Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon ABB’s Terra 53 DC electric vehicle fast charging stations will now be credit card compatible, thereby giving owners/operators greater flexibility as far as customer use goes, according to a recent press release. The new “easily integrated” option for credit card compatibility can either … [continued]
The Los Angeles Auto Show is always a huge event, and with California being the #1 state in the US for EV sales — with only 13% of the total car sales but 40% of all EV sales — we were looking for big news from the show this year. The … [continued]
Last week, analysts Kelly Levin and Taryn Fransen of the World Resources Institute munched and crunched about a dozen very recent reports that examine how far the world’s climate action commitments (intended nationally determined contributions) will combat global warming. Not far enough, it turns out, by 0.7–1.7°C. The consensus has it … [continued]
Hold on to your hats, a new Deloitte clean power study outlines the inevitable march of solar and wind but provides ammo for the US fossil fuel lobby.
The NRDC recently published Themes and Findings from a Survey of African-Americans on Climate and Clean Energy. The press release shared that ⅔ of African-Americans believe global warming is a serious problem. This major poll shows African-Americans think shifting to clean energy will create jobs and hold down electric bills. Like just about all other populations, … [continued]
Egypt’s grand plans to boost development of solar power infrastructure seem to be taking shape. The Aswan Governorate recently announced plans to set up 39 solar power projects with a total cost of $3 billion, which will be set up as per the rules and regulations already stated by the … [continued]
In another significant development in the budding Indian green bonds market, one of the country’s leading private banks has signed an agreement with the London Stock Exchange. Yes Bank, one of several of India’s private banks, recently signed an agreement with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) regarding the listing of … [continued]
Richard Branson and other notable business leaders were signatories of a definitive letter of climate action directed to heads of state. Specifically, the letter calls for the Paris (COP21) deal to include a long-term climate goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Their aim in the process is “the end of business as usual.” With … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Supporting clean air, pure water, emissions-free travel, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charging spots powered by low-carbon electricity. The Renault-Nissan charging spots will refuel 200 Renault-Nissan EVs during the COP21 climate change conference… Without a single drop of oil. Here are the highlights from a Renault-Nissan press … [continued]
Our favorite Tesla addict (okay, maybe second favorite behind this guy), Bjørn Nyland, has shared a very timely video about how Tesla is doing recall safety checks for its recently announced seatbelt recall at Supercharger stations. It makes tons of sense given the high volume of cars flowing through them, the predictable … [continued]
