In the United States, the falling cost of renewable energy means the economic case for investing in renewables is stronger than ever before. Across the country, from South Carolina to Nevada, states are taking new measures to harness wind and solar power. Since January, more than 10 state legislatures have enacted policies that encourage new renewable energy development.
Several of America’s largest corporations have banded together to make it easier for businesses to access clean, renewable energy. The goal is to have tens of thousands of partners in 5 years.
Walmart is looking to the future of retail and working to define a fully autonomous grocery delivery service in separate pilots with Ford and Waymo.
Zachary Shahan, Director & Chief Editor here at CleanTechnica, recently congratulated and interviewed Joseph Kava of Google after they won the Large Corporation Award of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. Google won for its leadership in the green, sustainable, “circular economy,” as Joseph Kava put it. Kava is President of Data Centers at Google.
Walmart Canada has placed an order for another 30 Tesla Semi electric trucks, bringing the total to 40. Production is scheduled to being in 2019.
Recently, a few lucky Tesla enthusiasts spotted and filmed the Tesla Semi in Colorado revealing some intimate details about the electric hauler.
Waymo has begun partnering with Valley Metro in Phoenix to connect people with the public transportation system using its fleet of autonomous cars from Chrysler.
Waymo has forged new alliances with 5 companies in the Phoenix area that will make its self-driving Pacifica minivans available to customers. Walmart, AutoNation, and Avis are some of the new partners with Waymo.
Environmental impact non-profit CDP has this week announced that the 115 of the world’s largest purchasers it works with, which together represent annual spend of over $3.3 trillion, are requesting environmental data from over 11,500 suppliers.
As part of its settlement agreement with the US government in relation to the diesel vehicle emissions scandal, Volkswagen was ordered to put $2 billion into the development of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the country. Owing to that settlement, Volkswagen created a new unit dubbed “Electrify America” that was … [continued]
