States & Cities Are Driving Climate & Clean Energy Progress
Part of NRDC’s Series Reviewing 2020 Climate & Clean Energy Developments
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Why Jay Leno Sees Tesla As Current & Indefinite EV Leader
Jay Leno has been a fan of Tesla since the beginning. He has featured Tesla vehicles on his CNBC show Jay Leno’s Garage many times — highlights include an episode from 2012 in which Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen gives Jay a grand tour of the brand-new Model S, and one from 2020 in which Leno and Elon Musk take the Cybertruck for a trip through the Boring Company’s tunnel below Los Angeles.
It’s Time For Pollution-Free Vehicles & Fuels
President-Elect Biden has laid out a bold commitment to address our climate crisis. His goal is to make the United States a leader in addressing climate change by putting our nation “on an irreversible path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by no later than 2050.” For the transportation sector …
True Purpose Is The Decisive Difference For Tesla
Having a real purpose makes a strong difference for everything you do in your private and business life. A real purpose is one that serves a fundamental principle and is larger than you. You are better, faster, more accurate, and more successful if you have a real purpose, and you are not if you don’t.
Tesla Giga Texas Is Growing At Plaid Mode
Omead Afshar shared a stunning photo of Giga Texas yesterday in which you can see its skeleton coming into shape. The building’s ongoing construction is set against the rolling expanse, under a seemingly endless sky.
2020: Watt a Year for Building Electrification!
While 2020 brought a host of challenges to the country, many states and cities still forged ahead with actions to address the climate impacts of a stubborn sector: buildings. Across the United States, local leaders are acknowledging the climate, economic, and health impacts of burning fossil fuels in buildings and accelerating the transition to modern, clean electric appliances.
Micromobility: Cities & States Don’t Agree On Electric Bike Regulations
Global regulations about what electric bicycles can be and do are all over the map. Innovation is moving faster than regulation.
5 Reasons Clean Fuel Standards Are The Key To Decarbonizing Transportation
Clean Fuel Standards like the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) have been around for more than a decade, but have not attracted the attention of more narrowly targeted policies promoting electric vehicles, biofuels, or renewable power.
Myth vs. Reality On Texas As Elon Musk & Tesla “Move” There
When news first broke that Elon Musk might be moving to Texas, most of the coverage was very “TMZ,” as one of my editors here said. People are often interesting (especially when their name begins with “Elon” and ends with “Musk”), but ideas are what we try to focus on at CleanTechnica.
Proterra Opens Next-Gen EV Battery Facility in Los Angeles, California
Demand for its electric buses is growing strongly, and that has led to a new battery production line inside Proterra’s electric bus factory in Los Angeles County, California.
