Gayam Motor Works (GMW), a pioneer in the Indian electric mobility space, has announced a $50 million investment commitment from Luxembourg-based GEM Global Yield LLC SCS (GEM) as the company plans to go public. GMW is the largest exporter of electric 3-wheelers (or e-tuktuks) from India, with a presence in … [continued]
The existence of meat alternatives is far from a new phenomena — tofu and wheat gluten have been around for millenia. What is new is the sheer number and sources of alternative proteins and meat substitutes that are becoming available to consumers. Normally, the meat substitutes are intended as a … [continued]
The New York-based alternative protein startup Atlast Food has just raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Viking Global Investors. Other investors that joined the round included Aiim Partners, Senator Investment Group, 40 North, Stray Dog Capital, and Footprint Coalition. The investment from Footprint Coalition has been … [continued]
Now that the Ford Maverick has been fully revealed, we have all of the details. I won’t rehash those in this article because my colleague Steve already covered it. Be sure to check his article out to see all of the nitty gritty details. Now that details have been public … [continued]
Negotiations on the American Jobs Plan and infrastructure took one step forward but two steps back as talks between President Biden and one group of Republicans collapsed and another bipartisan group came to an agreement almost certain to be rejected by the White House. The group of five Democrat and … [continued]
Originally published on RMI.org. By John Matson As the world warms and the demand for cooling increases, many homes will require an “all of the above” approach to keep cool without further contributing to global warming. That can include high-performance cooling systems that use climate-friendly coolants and consume relatively little energy, as well as … [continued]
I recently came across an interesting idea on Twitter that I think deserves further exposure and discussion. “Elonardo Muskaprario” on Twitter (I’m reasonably sure this isn’t the user’s real name) proposes that we subsidize EV charging instead of the purchase of vehicles. In some ways, this idea makes a lot … [continued]
“The public tends to respond to precedents and superlatives,” Musk once said back in 2012, the year the original Tesla Model S was introduced. A decade later, Musk unveiled the first major overhaul of Tesla’s premium sedan and he was full of superlatives. This beast will be the world’s fastest, (likely) safest, and be equipped with the most … [continued]
This effort was about retreat, one of the most contentious and challenging of adaptation approaches. Who wants to give up their home? Who wants to give up the building that their business has been in for potentially decades? Who wants to let go of high-value waterfront properties and their revenues? And yet, that’s where we are.
Last week, Jeep lent us a Wrangler 4xe, in top Rubicon trim. While the 4xe isn’t a full EV (it’s a plugin hybrid), it does give 20-30 miles of EV range in our testing. When we took the vehicle out on rough trails under nothing but electric power, we realized … [continued]
