think of cars and computer vision, the obvious applications are all on the car. Lane sensing, obstacle sensing, and seeing other cars enables driver assistance, and eventually autonomous vehicles. But what if someone did the opposite, and enabled the road to see the cars? That’s exactly what Volkswagen … [continued]
Contrasting Experiences of Driving Electric in Portugal
The EV driving experience is not uniform across European countries that have electric vehicle charging infrastructure. When traveling to another country, it is therefore important to know your options and ensure your journey goes as planned. This story is about using an EV in Portugal on a daily basis. It … [continued]
Coal Plant Explosion In Australia Shows Why Tesla Batteries & Renewables Are The Future Of…
A Tesla Powerpack recently stepped in to save the day when a coal-fired plant at the Callide Power Station in Queensland, Australia, exploded. Teslarati reported that the explosion resulted in mass power outages from the border of New South Wales to Cairns, with over 470,000 customers affected. The explosion also … [continued]
Fisker to Build an Ocean Popemobile
Pope Francis will make good on his climate change agenda, giving flesh to his progressive nature, and will probably beat every head of state to an all-electric jalopy to move him about his official functions in St. Peter’s. This will happen when he receives the Fisker version of the Popemobile … [continued]
Nissan Officially Electrifies Philippine Car Market with the LEAF
Nissan introduced the LEAF to the Philippines on May 9, officially plugging the country into the electric vehicle era. Nissan Philippines Inc. (NPI), the local sales distribution unit which is partly owned by Nissan Motor Corp. of Japan, is focused on an ecosystem approach to LEAF sales and support. The … [continued]
Would Louisiana Voters Care If Climate Change Wiped Out South Louisiana?
In an opinion piece for NOLA.com, Bob Marshall recently pointed out that climate change would wipe out south Louisiana and pondered as to whether or not our voters cared. He shared a thought from Donald Boesch, a native New Orleanian who’s also one of the world’s leading authorities on the … [continued]
GM Has A Plan To Encourage Australians To Switch To Electric Vehicles
General Motors may be having a bit of a challenge in Australia as it tries to convince its market there to make the switch to electric vehicles. The Brisbane Times notes that people are refusing to even sit in a Tesla that a coal-miner-turned-activist is using to help break down … [continued]
6 Global Banks Come Together to Decarbonize Steel
Originally published on RMI.org. Leading lenders to the global steel industry — Citi, Goldman Sachs, ING, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit — are working together to develop a climate-aligned finance agreement to support steel sector decarbonization. Several top lenders to the steel sector — Citi, Goldman Sachs, ING, Societe Generale, … [continued]
