November 6th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
The past 12 years of Tesla's growth and development has been a sight to see, and it's been a terrific story to cover closely since 2012. This past week was the 10 year anniversary of Tesla buying its Fremont factory from Toyota and GM. Tesla cofounder and CEO Elon Musk recently reflected on the company's growth since then and memories of that period, which feels like a lifetime ago
November 2nd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
This is one of four blogs in a series examining current challenges and opportunities for recycling of clean energy technologies. Please see the introductory post, as well as other entries on wind turbines and energy storage batteries
October 30th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Replacing the fossil-fueled energy supply with renewable energy requires unusual focus and substantial investment in the electricity sector
October 29th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
If you aren’t already paying attention to energy storage, you should be
October 27th, 2020 | by Press Release
ROUSH CleanTech, known for its advanced clean transportation solutions, is providing Penske Truck Leasing with all-new Ford F-650 battery electric vehicles later this year for deployment across Southern California
October 23rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Reaching 2030 target & carbon neutrality will require a much steeper rate of greenhouse gas reductions
October 23rd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Self Financial has shared a cost comparison of electric vehicles and ICE vehicles by state. The guide points out that many people often want to know how much an EV would cost when it is compared to gas alternatives
October 21st, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
In response to another record setting year of California wildfires that burned 4 million acres of forests, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order banning the sale of new gas vehicles starting in 2035, stating
October 20th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
The Newsom Administration issued six more fracking permits to Aera Energy late on Friday afternoon at a time of great risk to the environment and to the public health of affected communities also exposed to Covid 19, Consumer Watchdog said today
October 20th, 2020 | by Joe Wachunas
In the 1950s, when nuclear energy was booming and hydroelectric dams were laying across rivers like tourniquets, the all-electric home became a thing. It didn’t matter that the electric heating technologies of the time were vastly inefficient. The promise of electricity that was “too cheap to meter” meant that people could use it to their heart’s delight
October 19th, 2020 | by Joe Wachunas
Using the energy in our car batteries to power our homes during emergencies and our electrical grid during times of peak usage has felt like the holy grail where electrical vehicles, renewable energy, and efficient buildings all intersect
October 19th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
A new US fuel cell alliance is on a mission to evaporate diesel engines, and a green hydrogen angle would ding natural gas, too
October 19th, 2020 | by Rocky Mountain Institute
Getting around cities in electric vehicles (EVs) is getting easier as EV infrastructure grows. But traveling between cities is still a challenge as infrastructure, incentives, and policies aren’t always implemented on a regional scale
October 18th, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
What the heck is an anode and cathode in a battery, and why is that important
October 14th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We've written about Blue Bird electric school buses a few times, but adoption has not been as quick as an electric enthusiast might have hoped
October 10th, 2020 | by Nexus Media
California energy officials said extreme heat fueled by climate change, and poor planning, led to the state’s rolling blackouts in mid-August. The preliminary “root cause analysis,” released Tuesday by the state’s three central energy agencies, acknowledged they failed to adequately plan for the extreme ‘heat storm’ that shattered temperature records across the American West
October 9th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
This post has been revised to reflect the most accurate data on fire acreage in the 1980s. The original relied on data from the NIFC for 1980–1983 and the updated version excludes this period, as the data are less reliable. The 1980s statistics now reflect data from MTBS and CalFire