By Kyle Field The mainstream media normally compares Tesla to other automotive companies, but since the Tesla earnings call this week, we are seeing a lot more discussion and analysis of the company that strives to not put it into a box. Tesla is largely a software-enabled battery company that rolls its batteries into cars…
By Kyle Field Tesla is taking its message on the road again with new pop-up events in Southern California. Tesla brings its Model S and X out to locations with poor coverage to allow customers to see and experience the cars in the flesh. The aim: stoking sales of its larger vehicles Read Full Article…
By Guest Contributor When it comes to the risk of fire, all indications are that electric vehicles are safer than fossil burners. However, batteries can and do catch fire (as Motor Authority once quipped, there’s no way to store large amounts of energy without a risk of fire and explosion, except perhaps “distilled unicorn tears”),…
By [email protected] Nissan Motor Co. is selling off its battery manufacturing business to Chinese wind turbine giant Envision Group. The acquisition includes Nissan subsidiary Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) and battery manufacturing operations in Smyrna, Tennessee, owned by Nissan North America, as well as operations in Sunderland, England, owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing. Envision will…
By [email protected] Among the ranks of lithium-ion alternatives these days, simply staying alive counts as above average. Ambri, the liquid metal battery startup spun out of MIT materials research, has achieved that distinction with flying colors. After halting commercialization to address a technical problem with the seals on its high-temperature battery cells, the company started…
By National Wind Watch Firefighters put out a fire in Arlington on Thursday that started from a wind turbine. Arlington Fire Chief said a wind turbine caught fire and spread to a nearby brush/grassland. The fire was estimated at 2,000 acres and fire crews were trying to stop the fire at Highway 19 and Rhea…
By National Wind Watch ARLINGTON, Ore. – A fire caused by wind turbine was quickly put out Thursday night, according to firefighters. Arlington Fire says the fire burned 2,000 acres including railroad ties and three windmills on Highway 19. The fire burned mostly on private grazing land and no structures were threatened. Read Full Article…
By Joshua S Hill Bloomberg New Energy Finance has this week announced that, according to its figures, the world surpassed a total of 1 terawatt (TW) worth of wind and solar capacity some time before the end of June. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By mmillikin Audi and Ericsson plan to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production. At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. Audi and Ericsson have signed…
By Michelle Froese Responses to the DOE’s RFI must be submitted electronically to [email protected] no later than 5pm EST on September 14, 2018. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on existing capabilities and needs of national-level offshore wind research and development (R&D) test facilities. This RFI…
By Michelle Froese In January, Bloomberg NEF made 10 clean-energy predictions. Check them out here and find out if they’re measuring up to reality. According to Bloomberg NEF‘s newly released 2H Corporate Energy Market Outlook, corporations have purchased 7.2 GW of clean energy so far in 2018, surpassing last year’s record 5.4 GW. Some of…
By Michelle Froese Alliant Energy released its Corporate Sustainability Report (CSR) and announced its goal to cut carbon emissions by 80% and eliminate all existing coal from its energy mix by 2050. The CSR can be accessed here. Alliant Energy plans to spend more than $2 billion on new renewables, doubling its number of wind…
By Steve Hanley The EPA has announced it will freeze vehicle fuel economy standards and rescind the waiver that allows California to set its own transportation emissions standards. Car makers are jubilant, even if they won’t admit it publicly. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Joshua S Hill One of Europe’s largest banks, Lloyds Banking Group, has announced this week new policies which moves to solidify its support for the transition to a low-carbon economy by ceasing new funding for coal-fired power stations or thermal coal mines. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By [email protected] (Sean Szymkowski) Tesla will release a new Autopilot system later this month. The Tesla Model S and Model X electric cars are in for interior redesigns. A Chevy Volt owner takes a look at the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. And what Tesla’s recent stock price jump means for short-sellers and the company. All…