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The History Of US Nature Preservation Sheds Light On How To Better Promote Clean Technologies

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:50:18 +0000

For many readers, protecting nature is its own reward, but that’s not true for everyone. Some people get into EVs, solar, and such to save some money. Others get into it because they want the United States to be more energy independent. It’s also common for people to use clean … [continued]

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Buh-Bye, Conflict Minerals: US Gets First Sodium-Ion Battery Factory

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:04:30 +0000

The sodium-ion battery of the future is coming to decarbonize US data centers and backup generators, now do electric vehicles.

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Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team? Really??

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:14:29 +0000

Update: As a reader has shared, here’s Elon Musk’s tweet on the news, confirming the layoffs and providing some information on a shift in Tesla’s strategy: According to a recent report by Electrek that repeated paywalled reporting by The Information, Tesla has conducted another round of layoffs, this time getting … [continued]

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Fact Checks: Have Electric Vehicles Sales Really Stalled?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:36:37 +0000

Transportation has a brutal effect on greenhouse gas emissions — at 29%, greater than any other sector of the economy, including industry. Transportation electrification is essential, and the IEA 2024 Global EV Outlook report notes that electric vehicles (EVs) continue to make progress towards becoming a mass market product in … [continued]

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10-Minute EV Quick Charge Shown On Polestar 5 With StoreDot XFC Battery Pack

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Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:39:50 +0000

The quest for faster EV charging reached another milestone this month as Israeli battery maker StoreDot demonstrated its silicon-dominant EV battery technology in a prototype Polestar electric car. In the demonstration, the company was able to reach sustained charging rates of over 310 kW and peak charging rates of 370 … [continued]

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Tackling The Back Way Into Guadalupe Mtns NP On Electric Power (Part 2)

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:40:22 +0000

Continued from Part 1 Once the road finally finds its way out of the desert and onto the mountain range, a gradual climb begins. It’s still pretty rough here and there, with lots of ups and downs, but there are no more climbs so steep that the road needs a … [continued]

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Tesla Clears FSD Hurdle In China But System Faces Further Scrutiny In US

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:13:10 +0000

Tesla has won a key approval to roll out its Full Self Driving software suite in China but is facing calls for more regulations in the US,

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Tackling The Back Way Into Guadalupe Mtns NP On Electric Power (Part 1)

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:56:45 +0000

If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably seen all sorts of photos of the EV9 I was reviewing last week. While I had it, I took it out on several adventures, visiting the Very Large Array, a sandstone canyon, and two national parks. Now, it’s time to tell one last … [continued]

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What’s Going On With Aptera & The Emirates?

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:32:53 +0000

While many people on the political right think internal combustion is going to be the norm forever, it’s becoming harder and harder to maintain that position. The talking points have to change every year because they keep being disproven, so many anti-EV trolls have simply resorted to lying their butts … [continued]

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200 More Electric Buses For Kenya

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:30:56 +0000

More Electric Buses For Kenya As Roam & County Bus Service (CBS) Partner To Deploy 200 Electric Buses By 2026 The transition to electric mobility is progressing around the world at different rates. Norway is of course the leader when it comes to electric car market share of new vehicle … [continued]

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