Monthly Archive: April 2023

SAE International compared EPA ratings to Car and Driver's 75-mph real-world highway tests.

A recent article at The Autopian shows us that the cheapest internal combustion engine cars are starting to fall behind in performance, and this doesn’t bode well for the future of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. Buick’s Slooooowwwww Crossover Matt at The Autopian points out that the 2024 Buick Envista with its 1.2-liter turbo motor is […]

Commercial rooftop solar on America's warehouses could provide 185 TWh of clean renewable energy every year.

New National Geographic series

There is a lot of good news in the UK van market. Deliveries of battery-electric vans were up by 32.7% last month compared to March 2022. This was driven by an increasing choice of models, which makes switching to zero emission vehicles more compelling. 2,534 BEV vans were sold in March. The electric van market […]

While it's a bit confusing, it seems Tesla will offer new Model S and X owners six years of free charging if they trade in or sign off.

Silicon Ranch, a major US-based independent power producer, has obtained an extra 1.5 gigawatts of cutting-edge thin film solar modules from First Solar, Inc. The modules, which belong to the Series 6 Plus range, were developed in the company’s California and Ohio research and development centers and manufactured at its Ohio-based factory. First Solar’s state-of-the-art […]