Here’s some top clean energy, dirty energy, and climate change news from the past couple weeks (beyond what we’ve already reported on): Clean Transport EVs Tesla Lawsuit Over Massachusetts Dealerships Dismissed A Second Time New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Van Offers 71 mpg US Mitsubishi Sets Outlander PHEV Debut for … [continued]
Say what?! 282 MPG is a lot. Like, really, a lot. It’s not the 984 MPG equivalent (MPGe) that bikes get, or the 700 MPGe or 315 MPGe pedestrians and runners tend to get, respectively. But other than those human-powered options, 282 MPG may very well be better than … [continued]
German automaker Audi recently announced a new model in its line of electric cars. The F12 e Sport is its newest electric model, maintaining the ‘supercar’ looks of some earlier models while implementing a “more practical application of the electric drivetrain that can be used in everything from crossovers … [continued]
Some more top cleantech news from around the interwebs! Clean Cars 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Makes Official, Expensive Debut. “One of the most exciting cars in the electric vehicle world has been the Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell concept. Well, the official version will be called the Mercedes-Benz SLS … [continued]
The Chevy Volt is outselling over 50% of cars on the market. The Volt is one of Fox News’ favorite things to pick on (despite it essentially winning European Car of the Year), but that isn’t stopping people from buying it up, according to a recent study. While the … [continued]
Showing off its latest concepts at the Wörthersee Tour, Audi has showcased the Audi e-bike Wörthersee, a sport bike that Audi says “does not fit into any of the usual categories. It is neither a pedelec nor a conventional bike, but is best described as a high-end pedelec.” The Audi e-bike’s frame is … [continued]
Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have all announced at the Electric Vehicle Symposium 26 that they will agree to support a new single-port fast-charging technology that will recharge vehicle EV batteries in just 15 to 20 minutes. This marks the first step towards harmonising … [continued]
Here’s some top clean car news from the past few days or so: Intencity from Sbarro: “Eccentric mega-builder Franco Sbarro wants to bring the experience of driving a Formula 1 racecar to public roads. Sort of. In Sbarro’s universe, the F1 “experience” does away with a screaming, high-strung V8 engine and … [continued]
As always, there were many great cleantech stories that I wanted to cover this week but couldn’t get to. It is literally one of the most frustrating things about this job — too many good stories. Here are 10 more from this week that I was planning to write on but couldn’t….
