By Michelle Froese An international team of scientists will head to the remote Southern Ocean with a ZephIR 300 wind lidar and provide the project’s remote wind measurements onboard the R/V Investigator, an Australian deep-ocean research vessel. The U.S. portion of the project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The team’s discoveries will…
By Chad Kirchner Detroit earned its Motor City name by being the heart of the U.S. automotive revolution and some new vehicle manufacturers still consider the Michigan city to be where they need to be in order to succeed. The newest outfit to announce moving operations to Detroit is Bollinger Motors. The company is working…
By Ray Prince Toyota unveiled the 2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid this week at the Detroit Auto Show. Engine options include the choice of two powertrains, a 3.5-liter gas-powered V6, and a 2.5-liter Dynamic Force four-cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II, which packs a 650-volt electric motor. Horsepower or torque figures have yet to be released. Its…
By Ray Prince The Detroit Aircraft Corporation’s AirSpaceX just presented the MOBi-ONE, its autonomous, electric VTOL aircraft in sub-scale model form, at the Detroit Auto Show. The MOBi-ONE will serve as an air taxi with vertical take-off and landing abilities, zipping passengers and cargo with a cruise velocity of 150 mpg, a top speed of…
By Ray Prince Its Round 2 in the Norwegian Tesla owner versus Tesla fight over claims of false advertising, with a new lawsuit reported this week. Reported by Dagens Næringsliv, a Norwegian news outlet, a group of 79 Model S P85D owners have filed a lawsuit against Tesla, alleging that Tesla overstated its Model S…
By Jeff Cobb Last year the plug-in electrified vehicle market rose in the U.S., with the five best sellers carrying an outsized proportion of the total sales. Americans bought 195,479 PEVs in 2017, a healthy increase over 2016’s tally of 157,181. Of the 2017 sales, 89,992 were from 24 models of plug-in hybrid available in…
By Steve Hanley Elon Musk has tweeted that improved voice control systems will soon be coming to the Tesla Model 3. No doubt, that capability will cross over to Tesla’s other cars soon. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Steve Hanley The Infiniti Q Inspiration makes bold promises on the outside, but beneath its swoopy exterior. it fails to deliver the goods. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Editorial Staff Capitalizing off its successful unveiling at the 2018 Consumer Electronic Show (CES), the Hyundai NEXO Fuel Cell Vehicle has received another accolade as the Digital Trends Top Tech of CES 2018 in the automotive category. The publication highlights the Hyundai NEXO as a top product in the automotive space for 2018. One…
By James Ayre Royal Dutch Shell will now be returning to the solar energy sector — after an absence of 12 or so years — following the acquisition of 43.86% stake in the US-based firm Silicon Ranch Corporation Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Steve Hanley Ford kicked off the Detroit Auto Show this week with an announcement that it is doubling its investment in electric cars to $11 billion and planning to have a high-performance electric SUV on the market by 2020. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Michelle Froese In support of the Administration’s “America First Energy Plan,” the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is pleased to announce the availability of draft guidelines for the use of a “Design Envelope” approach in Construction and Operations Plans (COPs) for offshore wind energy facilities in the United States. BOEM’s draft guidelines for…
By mmillikin Five trends are transforming the automotive industry, according to PWC: electrification, autonomy, sharing, connecting and yearly updating, a combination the consultancy is now labeling “eascy”. In a report exploring the impact on the trends on the industry in 2030—“eascy – The five dimensions of automotive transformation”—PwC suggests that as a result of novel…
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By Michelle Froese Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has announced plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) this week for the design and construction of new wind energy resources that could power up to 31,000 homes annually. TEP anticipates adding 800 MW of new renewable capacity by the end of 2030, boosting its total renewable…