Schools Electric V2G school bus pilots grow, but schools asleep at the wheelElectrek - Charles Benoit“The batteries on this bus go bi-directional!” That’s what kids in White Plains School District, just north of New York City, can boast this back-to-school season. The kids already enjoyed riding five
Porsche This is the Porsche Taycan Electric Sport Sedan’s InteriorMotor TrendIn our first ride in the Porsche Taycan electric sedan, we could tell it was the new benchmark for EV handling, unseating the Tesla Model S. Now, it looks like Porsche's all-electric four-door will give
Porsche Porsche unveils the interior of Taycan electric carElectrek - Fred LambertPorsche has unveiled almost the entire interior of the Taycan electric car ahead of the vehicle’s unveiling planned for next month. With the announcement that Porsche partnered with Apple to offer Apple
Chevrolet Bolt 2020 Chevy Bolt EV Gets More Driving Rangeampproject.org - Joey Capparella • According to the EPA, the 2020 Chevy Bolt EV has an estimated driving range of 259 miles, up from 238 miles.• Chevrolet isn't saying yet exactly what …
Hyundai Hyundai teases a new 1970s-inspired electric car to be unveiled next monthElectrek - Fred LambertHyundai is teasing a new 1970s-inspired electric car concept set to be unveiled at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Over the last few years, Hyundai has been going through a bit of a transition.
Play buttonParis Agreement The global community is finally acting on climate change, but we need to switch to renewable energy fasterThe Conversation UK - Volker Roeben Energy is the lifeblood of all societies. But the production of energy from the burning of fossil fuels produces carbon emissions that are released …
Hyundai Hyundai is putting a modern, electric spin on one of its little-known classicsDigital Trends - Ronan Glon The 2019 edition of the biennial Frankfurt Auto Show opens its doors on September 10, and car companies have started revealing (or, at least, hinting …
Coal Is your EV actually powered by coal?Digital Trends - Jeff Zurschmeide If you drive an electric vehicle or you’ve been talking about getting one, chances are good that you’ve heard people say something like this: “Those …
Autos Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total FlopCar and Driver - David GrossmanIt was a solar experiment that seemed ingenious in its simplicity: fill a road with photovoltaic panels and let them passively soak up the rays as cars drive harmlessly above. The idea has been tried few
Copenhagen How Copenhagen plans to reach carbon-neutral status in just six yearsFast Company - Adele PetersMany cities are aiming for neutrality by 2030 or 2050. The Danish capital plans to be the first carbon-neutral capital in the world and to hit the goal by 2025. If you miss the metro as you walk up to
Denmark World’s largest all-electric ferry completes its maiden tripElectrek - Fred LambertFerries are rapidly adopting electric powertrains as the first few all-electric ferries in operation are proving to be doing an excellent job. Now we’ve learned of a new all-electric ferry, reportedly
Harley Davidson Harley-Davidson shows off new electric bike design — as in electric bicycleElectrek - Micah TollHarley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle may be getting all the attention lately, but it’s not the only electric vehicle coming out of H-D. The company is now showing off prototypes for a line of
Volkswagen Here’s one of the most important charts in electrification and end of combustion enginesElectrek - Fred LambertHere’s one of the most important charts in the electrification of transport and the end of the combustion engine: conversion of fossil fuel-powered car production capacity to electric car production capacity.
FIAT New Fiat 500 Electric to be followed by several plug-in Fiatsmotor1.com - Mark Kane 500 Electric and Panda Electric will be just two out of around five new plug-ins expected from Fiat in the next few years Fiat is reportedly gearing …
Autos Be the fastest commuter standing on two feet with the 40-MPH Mantis e-scooterDigital Trends - Bruce Brown If you like a shot of adrenaline during your daily commute and weekend wanderings, Fluid Freeride’s Mantis escooter delivers. Available now for …
Cake CAKE’s first street-legal electric motorcycle is now shippingElectrek - Micah TollSwedish electric motorcycle manufacturer CAKE has a new street-legal version of its distinctive off-road electric motorcycle. The CAKE Kalk& is now shipping across North America and Europe. Check it out
Hydrogen Scientists extract hydrogen gas from oil and bitumen, giving potential pollution-free energyphys.org Scientists have developed a large-scale economical method to extract hydrogen (H2) from oil sands (natural bitumen) and oil fields. This can be used …
Off-grid Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study findsweforum.org - Josh Gabbatiss Projects in every city analysed by the researchers could be built today without subsidy, at lower prices than those supplied by the grid, and around …
Luxury Lifestyle Green To Gold: How Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurs Are Profiting Off Climate Changeasiatatler.com - Annie Darling Water use has soared at more than twice the rate of the world’s population growth in the past century and the United Nations estimates that demand …
South Carolina Elderly Charleston resident denied valuable SC tax credit after installing solar panelspostandcourier.com - David Slade Like many South Carolina residents, Robert McKenzie decided to put solar panels on his West Ashley house in order to reduce his electric bills, and …
National University of Singapore Shell to roll out electric vehicle charging service at stations across SingaporeZDNet - Eileen Yu Called Shell Recharge, the electric-vehicle charging service currently is available at a single Shell station in the country at S$0.55 per kWh with …
Alternative Fuel Shell rolls out electric vehicle charging points at fuel stationsstraitstimes.com August 19, 2019 10:49 AM SINGAPORE - Shell has become the first fuel retailer here to offer electric vehicle charging points at its stations.
Renewable Energy 21 Genius DIY Wind Turbine Designs To Generate Off Grid Power DIYboredpanda.com - Lady Rose A DIY wind turbine is an easy and inexpensive way to convert wind power into electricity. Due to high cost of electricity many people are looking for …
Plane Crash Electric plane crash-lands into lake in another setback for electric flightElectrek - Fred LambertAn electric plane has crash-landed into a lake in Norway earlier this week in another blow to the current effort to electrify flight. Several companies have been working to bring all-electric planes to
Air Pollution Artificial tree promises to suck up as much air pollution as a small forestDigital Trends - Luke Dormehl Trees are nature’s way of cleaning the air, but they, unfortunately, come with the downside of needing time in order to grow. A Mexico-based startup …
Bhutan Modi in Bhutan: PM inaugurates Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plantoneindia.com - PTI Thimphu, Aug 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant, one of the major projects under …
Climate Change Here’s What You Need to Know About Climate ChangeRefinery29 - Emily HolshouserIt’s an extremely hot girl summer for everyone this year— because the Earth’s global temperature is rising annually, and we are responsible. That’s the alarming verdict from numerous 2019 reports about
Lifestyle Amazon Is Now Selling A 3-Bedroom Prefab Tiny Home That’s Practically All WindowsWomen's Health - By Elizabeth BacharachQuick! How many square feet is too many square feet to be considered a "tiny home?" That, my dear readers, is the question...that I've been asking myself since discovering this luxurious 774-square-foot
Business The solar storage energy revolutiontheweek.com - Jason Margolis In Kenya, the electric grid is notoriously unreliable. It goes out a lot. "At least once a day," says Colin le Duc, a partner at Generation Investment …
