Cutting back on fossil fuels is hard enough for ground transportation. Electric cars and trucks are more expensive than their ICE counterparts, and even if the TCO is lower, that doesn’t make it any easier to get approved for a higher payment. Even the EV heavyweights like Tesla are struggling … [continued]
Canoo popped onto the scene with its easy, clean, all-purpose vehicle design in early 2019. We’ve had plenty of stories about the EV startup since then, but it hasn’t exactly produced a mass-market EV yet. The good news is that it’s alive, growing, and getting new contracts. — including from … [continued]
DOD project to address specific threats posed by electric vehicles
Hawaii is known for many things, like its beautiful beaches, tropical forests, clear blue waters, and plentiful sunshine throughout the year. It is one of the most visited places on earth, with nearly 9.2 million people visiting the Aloha State just in 2022 alone. Hawaii is also a popular destination … [continued]
A few weeks ago, I came across a fun video on social media. The Black Rifle Coffee Company installed a pair of miniguns on a Tesla: https://youtu.be/Igr4TgNzvPM There’s a much longer version of the video that goes into great detail on everything they did to the Model X, but long … [continued]
This is the second part of a two-part series. You can find Part 1 here. Overcoming These Problems With the failure of the giant KM Ekranoplan, the Soviet government reduced the funding for such vehicles, instead focusing on things they knew worked. Despite this, they managed to iron out some … [continued]
One of my side jobs is to take images of construction projects (often the areas with upcoming construction) with small unmanned craft (aka “drones”). I sometimes cover drones here at CleanTechnica because they’re mostly zero emissions and are replacing manned, ICE aircraft for many applications. Thus, they’re the perfect example … [continued]
In honor of Memorial Day here in the United States (yesterday), rooftop solar power firm SunPower has been offering a $1,000 rebate for current and former members of any arm of the U.S. military who go solar. No word on whether Avengers or Agents of SHIELD can also get the $1,000 discount.
US cities and states can foster stronger, more resilient US military facilities by promoting stronger clean power policies.
The Army never finished what it started at Camp Century. It abandoned the base in 1967, scrapping Project Iceworm, as its secret mission was called. But the Army left behind a nasty legacy buried under all that ice and snow — tons of toxic waste that military officials assumed would stay frozen forever.
