Talk about a massive showing — today, at CES 2019, close to 800 international journalists came to hear about Byton’s announcements. The international startup said it was on track again to produce the M-Byte by the end of 2019 and revealed another display for the front passenger.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you have to give the short sellers credit for their dedication. Hedge fund manager Mark Spiegel even follows the market while taking a bath — two computer screens perched near the tub keep him apprised of the latest ill winds. Much of his time is spent sitting at his dining room table, sending a steady stream of tweets explaining why Tesla will eventually crash and burn, making Spiegel an even wealthier man.
Almost 100 organizations led by major corporations such as Amazon, Google, and Heineken have signaled their willingness this week to do more on climate action and have urged European governments to make it easier to invest in and directly source renewable energy.
The tech industry is the largest consumer of renewable energy as companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook seek to satisfy investors they are operating in an environmentally friendly manner. As the internet of things expands exponentially, power usage by data centers will increase significantly.
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.
Audi has teamed up with Amazon to offer e-tron customers an easy way to get an EV charger installed at home. It also has partnered with Electrify America for charging while travelling and Arcadia Power for a greener energy supply.
Creative Homeowner Uses Tesla & Technology To Receive Packages Remotely.
Amazon is creating a new delivery model for its business and has ordered 20,000 Sprinter vans from Mercedes. All of them will be powered by internal combustion engines.
Amazon is adding a 3.77 GW energy storage component from Tesla as part of a new rooftop PV system at its fulfillment center in Tilbury, UK.
Tesla is more than just a car company. According to Miriam Tuerk at Forbes, “The electric-car company is working to decentralize power distribution and offer an alternative to today’s utility… Tesla is demonstrating that if the challenge goes unmet by traditional power utility companies, they’ll have their lunch stolen.”
