Can Puerto Rico Overcome A Colonial Past To Build A Greener Grid?
Puerto Rico’s history of intervention and mismanagement created a financially disastrous backdrop for Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico’s history of intervention and mismanagement created a financially disastrous backdrop for Hurricane Maria.
The Tesla Q4 report has upsides and a few humbling nods to the skeptics.
While it is easy to note down all that could and should be done, it is not happening, and governments, especially those with a Neoliberal ideology, just seem to be pursuing a “business-as-usual” fossil fuel-loving policy with a thin veneer of PR, otherwise known in more honest circles as lies and deceit.
The Toyota e-Palette shown at CES 2018 is all things for all people. It can be a transportation pod, a cargo van, a delivery van, or a mobile doctor’s office. Is Toyota serious? Companies like Amazon, Didi Chuxing, and Uber say they want in on the project.
On CleanTechnica, we love smart e-mobility solutions. And as much as the electric vehicle (EV) rEVolution has certainly opened up solutions, it also let loose engineers’ and designers’ full creative juices to devise some pretty smart ones. A few years ago, Steve Hanley covered the EO Smart Connected Car, and the EO Smart Connected Car 2 shows how the vehicle has matured to offer an ideal solution for urbanites.
Voltaic sent over its OffGrid Solar + Storage backpack which retails for $199 and includes with an integrated 10 watt solar panel that pushes power into a 12,000 mAh battery for me to review.
It’s hard to image that Formula E is in its 4th season. New players are in and those from the get-go are still battling it out. And speaking of new players, DS Virgin Racing is unveiling its Formula E season 4 challenger.
A while back, we wrote about a Taiwanese company called XING Mobility working on two prototypes. Today, the testing of the electric supercar XING Mobility is about to redefine raw power and thumb its nose at laggards.
The world of electric airplanes is becoming busier and ever more crowded. One airplane we haven’t covered yet is the amazing little Pipistrel Alpha Electro, an awesome 2-seat electric trainer.
I recently spoke to Adam Mercier, the co-founder of a brilliant concept called the LMX 161-H. The LMX project consists of a light frame with a battery pack and electric motor for the best weight–performance ratio. After all, isn’t this the promise of electric vehicles (EV) — efficiency, power, fun, and freedom of choice? I’m eagerly waiting for a test ride on the LMX 161-H, and walked away from the interview feeling the Colin Chapman spirit is well and alive today.