Real Zero at Fortescue

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:58:11 +0000

Fortescue has been in the news a lot recently. Just a few weeks ago, at a United Nations roundtable, Fortescue Executive Chairman Dr Andrew Forrest AO unveiled a plan to move mining operations from “net zero” to “real zero.” “The detailed timeline shows how Fortescue will eliminate Scope 1 and … [continued]

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What’s Holding Back The EV Revolution In America? It’s The Charging, Stupid!

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 02:58:23 +0000

EV sales around the world are gaining ground in many countries but sputtering somewhat in the US. They are well over 95 percent of sales in Norway, 50 percent in China, and 24 percent in France, but in America, they are struggling to get past the 10 percent mark. Alan … [continued]

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My Tesla Model 3 Should Appreciate In Value Any Day Now

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 21:55:46 +0000

With the big “We, Robot” Tesla event the other day, I couldn’t help returning to something from 5 years ago. It is a mixture of frustrating, hilarious, and essentially fraudulent. “We, Robot” could have taken place 5–8 years ago, because the core points were presented back then. One of the … [continued]

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At The 2024 Paris Auto Show, The Focus Is On Price

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 17:30:35 +0000

The theme at the Paris Auto Show this year is lower priced electric cars that can compete with low cost offerings from Chinese manufacturers.

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Tesla Proved Many People Wrong For Years — Is This Time The Same, Or Different?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:39:09 +0000

Let me start with some personal history and perspective. I believed in the Tesla story and mission, and its targets, starting in 2012. When people were skeptical about the Tesla Model S and Supercharging, I thought they were great and was bullish on Tesla’s future. When people said the Model … [continued]

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Grid Condition Accuracy Requires Monthly Reporting & Assurances

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:02:58 +0000

Gwendolyn Brown, vice president of communications at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) in San Francisco, reached out to me at CleanTechnica. She wanted me to be aware of a pending decision before the California Public Utilities Commission regarding access to accurate information about the conditions on the electric grid. … [continued]

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Heat Pumps + Renewable Energy — The Perfect Pairing for a Better Future

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:50:52 +0000

Peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese and now heat pumps and renewable energy. These two technologies pair perfectly together and are critical to decarbonizing our country. On my heat pump water heater tour across America I couldn’t help but notice and be inspired by how together they are transforming … [continued]

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Westward Ho with Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised V12.5.4 — A Long-Distance Road Trip with Latest Version of FSD

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:16:06 +0000

Background 1: Tesla Nomenclature Sometime ago, Tesla changed the nomenclature for its most advanced “Autopilot” software from Full Self Driving (Beta) to Full Self Driving (Supervised). Tesla borrowed the Autopilot terminology from aircraft use, but the software is far from full automation and is not true “Full Self Driving.” The … [continued]

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Robo Truth

Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:16:27 +0000

Tell the truth. This is not the only autonomous failure. Electrek‘s Lambert has cut ties with Tesla permanently in part because the latest version of FSD is a joke. (And other reasons.) In recent tests, ArsTechnica wrote, “Tesla’s controversial ‘Full Self Driving’ is now capable of some quite advanced driving. … [continued]

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Clean Energy Jobs Are Changing Lives. These Programs Are Providing Liftoff.

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:36:55 +0000

Jobs supporting the energy transition are in demand, and programs supported by cities, states — and now a bipartisan coalition of governors — are helping train the future workforce. Before Marcus started as a carpentry fellow with Habitat for Humanity, he didn’t know what he was going to do with … [continued]

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