The British car industry is on life support and the prospects for aid from the government are dim, says Bloomberg Hyperdrive.
Author: CleanTechnica
Uber & Lyft Drivers To Get Support From New EV Charging Station In California
In many ways, an EV is a great fit for rideshare and delivery driving. How do I know? I’ve done it. A few years ago, I did that in a 2018 Nissan LEAF. Gasoline can cost upwards of $1,000 monthly for a rideshare or delivery driver who stays busy, even in a hybrid. But, if […]
Electric Trucks Take the Load on the Road in New Zealand
Reliance Transport, with the help of the Low Emission Transport Fund administered by Australia’s Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA), has commissioned two battery-powered Scania electric trucks to take the road in New Zealand. Reliance Transport is a last-mile cartage specialist based in South Auckland. The first-generation 29 tonne (GCW) battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are […]
Ford Keeps Top Human Rights Ranking
Human rights is a tougher thing to respect than it sounds. Avoiding the worst things, like committing genocide or scapegoating minority groups is pretty easy to avoid if you’re not an evil narcissist bent on world domination, but there are myriad smaller things that can go wrong much easier. Even small-time villains and people who […]
Maersk Now Has A Special Warehouse For EV Batteries
When it comes to shipping, one size may fit most items. Shipping containers are pretty standard around the world now, and they can be taken by truck, rail, and ship. But, the needs of items inside those containers can vary quite a bit. Things like cars need to be strapped down to prevent damage. Items […]
High Fossil Energy Prices Could Paradoxically Imperil The Transition To Renewable Energy If Voters Get Cold Feet
In many ways, the high energy prices of 2022 are inadvertently helping renewables, as they are the cheapest form of energy and are not dependent on the usual players (Fracking, OPEC, Russia etc.). Thus coupled with climate change concerns (and the extreme weather of 2022), voters in many countries are eager to solve this problem […]
Connected Cars & AI Solve Many Highway Traffic Congestion Issues
An experiment this week near Nashville demonstrated that connected cars and AI can help reduce traffic snarls on highways.
State Of Colorado Launches First EV Education Campaign
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently launched an EV education campaign. They did this to raise awareness of state and federal EV tax credits and Colorado’s EV infrastructure investments. They also did it to help first-time EV buyers prepare for their purchases and EV ownership. The EV CO […]
The Evolution From ICE To Electric Vehicles — From Former GM Service Manager
Robert Nicol has a pedigree that is soaked in petrol and diesel, and yet he has been able to evolve from fossil fueled vehicles to electric vehicles. His father worked for Toyota as a “master service technician” for more than 25 years in Australia. Robert’s first career was in automotive service, starting as an apprentice […]
If Thanksgiving Didn’t Break the Grid, then Neither Will EVs
By Assaf Oron Having followed media stories about EVs for ~10 years, I’m familiar ad nauseum with all the well-worn anti-EV tropes. With my very teeny megaphone, I’ve done my little bit to try and dispel them over the years. In 2015, I went on record in a scientific journal, countering the misguided EV footprint analysis […]
