World’s “Most Sophisticated” Food Waste Digester Will Make CNG Vehicles Honest
A food waste A-Team is converging on the tiny hamlet of Yaphank, Long Island, and CNG vehicles throughout the region will get renewable biogas.
San Francisco Bay Area Saw Largest Shift From Solo Auto Commuting To Alternative Transportation In…
Originally published on Gas2. The San Francisco Bay Area saw the greatest shift from solo auto commuting to “alternative” forms of transportation in the whole of the country for the years of 2006 through 2013, according to new figures from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. In 2012, the San … [continued]
Mitsubishi 2016 Outlander PHEV Doing European Debut At 66th International Motor Show
Mitsubishi’s upgraded electric Outlander SUV offering — the 2016 Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) — will be making its European debut in short order at the 66th International Motor Show, according to recent reports. European sales will begin relatively shortly after that, with the date for hitting the market currently set … [continued]
Greenlots, BMW Group Asia, & CapitaLand Partnering To Build Out Singapore’s Public EV Charging Station…
Singapore’s public electric vehicle (EV) charging network will be getting a fair boost over coming days, thanks to a new partnership between Greenlots, BMW Group Asia, and CapitaLand that will see the network expanded notably, according to recent reports. The expansion coming via the partnership between the EV network technology … [continued]
Suntech Owner Shunfeng International Buys Majority Stake In Suniva
The owner of Suntech, currently one of the largest solar energy companies in the world, Shunfeng International, has acquired a majority stake in the US-based solar cell + module manufacturer Suniva, according to recent reports. Shunfeng is now a 63% stakeholder in Suniva. Other minority stakeowners currently include: Goldman Sachs, … [continued]
Vegan Hippie Chick Race Car Driver, Oil Worker, Brian Kent & Others To Attend National…
With over 170 National Drive Electric Week events already planned in 165 cities, this is again a record-large National Drive Electric Week, breaking last year’s record. But the organizers aren’t being snobby, prejudiced nationalists about it — some of the events are in Canada and Hong Kong! From September 12–20, a couple of the many … [continued]
Stellar EV Conference In Florida — See You There!
As I announced last month, I’ll be presenting at an upcoming electric vehicle conference in Florida toward the end of October. More details regarding the “EV Transportation and Technology Summit” are now out, and I think everyone here will agree that it looks really interesting. I really hope that many … [continued]
How Australia’s Electricity Demand Is Slashed By Solar PV
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Every Australian household is aware of just how much electricity bills have risen in the past five years. They have effectively doubled, driven almost entirely by soaring network costs – the result of building a grid for demand forecasts that were never met. And the reason … [continued]
Supersplendulous Tesla Model X Windshield, $25,000 Model X Tax Loophole?… (Clean Transport Highlights)
Time for another “Clean Transport Highlights” post. Tesla Model X Windshield Will Be Supersplendulous No, “supersplendulous” is not a word. Yes, the Model X windshield inspired me to coin the term “supersplendulous,” which I imagine nobody else will use, making my use of the term “coin” a bit illogically pompous and … [continued]
Sunrun Launches New Solar Financing Options
Potential clean energy customers now have a few more options for paying for their residential solar energy system, thanks to the launch of several new solar financing programs from Sunrun. One of the hurdles to home solar adoption continues to be the relatively high upfront costs of the solar PV … [continued]
