Update: It’s April 2 now, see footnote. It is widely repeated that Winston Churchill once said, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Although it’s not clear if Churchill ever did actually say that, it has become a popular quote … [continued]
ChatGPT generated cartoon icon, illustrating that using hydrogen in existing engines is like trying to race a high-performance car while fueling it with coal.
Let’s face it, folks: elections matter. With Trump back in the White House, all of this electric vehicle stuff ain’t goin’ nowhere anymore. As we all know, EVs kind of suck, and they really aren’t better for the environment. I mean, they’re powered by coal, so they must be terrible. … [continued]
Well, as has been the trend lately, BYD is telling Tesla and everyone else in the market, “What you can do, I can do better, and cheaper.” With 110,000 R&D engineers, who is surprised? BYD may have delayed entry into the humanoid robot market, but that it’s coming in with … [continued]
Elon Musk said this week he has been wrong about so many things and that he is going to change his ways to bring EVs to the masses.
Elon Musk can’t stop. Tesla can’t stop. The cleantech revolution can’t stop. As if mass-market electric & autonomous cars, record-low battery prices & record-low rooftop solar prices, dozens of gigafactories, jaw-dropping & jaw-deforming acceleration, electric semi trucks & cybertrucks, reusable rockets, tunnel-boring machines, Starlink satellites, and a mission to Mars weren’t … [continued]
Does a revolutionary engine have to revolve in order to be innovative? Can an internal combustion engine be cleaner than an electric motor? We report, you retort.
I included Tesla’s “Model W” announcement in my clean transport link drop on April 2. I did read the article first, and I think anyone who read the article wouldn’t have to think much to realize it was an April Fool’s Day joke. For that reason, it didn’t even cross my … [continued]
Ah, the Silicon Valley giants can’t stop competing. As you all know, Google has unveiled an electric, self-driving car that it is working on. Apple hasn’t made anything official, but even leaders in the auto industry now agree that Apple is working on its own self-driving (almost definitely electric) car. Then, of … [continued]
An enormous wind turbine, dubbed the “Riesenmühle,” is to be erected in Hamburg, Germany. It is 1,000 feet tall, and the blades span 600 feet. The German name literally translates to “giant mill,” which suits it perfectly. The wind turbine has an electricity generation capacity of 40 MW, which means … [continued]
An announcement made this week is stirring excitement in the aviation industry as a scientist turned inventor claims he can dramatically reduce or perhaps remove fossil fuels from modern flight. His innovative design employs wind power to make an airplane version of popular hybrid cars. He claims his prototype is … [continued]
