The California Air Resources Board has approved a new initiative that will see all buses used by public transportation agencies be zero emissions vehicles by 2040. It also plans to convert all airport shuttles to ZEVs by 2037.
File it under the “you’d never thought of it unless you knew how energy backup data centers work.” We rarely talk about data centers and the amount of energy they use, nor how it’s used. What we talk even less about is how their backup data center generators work, are maintained, and are powered on a monthly basis. Hold onto to your hats, because it’s a stinky business.
We’re excited to see one of three electric truck startups announcing a public event at Arizona Westworld, which we’ll cover in April 2019. The company is an interesting young one that is already accustomed to controversy.
Legacy automakers have been hyping a future where they’ll finally electrify their fleet. Now, however, it appears they’re a bit reticent to do so. Volkswagen’s CEO, Herbert Diess, recently said, “The burden for our company, such as the cost of bringing to market electric cars, will be higher than expected. … This is particularly so since some of our competitors have been making more progress.”
Honda has agreed to invest $2.75 billion in Cruise, the autonomous car division of General Motors, over the next 12 years. What will the cars they develop together look like? That’s a deep, dark secret.
ENGIE Insight is the consulting arm of parent company ENGIE that works with corporate customers around the world to leverage the expansive network of experts at ENGIE’s disposal to solve their clients’ most challenging problems.
In this edition of the cleantech news roundup, we’ve got a Honda Clarity review, a Tesla motorcycle nothingburger, an electric Maserati Alfieri GT, an electric Mustang and a Volvo 142 electric conversion, a debunked wind myth, Canada’s tar sands “investment” (which should be pronounced ‘money down the drain’), and even an easy sesame noodle recipe.
The NTSB is sending a team to investigate how first responders handled an electric car battery fire following the crash of a Tesla Model S in Florida that killed two teenagers.
At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show we got a good look at three competing drivetrain architectures. Both Mercedes and Hyundai did have displays on their stands that demonstrated that they don’t yet realize how superior a battery electric drivetrain is.
Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University in Melbourne say that, after many years of intensive research, they have created a battery that uses a carbon electrode, water, and a permeable membrane to store electricity.
