Monthly Archive: June 2023

EVs For Everyone — Not Just The Able Bodied!

Sometimes we forget that many people have difficulty accessing vehicles and need specific modifications to allow them to do so. Not only does the vehicle need to be adapted, but also the charging infrastructure in the case of an electric vehicle. There are many different needs. This is the story of a dedicated husband who […]

Megawatt Electrical Motor Designed By MIT Engineers Could Help Electrify Aviation

Aviation’s huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts of power. To electrify larger, heavier jets, such as commercial airliners, megawatt-scale motors are required. These would be propelled by hybrid or turbo-electric propulsion systems where an […]

New York Protects “the Birds & the Bees” with Nation-Leading Legislation

Albany, NY — The New York State Legislature has passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act (A.7640/S.1856A), a first-in-the-nation bill that would rein in the use of neurotoxic neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”), which now heads to Governor Hochul’s desk for her signature. The Birds and Bees Protection Act bans the neonic uses that in-depth Cornell University […]