A rule of thumb I’ve been applying for a while is to look at what is succeeding in China in terms of clean technology. It tries everything that’s potentially viable domestically and fierce competition weeds out the winners from the losers. And on battery-electric buses vs hydrogen buses, and battery-electric … [continued]
Mercedes has been given permission by Chinese authorities to begin testing is autonomous cars on the streets of Beijing.
CRRC unveiled a series of new energy locomotives for the first time globally in Beijing. A report on the carbon footprint of new energy locomotives was released, and the Initiative on Carbon Footprint of Rail Transit Equipment was proposed. 7 types of real-locomotive representatives made their debut at the launch conference. … [continued]
In a number of articles, I’ve been using A Better Routeplanner to simulate what an Aptera and other future 1,000-mile EVs would be able to do. I’ve done routes like London-Moscow-Beijing, the Pan Am Highway, and even a foolhardy and time-consuming African crossing. I did the best I could by … [continued]
Now that readers helped me find data on China’s DC Fast Charging (DCFC) infrastructure, I’m ready to see if a vehicle like the Aptera could drive across all of Eurasia.
BAODING, China, Sept. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the Beijing-Xiong’an high-speed railway between Daxing Airport and Xiong’an Station officially entered the dynamic testing phase of the joint commissioning and testing, with the first dynamic testing train starting from Beijing Daxing Airport Station, and the countdown to the opening of the project has begun. This means … [continued]
People all over the world are reporting that the skies have cleared dramatically over the last few weeks. In the northern Indian state of Punjab, the Himalayan mountains are now visible from more than 100 miles away — some locals say they haven’t seen the peaks in 30 years.
A pedestrian was crossing the highway in Beijing, and it could have ended badly for her, but she got lucky. She and the driver of the Tesla were both saved from an accident by Tesla’s Automatic Emergency Braking system.
Across the Pacific in China, Tesla is hosting exclusive track events for owners, parties at its showrooms, and even a custom line of Chinese Tesla stickers for popular social media apps.
You don’t have to look far to see that China is leading the world’s electric car revolution. I had the unique opportunity to witness this first-hand while visiting China this past June to attend the first annual Energy Internet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit (EIIES) in Chengdu, China.
