2018 Midwest Tesla Gathering — Event Recap
The 2018 Midwest Tesla Gathering was held last July in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Almost 100 Tesla Owners gathered together to test their cars out at the Michigan International Speedway.
Kentucky
Tesla Model 3 Owner Drives For Uber & Lyft In Kentucky — #CleanTechnica Interview
Andy Slye is a videographer/filmmaker and Uber driver who lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He doesn’t drive a Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, or Ford Escape, though — his vehicle is a fully electric Tesla Model 3. As far as he knows, his Tesla is the only one of its kind being used as an Uber vehicle in his area. You can see how some of his passengers react to riding in it in a video he made, a video that actually got retweeted by Tesla and Elon Musk last week (after we interviewed Andy). Below are Andy’s answers to questions we asked about the Model 3 and his experience with it in Kentucky.
YouTuber Takes His Tesla Model 3 Out For Some Uber Action In Kentucky
An adventurous YouTuber took his Tesla Model 3 out as an Uber driver, and the reactions he gathered are just priceless.
Can Kentucky Drive America’s Clean Transportation Future?
“The Ohio Valley has higher levels of pollution the same places where you have higher levels of mortality.” This relationship holds true all over the world. These health problems are awakening people all over the world, such as Silicon Holler and a group of citizens with resolute energy driving cleantech change in Kentucky.
Trump’s Steel Tariff Could Trap Kentucky Met Coal In Retaliatory Nightmare
The US coal industry is already on shaky ground due to power plant closures, and Trump’s new steel tariff could close the door on met coal, too.
Who Is Strangling Solar Panels In The State Of Kentucky?
This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, but it seems that Canada’s tar sands oil is mixed up in a campaign to squash incentives for rooftop solar in Kentucky.
US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Rejects Energy Efficiency Restrictions
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has this week rejected a proposal filed earlier this year by PHM Interconnection seeking permission to restrict energy efficiency resources from entering the wholesale market, a move which has been praised by energy efficiency proponents.
Trying To Revive US Coal Industry Won’t Work & May Slow Job Growth, Study Finds
A new study has found that trying to revive the coal industry in Appalachia won’t work and may well lead to a slowing of job growth, according to new research based around focus groups and interviews in the region.
Tesla Blows Minds Deep In Kentucky
From eastern Kentucky, deep in the heart of “coal country,” comes a short, sweet film from one of our CleanTechnica friends.
US Coal Plant Closures Likely To Eliminate 30 Million Tons Of Annual Coal Demand
The United States is closing 46 coal-fired generating units at 25 electricity plants across 16 states over the next few years, transitioning to natural gas or intentionally closing them, and a new report shows that this will likely result in eliminating about 30 million tons of annual coal demand by the end of 2018.
